Powder coat finish...if i spray a utility trailer do i have to somehow bake the finish like ive heard ?

yeah ive got a motorcycle trailer project goin' and am in need of advice on powder coating. id like to buy the harbor frieght model $50. But in doin' alittle reading on how to powder coat its still a little fuzzy.. some say to bake to 400 deg. to cure ? i plan on sandblasting the trailer, after that...could anyone briefly describe what they would do so i dont %$#@ up. thanks, d.MilesPowder coat finish...if i spray a utility trailer do i have to somehow bake the finish like ive heard ?
It depends on the powercoating you use. If you use East-woods Hot-Coat power-coating, it has to be cured with infrared heat lamps. You can purchase heat lamps to bake the finish on things that are larger to fit in the ovens they also sell.





I had a friend in Colorado use the eastwood products and setup to powercoat headers and other parts for his car. Never seen someone use hot-coat on an entire vehicle, though. He was very happy with it. I personally couldnt afford to spend that kind of cash on something I wouldnt use every day.





Now, as for the harbour freight one, I dont know, you'll need to look thru the instructions, and look thru the directions for whatever powercoating you buy as to what you need to do to cure it.





http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemT鈥?/a>Powder coat finish...if i spray a utility trailer do i have to somehow bake the finish like ive heard ?
Powder coating needs to be baked at anywhere from 375 degrees to 425 degrees for anywhere from 15 minutes to 35 minutes depending on what kind of powder you are using and what you are coating. A motorcycle trailer is a mighty big item to fit in a oven. Commercial powder coaters would have an oven large enough but it would have to be stripped of all paint, tires, lights, wheel bearings and whatever else could not withstand 400 degrees of heat. Best if you just mask it off and spray paint it.


Wes
Line-X looks much better %26amp; is also protective.
No. Powder coating uses an electrical charge to 'adhere' the paint dust to the prepped surfaces. In order to powdercoat a trailer frame you will need a huge booth and very strong electrodes -- THEN you have to bake it so the surface of the 'paint' flows. You can probably find a commercial powdercoating firm that will do the job for you or you can rent a HVLP (high volume low pressure) spray gun and compressor for a weekend and apply a 'conventional' urethane paint finish that will last WAY longer than your trailer will.