# first attempt at powder coating

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-attempt-at-powder-coating/138662>\
**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\
**Created:** [March 29, 2005, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-attempt-at-powder-coating/138662 "2005-03-29T20:29:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![b14\_sr20det](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@b14\_sr20det](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/b14_sr20det)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-attempt-at-powder-coating/138662/1 "2005-03-29T20:29:32Z")

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So I just bought a powder coater and for my first attempt I decided to do one of my 3 valve covers. Turned out alright, a bit of orange peeling but not bad for my first attempt

[http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/rdanbourassa/detail?.dir=bb21&.dnm=40bc.jpg&.src=ph](http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/rdanbourassa/detail?.dir=bb21&.dnm=40bc.jpg&.src=ph)

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**Author:** ![SRBURG13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@SRBURG13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRBURG13)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-attempt-at-powder-coating/138662/2 "2005-03-29T20:38:13Z")

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Wicked.

Try holding the gun a little further away with more coats. Might be too much of a collection of paint to make it peel like that.

Otherwise looks great.

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**Author:** ![b14\_sr20det](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@b14\_sr20det](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/b14_sr20det)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-attempt-at-powder-coating/138662/3 "2005-03-29T20:46:32Z")

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Thanks, I’m looking forward to powder coating my intercooler piping once I modify it to fit my new turbo.

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**Author:** ![qualthar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/74df32/32.png) [@qualthar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/qualthar)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-attempt-at-powder-coating/138662/4 "2005-03-29T22:54:43Z")

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Nice job! Where did you get the powder coater and how much did it set ya back?

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**Author:** ![b14\_sr20det](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@b14\_sr20det](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/b14_sr20det)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 4:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/first-attempt-at-powder-coating/138662/5 "2005-03-30T04:38:28Z")

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I bought it off someone on beyond. I paid $75.00 for it with quite a bit of powder.