Powder coating

I was wondering is there any special type of filler to use before you powder coat? I am goin to powder coat my frame and was wonderin if i could put some filler in some places to smooth it out better and make it flow? didnt know if you had to use a special type of filler or if you could do it at all?

Powder is baked EXTREMELY hot, and it also has to be a material that can be magnetized.
Only thing that MIGHT work is METAL2METAL but I have my doubts on that standing up to the heat. I will talk to my powdercoat guy tomorrow and see if he can do a test piece with some M2M just for shits.

thanks man yeah thats what i was thinkin but i didnt know if there was kind of special stuff to use or not but if you could find out something i would appreciate it. i know a guy that powder coats and have been tryin to get ahold of him for a couple weeks but he never answers or is never there when i stop by soo just kinda been s.o.l.

sounds like my guy. haha. if he gets a 4 link done for me tomorrow I'll be going by there to pick it up so I'll talk to him then and maybe bring in a sample for him later this week if my old can of M2M is any good at all.

aight cool deal just I.M. me on here when you find out

what about using lead and then sanding it smooth

lab metal is the shit, its hard as a rock, tappable, and i believe it can be powdercoated over.

brass is what you use. from what I'm told u work it like lead to smooth out the welds or whatever else you're wanting to smooth. it doesn't have to be a metal that can be magnetized, it just needs to be able to conduct a sufficient electrical charge. I don't think lead would work because, although a metal, lead is a poor conductor as compared to other metals such as copper, steel, brass, aluminum, etc...


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use weld then grind it smooth if you use any other additives you will have a reaction in the oven most likly a "gas out" and that will turn a good powder coat job into a shit job and with most "filling", your powder coater can be built the powder up in those spots to smooth them out for you

Edited: 10/6/2006 10:58:31 PM by 1lowrado

Originally posted by Low_SST



lab metal is the shit, its hard as a rock, tappable, and i believe it can be powdercoated over.

yeah, try out some lab metalhttp://www.columbiacoatings.com/metalfillers.htm