68 K-10 SWB build thread - project Money Pit...pics galore!

[msgross]

Originally Posted by sourkraut

How did you make out at the coaters today?

Dude I have been 190lb since 12th grade and just in the last year & half have worked my way up to 227lb? Were the hell it came from I dont know? So you are not alone!

John, I think that your scale has been broken since high school and now you found an accurate one

dropped off the rad support, air cleaner, battery box, grille inserts, washer bottle holder, and upper radiator pipe to be powdercoated today. Hopefully his 60% matches what we did at your place.

Can your over hold a hood hinge? I hope so because he wanted $45+ for each one! I brought that and my pedal assembly back home. Says it should only take a few days... it's actually the chick that does most of the work there...

I bought fresh Talipia fillets so I could fell like I was dieting... then the wife cooked them like scampi (floating in butter) !!!

[sourkraut]

The thing that sucks is, the last time I was at the Dr. there scale said the same thing mine does!!

I think we should be ok ont he hood hinge but I will check tomorrow night to be sure. We might have to hang it on the rack first then coat and place in the oven. That is weird that he wanted $45 for each and is doing your rad support for $50? Was he still at $50 for your support?

[glimmertwin01]

blame it on mammas home cookin....LOL

[msgross]

we'll see.. his pricing sheet has a range, it all depends on how much blasting they have to do. Since my support had already been blasted, then prayed with rustoleum primer to avoid rusting, it shouldn't take much... I don't like dropping things off without a hard quote, but we'll see.

[silver7]

I recently participated in a weight loss competition at work and lost 20 lbs in about 5 months. I had put on a few lbs in grad school so I was up for it. Peer pressure and the joy of competition was a motivator for me.

Good luck with that Mike.

[msgross]

bought a 1946-1972 GM truck parts manual on Ebay tonight... we'll see how much info it has. dated 1979 so I guess it was the last one printed... 1,000 pages. sniped someone at the last minute...

[msgross]

got my parts back from the powder coaters, pics to follow... one small blemich that I could see on the rad support, might take it back to recoat.

rad support, battery shelf, washer bottle holder, upper rad pipe, air cleaner, hood latch, center grille support, and inner 67-68 grille pieces cost $265. Some items had already been blasted, some hadn't.

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by msgross

got my parts back from the powder coaters, pics to follow... one small blemich that I could see on the rad support, might take it back to recoat.

rad support, battery shelf, washer bottle holder, upper rad pipe, air cleaner, hood latch, center grille support, and inner 67-68 grille pieces cost $265. Some items had already been blasted, some hadn't.

Seems pretty reasonable, I'll have to look into gettin' stuff coated...

[msgross]

not bad, i was hoping for $200 but it will work. sourkrout (john) and I coated a few smaller items, his oven is too small for anything larger than a fan but it's nice to get all of the little brackets coated for cheap. It would be a nice side job if you had the space for a blaster and large oven... the powder is dirt cheap once you invest in the gun.

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by msgross

not bad, i was hoping for $200 but it will work. sourkrout (john) and I coated a few smaller items, his oven is too small for anything larger than a fan but it's nice to get all of the little brackets coated for cheap. It would be a nice side job if you had the space for a blaster and large oven... the powder is dirt cheap once you invest in the gun.

Ok, got the 4 ft. cabinet, where do you find a big oven?

[msgross]

John used is old insert oven from his kitchen remodel, made a wheeled base for it.

A guy could get some insulated sheetmetal and make a larger oven using some used heating elements from a few stoves. I think it took 400 degrees for 20 minutes, great for cookies too!

You can find a cheap old stove for less than $40-50 I bet, find a nice green one from a remodel project!

[sourkraut]

Jaros44, if you keep your eyes open driving around you can find ovens for free alot. I agree with Mike very easy way to make some extra dough. I would be more into it if I had more space so I could fit a lrger oven and get a vent/filter, dust system. That is my only complaint about it, in my garage under living quarters that powder dust gets every were.
If you have a blast cabinet you could pickup a gun from Harbor Frieght to test you hand at it. They have a system for $30-60?? on sale. Can you tell I forget what they go for, but I know it is not alot of money.
Here is a link for you guys, I just wish I had more room, time and I would be slapping one of these puppies together. i have actually already got the heating elements, thermo and fiberglass wiring from a commercial oven for when the above comes to life. Then I can make Mikes life easy!
This would be super nice and would be easy!
http://www.powdercoatoven.4t.com/con...on%20page.html

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by msgross

John used is old insert oven from his kitchen remodel, made a wheeled base for it.

