Originally Posted by
oldster
I have a setup to paint cars so with auto paints it is not necessary..,By the way as info, at auto paint places you can buy a small hand held gas powered,spray unit that holds 6 or 8 oz of custom color mixed auto grade paint and use it on small areas,,(ie.bike sized)and it does a nice job..
Bud
I used to have a small spray unit that I acquired for painting bike frames. I never got to use it. The bushfires in February 2009 took care of that.
Originally Posted by
leob1
Putting a freshly painted fork in the oven would cause more marital stress that it would be worth. Or let me put another way, the fork still hot from the oven. would be forcefully put in a different warm(98.6) place.
I do like the idea of building a cabinet for the purpose though.
BTW what is your website?
I do the cooking in our household, so the oven is my domain. I did make concessions, however, with the open wiindows and exhaust fan going full blast. That was as much for my benefit, or preservation, as Machka's.
Anyway, it's her fork, so she can put up with a tiny bit of inconvenience.
Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
Painting is a chemical process and many work better at higher than room temperatures... many frame makers bake their frames after painting to create a more durable and attractive finish and it does shorten production time.
Kuwahara was notable for doing this and their finishes are among the toughest I have ever seen.
We have an oven for powder coating that can handle a tandem frame and will also bake painted parts in it to get a better finish although with most of our work powdercoat is the desired finish.
I checked the fork this morning before going to work. The resultis outstanding. I noted a small area of orange peeling at the top of one of the legs after I had applied three coats of clear. After coming out of the oven, the orange peeling had disappeared. I am very happy with the result and I will be finishing the re-build tonight.
Originally Posted by
BluesDawg
Rowan, about that invitation to come over for a home cooked meal. I just remembered I have somewhere I have to be that day. But thanks anyway.
Oh, shucks. The smell dissipated within an hour of the job being completed. Honest!