lowbudget fishing Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 i was wondering if you could use powder coating paint like the stuff they sell at harbor freight. it would be the same wouldnt it? heres the link http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93306 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 i was wondering if you could use powder coating paint like the stuff they sell at harbor freight. it would be the same wouldnt it? heres the link http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93306 I have not used it, but I have hard that you can use it. I also heard that the coverage is thinner. But again that is hearsay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatsrat76 Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 (edited) Seeing that it is $4.99 a pound I would bite the bullet and buy some to test ....... If it sucks, I think harbor freight will give you a refund....... Flatsrat76 Edited March 22, 2010 by flatsrat76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowbudget fishing Posted March 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 Seeing that it is $4.99 a pound I would bite the bullet and buy some to test ....... If it sucks, I think harbor freight will give you a refund....... Flatsrat76 yea i may get some when i go visit my brother it over an hour away. I just figured id get someone elses thoughts about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowbudget fishing Posted March 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 yea i may get some when i go visit my brother it over an hour away. I just figured id get someone elses thoughts about it well i googled how to powder coat and basically its the same. same curing temperatures, and also the only thing that i see online that is different is that the magnatize (or however you spell it) the powder to a metal part then bake it. which kinda the same that we are doing besides the way we do it is heat the jig and forget about the magnet part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBK Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 I use the harbor freight paint. Red and white to be exact. It only takes one coat and it applies better then pro-tec in my opinion. 350 for 15 minutes seems to work great on the curing. Just as strong if not stronger then pro-tec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 I use the harbor freight paint. Red and white to be exact. It only takes one coat and it applies better then pro-tec in my opinion. 350 for 15 minutes seems to work great on the curing. Just as strong if not stronger then pro-tec. Thanks for the info, it's good to know. I myself do not use a lot of Pro-Tec powder for obvious reasons. There are a lot of alternatives out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowbudget fishing Posted March 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Thanks for the info, it's good to know. I myself do not use a lot of Pro-Tec powder for obvious reasons. There are a lot of alternatives out there. this really bites now that ive already spent $25 worth or more on pro tec lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowbudget fishing Posted March 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 this really bites now that ive already spent $25 worth or more on pro tec lol also can you mix the powders to make other colors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBK Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 also can you mix the powders to make other colors? Yes, I've mixed my white and red to get a salmon color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 I have been using the HF cheap powder for several months. It works just fine. I stock basic colors and mix them to get what I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 this really bites now that ive already spent $25 worth or more on pro tec lol Yes you definitely can and there is nothing wrong with doing that. However there are some colors you can not make as they are true piments. Like white, yellow, blue and red. If you mix any and all of these colors you can make any shade of paint you want.One other thing on powder paints if you mix two or three colors, you will never get a pure color. Powder paint is unlike liquid paint. You can mix it but it does not fully blend into each other like a liquid paint. If you want let's say a solid Christmas tree green color in a powder paint you will have to have it custom made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Yes you definitely can and there is nothing wrong with doing that. However there are some colors you can not make as they are true piments. Like white, yellow, blue and red. If you mix any and all of these colors you can make any shade of paint you want.One other thing on powder paints if you mix two or three colors, you will never get a pure color. Powder paint is unlike liquid paint. You can mix it but it does not fully blend into each other like a liquid paint. If you want let's say a solid Christmas tree green color in a powder paint you will have to have it custom made. Yep they never fully mix and that gives one some really great combos sometimes without doing 3 or 4 color paints but sometimes it is just crappy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowbudget fishing Posted March 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Yep they never fully mix and that gives one some really great combos sometimes without doing 3 or 4 color paints but sometimes it is just crappy. like if you mix white and red will it make a pink color? or will it just come out as crap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 like if you mix white and red will it make a pink color? or will it just come out as crap? The answer to your question is exactly what Jigman said. You get some interesting effects not always what you want. However experiment in small quantities and write down your ratios in case you stumble on something you really like. Yes, if you mix red with white you "may" get a shade of pink. White is the heaviest paint in my opinion, so add red gradually and shake really well. If you want a consistant pink all of the time, I do not recommend doing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 The answer to your question is exactly what Jigman said. You get some interesting effects not always what you want. However experiment in small quantities and write down your ratios in case you stumble on something you really like. Yes, if you mix red with white you "may" get a shade of pink. White is the heaviest paint in my opinion, so add red gradually and shake really well. If you want a consistant pink all of the time, I do not recommend doing this. As always cadman is the master. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappiekingdom Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 i was wondering if you could use powder coating paint like the stuff they sell at harbor freight. it would be the same wouldnt it? heres the link http://www.harborfre...temnumber=93306 i use it all the times an it works really well,, you can also mix them an make great colors,, they only sell like 4 colors so that sucks but you can buy a pound there cheaper than you can buy 2oz at bps. an do it just like other powder paints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