A guy could get some insulated sheetmetal and make a larger oven using some used heating elements from a few stoves. I think it took 400 degrees for 20 minutes, great for cookies too!

You can find a cheap old stove for less than $40-50 I bet, find a nice green one from a remodel project!

Originally Posted by sourkraut

Jaros44, if you keep your eyes open driving around you can find ovens for free alot. I agree with Mike very easy way to make some extra dough. I would be more into it if I had more space so I could fit a lrger oven and get a vent/filter, dust system. That is my only complaint about it, in my garage under living quarters that powder dust gets every were.
If you have a blast cabinet you could pickup a gun from Harbor Frieght to test you hand at it. They have a system for $30-60?? on sale. Can you tell I forget what they go for, but I know it is not alot of money.
Here is a link for you guys, I just wish I had more room, time and I would be slapping one of these puppies together. i have actually already got the heating elements, thermo and fiberglass wiring from a commercial oven for when the above comes to life. Then I can make Mikes life easy!
This would be super nice and would be easy!
http://www.powdercoatoven.4t.com/con...on%20page.html

Thanks guys for the ideas and links( saved to technical info.) I have an old unused brick chimney for the dust, but I wonder if I would coat the next door guy's roof red. Maybe use my dust collector from the blast cabinet??? Saw a guy once blow his exhaust into a bucket of water to collect and keep his dust down, dunno.

Alright now you's guys got me thinkin'...any environmental impact with the powder coating

[sourkraut]

None that I know of, other than a good sinus infection if you dont were a mask. How do you think I know that?
That i the beauty of it clean up is just vaccum and blow out the gun with your air.
There are no warnings on any of the powders, I have used.
Jaros already gave this one to Mike but here is the best powder, customer service and price I have found. Some more fuel to get your wheels spinning.
http://www.columbiacoatings.com/

[msgross]

oh yeah, depending on what you are going to coat you'll only need 1 pound ($12?), I bought two pounds of 50-60% satin black and it's the size of a large Folgers can!

Craigslist has tons of free ovens...

[sourkraut]

Hey Mike for a small fee Jaros and me will give back your hostaged thread!

[msgross]

im fine with chat... atleast it's some progress in my thread!

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by msgross

im fine with chat... atleast it's some progress in my thread!

Sorry I mucked up your thread, but great info. I got. And yes, it does sometimes feel like the only progress I make is on the boards

[msgross]

anytime Jim...

ok, got the powdercoated parts out of the truck today... one little area that i'm not happy with, might take it back to recoat it. It's near the upper radiator hold down. Little chip and few pimples... the bracket covers most of it, but I know that i'll stare at it forever!

[msgross]

looks like I need a 1/2 spacer for the air cleaner. With the intake spacer (needed to clear the Edelbrock fuel filter) I can't run the stock air breather spacer... TBD on the outcome of that..

[msgross]

I can't get paint to stick to the dang water pump either!!!! I guess I need to etch it with a media blaster since etch primer didn't do crap!

[msgross]

some good news, I picked up a set of NOS door moldings on Ebay!!! Last piece that I needed for a full NOS (or near NOS) SWB molding set...

[sourkraut]

parts look good! is that radiator pipe stock? that is pretty cool if it is, sorry to show my ingnorance if it was stock. have only ever seen them aftermarket.

as far as the paint, i use duplicolor high heat, engine paint. i have had very good success with it. i use acetone out of a spray bottle for final cleaning of the part before spraying it on.

[msgross]

4x4's had the radiator pipe... most of them rotted over time of course, kinda hard to find a nice one. They were able to coat the inner necks of the pipe as well...

I used duplicolor, wax/grease remover and etch primer... and it flaked off!

I need to make a visit to your blast cabinet...

what do you think of the "pimples" on the rad support? he said if I grind it down he would recoat that area..

[sourkraut]

anytime on the cabinet. if you knock of the pimples he shoule be able to just coat the area. i was going to offer but if he will do it for free go with him were he will honor his work.