Did Something Wrong

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Well I tried my first candy, dumb me i did it on one of my parts for my bike instead of a test piece,like I usually do and i tried out my new gun (EW PRO Gun).
Well heres a pic i dont know if i didnt get enoguh black candy on or too much but it doesnt look right at all. Someone Pleaseeee Chime in. All day everything came out perfect except this I will try again tommorow If i can fix this without blasting it all off. (silver sparkle is the base..

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How did you put on the second coat? Also how easy was it to go on?

[baz]

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before thinking you did something wrong , you should try a test pnelon polished aluminium and one over real chrome plating
some candys like the black chrome , the gold tints and some others come out good only when applied over polishing or chrome

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I have to agree with baz here I only sell the trans black (black chrome) as a top coat for chrome or polished alum. Here is a pic over chrome.

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How did you put on the second coat? Also how easy was it to go on?

I put it on the cooled part (80 F), over the silver sparkle. It went on Fine no problem with this gun, but is was very hard to tell what was covered. I Have some round pieces of aluminum I will test on Toaday and If i Can Find some Chrome I will Try That to.

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Something is not right like you stated.


Have you tried a test panel yet?

When you spray the Black Candy can you see through it to the silver sparkle?

How did you put on the second coat? Also how easy was it to go on?

I put it on the cooled part (80 F), over the silver sparkle. It went on Fine no problem with this gun.

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[quote="Powder_Coating_Pros"]Something is not right like you stated.


Have you tried a test panel yet?

When you spray the Black Candy can you see through it to the silver sparkle?

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No,I cant see through it, it was hard to tell the BC was grayish silver in color like the silver sparke

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Did you cure your part all the way out ? What is the mil thickness of the black candy ? it should be 2.0-3.0 mils

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Did you cure your part all the way out ? What is the mil thickness of the black candy ? it should be 2.0-3.0 mils

Yes I did, mil Thickness is not known I Dont have a guage .

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Good info!

Take the part out of your powder booth and away from the brite lights. If you don't have enough powder you will be able to see the glossy basecoat thru the uncured black chrome with a brite flash light, I use a small mag light.

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Take the part out of your powder booth and away from the brite lights. If you don't have enough powder you will be able to see the glossy basecoat thru the uncured black chrome with a brite flash light, I use a small mag light.

Seems to look just like that. It looks like I put a clear coat on instead of the "Black Candy" on most of the surface. The Black is more silver than black, if that sounds right. Meaning i dont have eough powder on the part right?

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Doctor Doctor ... where Oh where did my medicine go

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I have to agree with baz here I only sell the trans black (black chrome) as a top coat for chrome or polished alum. Here is a pic over chrome.

YES! Polished or CHROME only. And GOOD chrome only too - none of that cheap chit. I've had this color laying around for a few weeks and had never shot a thing with it until yesterday. Did a fork slider can that was of questionable quality chrome and it turned out like hammerd dog poop. Did a brand new chrome kickstand and it is out-farking-standing!

This is my new favorite color, but will ONLY be done on perfectly polished or chrome plated parts. I'd like to shoot it over a chrome powder base, but I'm betting it'll suck like a bad chrome job.

But you can't beat that look of black chrome. I'm taking the kickstand to the customer tomorrow. It's freebie to try and get their business. Should be a done deal, cuase the parts they had on the counter that were fresh from the local p/c giant had blemishes the size of dimes and still had the masking tape on them. Who sends work out like that and not expects it to be coming back??? Mind-boggling. But I guess when you're the biggest shop in town, you can afford to have a high customer turn-over.

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Powder Buy the Pound has two versions of Black Chrome for your viewing pleasure...one is truly metallic and also bonded ...the flow is outstanding...EXTERIOR PRODUCT CURE @375/15 MIN.. RECOMMEND FILM THICKNESS 1.8- 2.2 MILS SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.19 ESTIMATED SQ. FT. COVERAGE 161.59 Clear coat recommended for exterior applications and improved mar resistance.


The other product is a polyurethane based products:* CURE SCHEDULE IS 400F/10 MIN @ PMT * RECOMMENDED MIL THICKNESS - 2.00-3.00 MILS * GLOSS LEVEL 120%+ WITH 60 DEGREE GLOSS METER * SPECIFIC GRAVITY IS 1.25 * THEORETICAL COVERAGE @ RFT - 61.54 * SALT SPRAY RESISTANCE - 1000 HOURS * RECOMMENDED KV USING ELECTROSTACTIC SPRAY GUN - 60-90 KV. Sprayed over Bonded Silver Sparkle.

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Tried again This time I put down Sing Stage Reflective Chrome From EW Then The Black Candy (PBTP)
Still looks to be not enugh powder but turned out a lil better than the other part.
I let the chrome fully cure and cool to room temp 60 F then shot the Black Candy @15psi (air) and the Kv was all the way up.