Powder Coating Process: Tips and Techniques 

Eastwood sells some BS cleaner, All i do is wash with soap and water, blow dry and powder-coat.

That is what I was thinking. The button is such a pain in the butt.

Have you ever brought the tip of the powder gun too close to the metal work you are holding? Ha Ha I sure have....if your lucky you will scream a little and Not drop the work......Shocking LOL!!!!

Hello, Not all parts need to be preheated. It is a good idea to preheat cast metal items as the cast surface can hold oils and impurities and the preheat process serves to bake them out. I have had poor luck trying to powder coat Pot Metal parts though as it seems to always out-gas to some degree and create pits in the finish. Because the powder coating process requires an electrical current to pass through the material, Nonmetallic items must be "Flocked". A process of heating the material to 400-425 degrees fahrenheit, then applying the powder without electrical charge to the hot surface. Wrench Safe, MarkClassic Car Restoration Club Videos Membership

@@ClassicCarRestorationClub , but man it can sure help get a nice coating sometimes, i would do it more but im lazy.

Hello, While the fiberglass cloth alone, would certainly hold up to 400-450 F. temps. I don't believe the resins would hold up or maintain their shape when subjected to these high temps for 15-20 minutes. There may be some specialty high-temp resins that I am not aware of, but they are not standard to automotive use. You may be better served by applying a Fiberglass Gel Coat. Hope this helps! Mark

You can clean, dry and then pre heat your part with a heat gun then apply your powder coat then slowly apply heat evenly with the heat gun and it will hold and adhere just fine.