1985 CB 700 SC Restoration

[mkeigwin]

Rear wheel is done , front has been blasted . i was waiting the the frame today , but they never called to say it was ready. i needed to get some more blast media to finish up the front wheel.


rear wheel right after i finish the power coating on it , the front wheel next to it is bent, got one on ebay , i blasted it . just did not fell like powder coating it today

these are the parts that i have powder coated



these are waiting to be done.

[Laminar]

So awesome! Mind sharing your powder setup?

[bhendron]

Dude!   

[FearThis SC]

        

 

Ride Safe...

[mkeigwin]

mine was a broken 2 nd gear shift fork. i s still have it apart , will upload a photo.

[fortyhourdays]

Very cool!  I'd be interested to see your powder coating setup as well.

[mkeigwin]

So awesome! Mind sharing your powder setup?

  i have a HF $200.00 blast cab and the $75.00 HF powder gun . oven is a maytag gas oven

[Laminar]

Very cool! I see the coupon for the powdercoat system pop up from time to time and I'm always tempted. It'd be easy enough to pick up an oven on Craigslist...

[KarlJay]

I understood you weren't supposed to use a gas oven for powdercoating.  Everyone I've talked to said use an electric oven.

Anyways, awesome looking bike and great job.

[hppants]

Resto is looking great - keep going.  What are your plans for the exhaust?  I wouldn't think powder coating is the right choice there.

[mkeigwin]

just about all the powder coaters in the area useing gas ovens, i think i will get some high temp powder for the exhaust. powder 365.com is local so i may drive down and see them.

I have to get the air compressor sorted 1 st . have been getting a lot of water in the lines , so it looks as if i need to rethink the setup. i have just been using a hose right off it to the blast cabinet . looks as if i need a way for the air to cool down and put a water trap in , 25 ft of black pipe should do it. anyway i have to redo the layout in the garage then i can get going again.

[sman]

I have been looking at the same powder coat set up for some time as well, what kind of temperature do you need to achieve for the coating to cure? I have a ton of small brackets and such that would take nicely to a powder finish.

[TDodge7]

I need to pick up one of those powder coaters, I already have a huge compressor and spare electric oven, even some spare oven heating elements from when I was going to build a frame powder coating oven. I found an old house heating oil tank big enough to put a whole frame in, cut the end off . I was going to hinge the end back on as a door and then install electric oven heating elements into it but haven't gotten around to it yet. How are the powder coated springs holding up?

[Laminar]

I have to get the air compressor sorted 1 st . have been getting a lot of water in the lines , so it looks as if i need to rethink the setup. i have just been using a hose right off it to the blast cabinet . looks as if i need a way for the air to cool down and put a water trap in , 25 ft of black pipe should do it. anyway i have to redo the layout in the garage then i can get going again.

Something like this?

[KarlJay]

One thing that can really help the compressor is to run a second tank.  You can get a big rig tank or one of those portable air tanks. 

Run the air from the compressor tank to the second tank, then to your water filter.

This gives you more volume (although it takes the compressor longer to fill)  But  it expands the hot wet air into a second tank, then tap the output from the top and it'll be cooler and dryer.

You can run some copper pipe against a wall and adapt on fittings, the copper coil will cool the air, then run up and tap for an outlet so the water will fall down and have a simple water trap ( a 'T' that drops down about 1ft.

The copper pipe should be about 3/4" so that it doesn't carry the water with it as easy.

[mkeigwin]

i had that reg right at the compressor . did not work at all. so i spent 10 hrs reading about the best way to go about running air lines . i think i have got it sorted. but moms car needed to be fixed . valve cover was leaking oil passed the spark plug holes . fixed it . so the air lines will have to be done this week,


the powder temp that i am using is 400 for 20 min for  the matt black and the wet black is 400 for 10 min. i did the small matt black stuff in a toaster oven. works great . i just used a oven temp gage to make sure i had the right temp.

i will be building a electric oven that i can fit a frame in , but i need the funds first. work has been real slow, have not worked in a week. there are some good builds on ovens out there , much cheaper to build it yourself than buy.

[KarlJay]

I think a double walled steel box should do the trick, a small gap between the walls and a element at the bottom should do it.

even a couple of $20 walmart heaters at the bottom of a double wall sheet metal box might do the trick.

You can also get an oven and cut off the top and one side, then make a new top for it.  It would look goofy, but should do the job.

People thow out toaster ovens all the time, 3 on the bottom of a box might also work.

[jonno173]

  awesome job.