paint baking options??

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i'm looking for a couple different options. i have done a couple gun barrels with ARMACOAT and have let dry the 21 days but i would like to start baking the finish. this is what i was thinking.....making an insulated box lined with tin foil and having a heat lamp as a heat source. would this work? i am open to any sugesting you guys may have. any bit of help would sure help out.
 
get some high temp large diameter pipe insulation. split it, hinge it, line it. make a stand and use an electric coil from an old heater and you can make the oven.
 
** WARNING**
*Don't do this when the wife is home*

I put mine in the oven. I only put the parts to be cured in the oven but it works fantasic, and you can regulate the heat better than if you "build your own". I "calibated" my oven first, I bought an oven thermometer, set the stove to 150 left i tfor 30 min and checked the temp, I then adjusted it accordingly. If I remeber right I had to set mine to 225 f to bake for 5 hrs..... I am now unsure, it should say in the specs for your product. The best part is there is a rack in there to hang your bits and pieces from.

goodluck
 
wait till she goes shopping, then get it in the oven.


or

find a stove at the side of the road, throw it in your garage . if you dont have 220 , get / borrow a generator. the generator will be handy when z germans land
 
hedgehog said:
wait till she goes shopping, then get it in the oven.


or

find a stove at the side of the road, throw it in your garage . if you dont have 220 , get / borrow a generator. the generator will be handy when z germans land
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OUCH.....sending the little woman on a 5 hour shopping marathon.Probably be further ahead just buying a commercial grade convection oven and still have change for ammo ..LOL

You could most likely fashion a plywood or sheet metal box and install heat lamps inside,then monitor the temp. inside and adjust to your needs.

BB
 
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these are all great option,thanx!!! a guy i work with sugested the insulated box with a small ceramic heater blowing heat into it. do i need the heated eliments "glowing" onto the gun or will blowing hot air into the box work.

sorry for all the questions but this whole baking thing is new to me,lol
 
I don`t really think a ceramic heater w/blower will develop enough heat for this application ,although I don`t know what temp.is needed to bake the paint(but thinking above 150°F at least ,if not higher....but should be stated in the instructions)
Ceramic heaters are made for home use (usually 1500watts max)and are not designed to get that hot...as a safety/fire issue.
I`m thinking radiant heat (as opposed to convection) provided by heat lamps or even 500 watt halogen lights(work lights ,available at any hardware/big box outlet and cheap enough....$10.00 range) might be your best bet.

BB
 
A temp controller like this one:

http://ww w.rancoetc.com/ranco-etc111000000-digital-temperature-controller-p-86.html

and a heat lamp or hot plate in a box of some sort should do the trick.

Johnson controls and a few others make similar units. There are PID temp controllers on ebay for reasonable prices also. Search line voltage temp controller and you'll get lots of hits.

or just set it on the woodstove.

I believe all the heat is for is to speed up the reaction of the hardeners. That would mean temp isn't that critical to a point. Duracoat says 250 on their site, armacoat is 110. The products look very similar, I wouldn't be surprised if they all came out of the same vat with different packaging.
 
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Its crude but it works for me. I made it out of 3/4" chip board....the cheapest stuff I could get ($7-sheet). Lined it with aluminum foil and used spray glue to secure it. After looking for a coil for some time, I found "hotplate" replacment coils ($8). I used a regular house hold dimmer switch ($3-4) to control the heat. I bought a cooking thermometer from a hardware store ($10). I have 2 wires length wise close to the top to hang smaller parts, and a little cradle to hold a aluminum rod which I can put thru a barrel. It works good, how hot it will get I cant say, my thermometer only goes up to 400.:rolleyes: for $30 I am quite happy. If I did it again I would use thin sheet aluminum instead of aluminum foil - easier to secure, and more durable. (the foil got pushed down around the top when I put on the lid.)
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got the box built and isulated. put a ceramic heater in front to blow the hot air in. i put a thermometer through the top and at the opposite end from the heater and gave it a trial run. temp inside got to 200 degrees. i put in a couple small parts and will check them in a bit. looks like it will work!!

double gun
the box i built is very simular to your,chip board and 1"x 1".the biggest difference...... your looks like it was built by someone that knows what they were doin,lol.

thanx for all the great info guys!!!!!!!!
 
how about a small toaster oven or even buy an old oven from a seconhand store & just plug it in in the garage or outside when you need it?
 
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