Powder Coating

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I bought a new part on my bumper and it came powder coated black. I went to the Jeep dealership and got spray cans of the silver paint to match the rest of the jeep. But, now what do I do to make sure it comes out silver. Can I just paint over the powder coated black? Do I need to sand it down and prime it? How many coats should I put on it?

You will need to sand the part so that the paint sticks to it. As far as the amount of coats it will take will depend on how good the paint is. Also, if you are spraying out of a can you are more than likely painting single stage. Which is base coat (color) with clear (shine) in one coat. Unlike how it is done at the factory which is a two stage (base coat clear coat). So it may not be a perfect match. That and you can’t control the paint flow as well as you could with a paint gun. If the paint is just the base coat then you will also need to buy a can of clear coat to finish the job. Honestly, for the best results you would be better off paying a little extra and having it professionally done at a body shop.

Okay, I have a bike where I had rims powder coated a black chrome, but he didn’t match the sprocket cover which is plastic, but he was going to have it color matched. He didn’t do this. What paint color will match so I can do it myself? Also, how do I go about this? Do I sand it and then just spray it? Do I use a clear coat?
They don’t make a metal sprocket cover, it is a Can Am Spyder, and your lucky to get a plastic one at the price I paid it should be metal.

Ideally you would want to powder coat it as well, it wont look the same. My dad runs a ceramic chrome/Powder Coating business and he repairs/refinishes DIY jobs all the time. You can just go get black spray paint and try it but the powder coated material was sand blasted to white metal then coated and baked. Nothing you will do with a spray can and clear spray will get within a mile of that. Sorry but that is the nature of the beast. To color match, look at the color and get it as close as possible. If you had a pic of the rims you want to match a color to, i might be able to recommend a better method but for now, just do what you feel is best for your wallet and idea.

I was looking for a Bow (for archery), it is a Hoyt Trykon Sport and some of the paint options it come with are called for example "white powder coat" and i dont know what that means… is it better then a normal sort of paint or worse and will it look wierd comp[ared to it????

First of all, remember that you cannot powder coat over plastic or wood. Powder coat is actually like applying a plastic dust via electrical charge to metal. You then bake the part in question at a temperature until it "flows" and becomes shiny. After it cools, powder coat is exceptionally chip resistant, and advantage over many paints.

If I were you, I would apply a good paint such as "Duracoat" to your bow, or any epoxy paint. This will be 2 part paint, you have to mix it before using it. It then ‘sets" and becomes pretty tough. You do have to have a small paint gun for this, like an air brush, and you will need a small compressor. You might be able to obtain these at Harbor Freight (online or local) for a decent price.

You can check out people using duracoat on youtube to see how this works. People are saying this is about as good as you can get, very tough and nice looking.