Stripping Edcor's powder coating

[boywonder]

In case anyone is interested, Edcor's powder coating comes off relatively easy with conventional paint stripper. Just about falls off, actually.

I used Klean-Strip KS-3 stripper.........

 

[Golana]

Excellant, that blue never did it for me.

 

[rsumperl]

Greetings,
Do you have any suggestions on repainting? Painting is definitely not my forte.

Thanks,
Ray

 

[taj]

And FYI, Edcor have recently begun selling raw unpainted endbells (separately, not as a transformer option) if that suits ones' circumstances.

..Todd

 

[ronaldw441]

Edcor also sells wrinkle black coated bells. I think they're $10 a set (one pair of bells for one transformer). The unpainted bells are the same price (or at least they were a few months ago).

 

[boywonder]

You mean to tell me I've been stripping and repainting these black for nothin'? @#*@*)@!!!!

well, I suppose I'm saving $10...........less sandpaper, bead blast, spray paint, mineral spirits, etc...

 

[boywonder]

Greetings,
Do you have any suggestions on repainting? Painting is definitely not my forte.

Thanks,
Ray

I've been bead-blasting the gloss off of the blue powder coat and using satin black rustoleum. My last project used hammertone paint, and looks good.

These ended up stripped because I initially painted them champagne silver but didn't like it. When I stripped off the silver, the blue came off too.

Use a light coat of primer first if you go down to bare metal; as they begin to rust in about 10 minutes after they are stripped.

 

[rsumperl]

So, after you paint, do you bake them at a low temp? Do you apply more than one coat?

Thanks

 

[wrenchone]

I don't know about the Edcor blue, but if I get a set of old transformers where the paint is all messed up, a few passes with a wire wheel in a drill press takes the paint right off to the bare metal, no chemicals needed. I then prime and paint my color of choice. Cast-iron grey metal flake engine enamel looks pretty good, and it's tough stuff. For an example, check out my "Kingfisher" thread in tubes. The engine enamel and automotive touch-up paint seem to like about an hour in an oven at ~200F to set them up.

 

[chrisb]

FWIW, I've had a local powder coater bead blast and spray a couple of sets of transformer end bells for less money than a couple of cans of Hammerite texture paint. Maybe I got an especially good deal 'cause our commercial millwork installations also include a lot of steel and aluminum metal work, and he gets all our business.

I quite like the look of one called Copper Vein.

These are not Edcor iron, but the before and after gives the general idea.

 

[Pano]

Pretty!

 

[TerryO]

FWIW, I've had a local powder coater bead blast and spray a couple of sets of transformer end bells for less money than a couple of cans of Hammerite texture paint. Maybe I got an especially good deal 'cause our commercial millwork installations also include a lot of steel and aluminum metal work, and he gets all our business.

I quite like the look of one called Copper Vein.

These are not Edcor iron, but the before and after gives the general idea.

Chris,

Have you considered using an APTS coating to match your speakers?

"There's nothing, absolutely nothing in this world, that says diy like APTS!"

Best Regards,
TerryO

 

[chrisb]

Chris,

Have you considered using an APTS coating to match your speakers?

"There's nothing, absolutely nothing in this world, that says diy like APTS!"

Best Regards,
TerryO

well, since after even years of practice I've not been able to approach the caliber of your work with this material, I'll restrict my use to patching small dents and other oopsies before applying veneer (a lazy man's way to avoid painting)

 

[ronaldw441]

I would like to correct my earlier post. The bells I received are Black Matte not wrinkled so the texture is something between flat black and what is considered a wrinkle finish. Sorry.

I double checked the price & they were $10 a set last September.

 

[mach1]

Excellant, that blue never did it for me.

Me neither. I reckon they would get a lot more business if they switched to standard black or even a darker more laid back blue.

 

[TerryO]

I actually get pretty tired of black. Candy Red from the House of Color's would be my choice.

Although, nothing equalled the late John Wyckoff's engraved transformer parts. That was absolutely first rate stuff from a class-act guy!

Best Regards,
TerryO

 

[rsumperl]

Any thoughts on using "engine paint"? I was in Advance Auto Parts the other day and saw a nice metallic orange. The can claims temps to 650....I think the transformer would be well melted by then....

Thanks

 

[Troncones]

I have used a wire wheel on a bench grinder. Some of the older iron has something alomst like tar on them. It is tough to get off, but worth the effort. I have great success with satin black rustoleum as well. A couple of light coats then I set them aside for about a week to cure.

 

[Cassiel]

The choice for that type of blue mystifies me, anyone knows their reasons?
It's a big marketing f* up, if you ask me.

 

[relder]

Blue lover here! About to place my order