Powder Coating a 4 stage custom color! - Ep15

Some good colors today. Crazy gold flake, some sparkly yellow, and a new custom UKC color ! As always like and subscribe!
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[@stenapproved8285]

Best video yet. Best colors. Best pup cameos. Best slow mo. Best creations. SMASHED THAT 👍👍👍👌

[@UnknownCoatings]

ALL THE SMASHES!

[@oscarrodriguez654]

Props for the trance.

[@UnknownCoatings]

hah I like variety.

[@stephenhill2301]

Such a beautiful colour

[@UnknownCoatings]

thank you!

[@KevinxDoll]

I need that lemon drop over gold on everything now

[@bradbucc]

Love the slow-mo pow cam! Great shots and dat flake everywhere!

[@UnknownCoatings]

That flake literally ends up all over. Nothing can be done to stop it 😂

[@blvckhawk8017]

This is BY far your best video yet. Love to see it

[@UnknownCoatings]

Thanks but you put emphasis on the wrong word lol

[@codysimpson6744]

Can’t get over that IC pipe 🤩🤩🤩

[@UnknownCoatings]

Yeah I'm super happy with how it came out. Especially since it was a bit of a guess lol

[@bradbucc]

Yeah that piping is nuts

[@SuperiorDetails]

I approve of all the work in these videos. My wheels look dope!!!

[@UnknownCoatings]

Oh hey boo

[@SuperiorDetails]

Unknown Coatings howdy cutie

[@idiotburns]

Great work sir

[@UnknownCoatings]

i appreciate it!

[@luisbattistini7]

Great video

[@UnknownCoatings]

I appreciate it!

[@thepartsrunner5758]

Very good. I just want to do small motorcycle parts, nothing more. Harley-Davidson in particular. Prep, proper application, etc. has it's rules. Cheers.

[@UnknownCoatings]

hope its going well

[@oscartorres5220]

Love you're work brother.💪💪

[@johnpitschi9417]

Your videos are a unique combination of relaxing and educational. I am not a production coater and struggle with proper film build. How do you make sure you get enough material on and not too little? I get it's experience but I am wondering if there is a way to measure the Mil coverage before baking. Thank you in advance.

[@UnknownCoatings]

you can get tools to measure mil thickness before curing. THey are quite expensive. you can use an LED Flashlight to check coverage too

[@coloradodirtbike5930]

That teal and lemon drop was pretty fancy. I didn't really see the chameleon effect much though

[@johnholley7749]

You ever do any motorcycle parts, say tank and fenders? Was wondering how the powder coating would hold up. Especially the tank with the chance spilling gas on top of the coating.

[@UnknownCoatings]

yeah I have done a bunch, never had any issues with it as far as I know!

[@ryanstibora1351]

Beginner question, on the turbo housing, did you take all the casting marks off the entire coated surface? I’m just wondering if you didn’t, is there a noticeably smooth spot where you took the lettering off after coating?

[@UnknownCoatings]

nah it was a pretty smooth casting luckily, but that being said, with this many coats, unless it sand cast, you wouldnt see any casting stuff

[@andreweinstoss5772]

Great video. I’ve got a question for you. On the 4 stage Leprechaun sparkle; can you give a list of colors used and any “bake/gel out” times throughout the process. And also, were any of the coats Hot Flocked? Thanks for making informative videos and taking the time to answer “Newbbies” like myself

[@UnknownCoatings]

damn I dont even know if I remember the colors, i think heavy silver, disco lemon drop, cortez teal, chameleon teal, PS they were listed in the video, I just watched it back lol. I do flow out plus 3 minutes on most in between coats. I hot flocked the Chameleon teal at the end.

[@andrewbuehler815]

Awesome video. What type of Blasting media are you using. I also see that you use a reclaim system. How do you keep your media clean, or do you change it out every so often?

[@UnknownCoatings]

i change it every 2 months maybe? and its 30-60 Green Diamond

[@abuehler81]

@@UnknownCoatings Thanks for the reply. Love your videos and subscribed. Keep up the good work.

[@luisbattistini7]

Quick question 🙋‍♂️, that clear it’s done with the color half cure and shoot clear and fully cure

[@UnknownCoatings]

everything but the top coat is partially cured before spraying the next

[@sharonclark1934]

How do you not get back ionization holding the gun so close? What kinda nd of film builds do you get on the finished product?

[@UnknownCoatings]

low kv and mA I am usually right on spec for film thickness but when you are stacking 4 layers its gonna get a little wild

[@sharonclark1934]

@@UnknownCoatings I'm sure it does! I was a quality auditor in the paint department at Honda for 22+ years, so I'm fluent in ecoat, powder and liquid applications. So, I was just curious. I just know that the heavier the film builds are, the easier it is to chip.

[@dustinhodgkinson6377]

Great video.. I am having orange peel on my parts and sometimes its hard to get the powdercoat to cover sharp edges? Can you give me some tips that you use for these 2 scenarios?

