Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the info John. That's exactly what I'm looking for. Surely there must be someone who can do a half way decent dry powder application. Nowe the trick is to find him! See Ya Javier - --- John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca> wrote: > Powder coating is applied electrostatically to a > heated part. The part > is heated and electrically charged to attract the > paint. The paint melts > and fuses to the heated part. It can be a very tough > finish depending on > the paint composition. I have several powder coated > bicycle frames that > will dent under a hammer blow but the paint will not > be marked. It takes > a very talented operator to evenly coat small > delicate pieces such as > camera parts. > > John Collier > > On Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at 07:01 PM, Javier Perez > wrote: > > > I've heard about that but am not familiar with the > how > > and whys of it. Do they sprinkle the powder and > then > > bake? Does it fuse to the metal with heat? Who > does > > your cameras? Expensive? > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html