Powder coating fender emblems

[daddycreswell]

I want to powder coating some of the script fender emblems. I got rid of all my PC stuff a few years ago, ie sandblaster etc. A buddy of mine game me his PC gun so I figured I would put it to use. But I no longer have the room to put a sandblasting cabinet so I am trying to figure out how to go about preping the surface of the emblems to PC them. I asked this question once before and was told muriatic acid would work and boy did it ever, ate it right up to the point that it was in pieces. So what would be a better way of going about cleaning them?

 

[DirtDonk]

Maybe muriatic acid is still a legitimate answer, but for a shorter duration?
Remember how long you used it the last time?
Did you soak, or just apply to the surface?

Maybe a little applied to the surface and then rinsed off after a short time would have the desired effect.
Or maybe, being just pot metal, searching out other methods is a better idea after all!

 

[daddycreswell]

Maybe muriatic acid is still a legitimate answer, but for a shorter duration?
Remember how long you used it the last time?
Did you soak, or just apply to the surface?

Maybe a little applied to the surface and then rinsed off after a short time would have the desired effect.
Or maybe, being just pot metal, searching out other methods is a better idea after all!

Yea I recall.... a very long time, I dropped in and left it. Came back to mush.

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Muriatic acid can also be diluted.

 

[daddycreswell]

Muriatic acid can also be diluted.

I'm almost afraid to try it again, don't want to screw these up. But 10:1 ratio it shouldn't be so bad, might try it. Thinking about going to HF tomorrow and getting one of this hand held blasters and just using it.

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[EPB72]

I'm almost afraid to try it again, don't want to screw these up. But 10:1 ratio it shouldn't be so bad, might try it. usingThinking about going to HF tomorrow and getting one of this hand held blasters and just it.

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this is what i was thinking to suggest,,,,

 

[sprdv1]

I'm almost afraid to try it again, don't want to screw these up. But 10:1 ratio it shouldn't be so bad, might try it. Thinking about going to HF tomorrow and getting one of this hand held blasters and just using it.

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may as well try it brother

 

[daddycreswell]

may as well try it brother

Broke down and bought a bench top snad blasting cabinet off FB marketplace. It was brand new it retailed for $325.00 got it for $125.00. I had a free standing one couple years back, gave it away because I wanted the space. This one I will keep, I'll throw it up in the attic when I am done.

 

[1buckeyefan1]

A small blast cabinet is indeed your best bet.

Now where are you going to bake them? I ended up buying a small industrial oven previously used for soil samples.

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[sprdv1]

Broke down and bought a bench top snad blasting cabinet off FB marketplace. It was brand new it retailed for $325.00 got it for $125.00. I had a free standing one couple years back, gave it away because I wanted the space. This one I will keep, I'll throw it up in the attic when I am done.

Nice score sir...

 

[daddycreswell]

A small blast cabinet is indeed your best bet.

Now where are you going to bake them? I ended up buying a small industrial oven previously used for soil samples.

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I use to PC a few years ago when the stainless steel cups market blew up. I was PC 40-50 a week with an average cost of 50 bucks each. Then when everyone started doing it wasn't worth the time. So I still have the old house oven in the garage.

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