[@edgargomez4930]

U need a good ground, also try heating the whole part before shooting so it can reset the charge and won't be concentrated on the edges... Also make sure it's free from any dust... Wipe it with some MEK or acetone..

[@cryptoneon]

Nice variation on parts there. Do you nout out gas any parts after sandblasting or is it not required

[@UnknownCoatings]

i outgas after sand blasting, unless they are steel

[@briancarlsen4772]

So, on a multi-stage setup do you fully bake the part at each stage or partially?

[@briancarlsen4772]

Sorry, I am totally new at this, dont even have a powder coat gun yet.

[@johnholley7749]

Where and how do you get a metal flake powder for powder coating? Also how hard is it to spray and bake?

[@UnknownCoatings]

i dont order flake additives.

[@kevinlatinski826]

Personally I hot coat the majority of everything . Other than clear on dormants . Is there a reason why you hit coated the clear on the teal but bit on the base coats ?

[@UnknownCoatings]

because I dont wanna teach people to hot coat who dont even know how to cold coat lol that being said, I like that color shot hot, vs cold.

[@ASapWheelie]

at what point in the coating process do you remove the high temp tape?

[@UnknownCoatings]

varies by job. the amber tape I use can be pulled at the very end, I usually do it with the part still warm

[@jannalitoyrestoration8481]

@@UnknownCoatings do you ever use the green tape. i tried it and it didnt work well

[@BuiltByHeart]

Greetings from Greece man. I am a motorbike builder and i just got into basic powdercoating and started filming videos of my builds to upload on youtube. Your channel is maaadly helpful on the coating subject. My question is how do you use these songs (i love vocal trance) without copyright shit getting in the way. M

[@UnknownCoatings]

you can go to pages like NoCopyrightSounds and download them for free.

[@BuiltByHeart]

@@UnknownCoatings thanx for the reply. Appreciate it. Keep it up!!

[@Fremontcivic]

when you sprayed hot....how hot did you spray at?

[@UnknownCoatings]

under 300 but honestly not sure lol

[@robertprice9052]

I would think a turbo gets to hot for powder coating. How does it hold up?

[@UnknownCoatings]

Holds up just fine. THe cold side of a turbo doesnt get that hot at all

[@robertprice9052]

@@UnknownCoatings I was thinking of powdercoating the muffler and tailpipes on my jeep JLU. I'm concerned about the heat. What do you think?

[@UnknownCoatings]

@@robertprice9052 ultimately you would probably be fine. But they do offer high temp powder coating for that specific task. Limited colors obviously

[@robertprice9052]

@@UnknownCoatings Thanks. Ill checkout Prismatic.

[@UnknownCoatings]

@@robertprice9052 I don't think prismatic has high temp stuff.

[@MrZachb23]

What type of media do you generally use for the sandblasting?

[@UnknownCoatings]

Green diamond. 30-60. Greendiamondpm.com

[@gbodyperformance]

What kind of tape do you use for blasting in the blast cabinet?

[@UnknownCoatings]

I put down masking tape, then duct tape over that, stops from leaving residue from the duct tape

[@BlastCoating]

I tried to powder coating myself the results were pretty good, but somehow I got the pertalite the color of the powder coating became dull and soft. what was the error in my work?

[@UnknownCoatings]

Sounds like it was under cured. remember parts need to get to 400 degree PMT for 10 minutes (most powders) you dont just put a part in an oven thats 400 degrees for 10 minutes.

[@Simpleman1078]

@@UnknownCoatings do you go in with a infrared and wait until the part is 400° and then set a timer? If not what's the routine? One more quick question did you make the oven I was looking into them and can't justify spending three grand on one

[@furniicon1]

From where did you buy disco lemon drop? Which company?

[@UnknownCoatings]

Prismaticpowders.com

[@richcooper6989]

Can you walk us through the amount of layers on the last piece please as there was alot lol Can u see through them all? Why did u do one of them hot?

[@UnknownCoatings]

There was 4 total. If I shoot hot its typically to "stack" a metal flake to create more depth and more sparkle. And you can see thru them yes, only one you cant was the basecoat.

[@richcooper6989]

Ah nice thank you! When u do it hot is that so it "burns" through the layers to get the deep look?

[@UnknownCoatings]

@@richcooper6989 no it's so it flows out instantly so i can make sure the flake builds up.

[@richcooper6989]

Ledge thank you

[@7863080312]

How do you set pricing in powder coating, price by part ? Per sqft ? Thanks

[@UnknownCoatings]

I base it on local options. call around see the pricing, adjust as needed. I am confident in my pricing for common jobs. I sort of wing it for other jobs.

[@rickynewton7555]

what gun set up are you using.

[@UnknownCoatings]

This is a modified version of an hs02 , it's about 12 years old

[@brockaaronmiller]

i would like to see more about your over at 6:09 mins

[@UnknownCoatings]

check episode 23?

[@reowhite4862]

When your 12 year old daughter chooses the music for your video...

[@UnknownCoatings]

Imagine your life sucking so much, this is what you are doing on Xmas. Try to enjoy your day my guy