Powdercoating thickness

[henny496]

Hello
I am doing a job for a guy, who is going to have these pcs powdercoated afterwards
How smooth does it have to be for powdercoating, does it fill at all?
thanks for any info
Tom

[RBPOWER]

it does not fill much at all... the surface needs to be as smooth as you want the finish to be.

[Rick_R]

Typically between 4 and 6 thousands, the texture will resemble what you send, that is unless the coater screws up and gets it orange pealy.

[Nmbr1GMfan]

Yes the parts need to be smooth and the thickness will also be influenced by his coating choice, smooth, hammered, wrinkled, or multi-coat powder.
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[henny496]

I have never had anything to do with powdercoating
It does not seem to fill as well as POR 15 does with only .005- .006 thick

[mikeyfrombc]

we powdercoat at our other shop and they can get it on pretty thick if they want too , i know when i machine parts that er to be powdercoated and them have to fit into something later i usually go .020"/.025" oversize for clearance

[henny496]

Thanks very much for your responses
I will finish these pcs as smooth as I can and with the info given, they should be more than OK. As long as it can go on a little thicker that will be great
thanks again
Tom

[mikeyfrombc]

Thanks very much for your responses
I will finish these pcs as smooth as I can and with the info given, they should be more than OK. As long as it can go on a little thicker that will be great
thanks again
Tom


for best results its also wise to media blast the part and make sure it,s 100% grease/oil free