Powder coat paint

[Bobbym1232]

I saw a skull done in one of the supply catalogs, not sure which one maybe Research?  I couldn't find it in the catalog for sale.  Does anyone know where to get this stuff, or is it something you have to mix up?  It looks cool and I would like to give it a try.

[Becky P]

I "think" true powder coatings are baked on, so I'm not sure if it's the same thing.

[Bobbym1232]

All it said was the skull was had a powder coat paint on it, didn't say if it was baked on or not?  Who knows.  Maybe I'll give them a call and see what they did.

[fesekula]

Yes "true" powder coat paints are baked on. At least that is how I did it for 10 years on the job.

[M35]

I wouldn't know how you could get the "powder" to stick to the bone prior to baking. The powder adheres to the surface because the surface is grounded, via ground wire, and the gun that sprays the powder is positively charged, forcing the powder to stick due to the positive/negative field. -Like a magnet-. I do know that when moving a piece from coating to the oven, much care must be taken to not bump or touch the piece because the electrically charged particles, the powder, will fall off.. A strong breeze will blow it off..

I'm thinking what you saw was a baked enamel finish, not true powder coat that's utilized for steel products..