Powder Paint Fluid Bed

Keep air pump away from powder dust so filter on air pump doesn t become clogged and restrict air flow.

Powder paint fluid bed. I first went to menards and petco. It keeps the powder coat moving and prevents it from compacting which makes it very easy to get a quick and even coat on your jigs. Once the powder is fluidized as described above it can be transferred using venturi or dense phase pumps more information about these can be obtained from your application equipment manufacturers. Powder painting fluid bed.

Four chamber fluid bed for powder painting step 1. Quick tutorial on how to build inexpensive and easy fluid beds for powder painting jig heads and other lures. The fluid bed suspends the powder paint on a column of slow moving air. First cut 8 2 in pieces from the length of pvc.

Pick up tubes are usually positioned roughly an inch above the bottom of the fluidizing membrane. I made two fluid beds. This is a how to video for making a powder paint fluid bed for painting jigs and sinkers. Cut and assemble the bottom pieces.

Spray application in spray application the powder must be transported from the fluid bed or box via tubes to the spray guns. At menards i gathered the common pvc materials. Powder paint fluid beds are the most popular method for precise powder painting. With electrostatic spray processes one needs to monitor kva humidity grounding issues powder delivery issues gun maintenance and replacement of wear parts.

A fluidized bed is a great tool for powder coating you jigs sinkers and other relatively small items. With a fluidizing bed powder that is too fine can cause irregular coverage. Add powder paint to fluid bed cup. Regulate air to bring powder to slight boil.

A fluid bed allows powder paint to be suspended in air to approximately twice its normal volume inside the units interchangable cup. Dip preheated part into fluidized. By fluidizing the powder quality and control of the paint application are greatly improved over trying to dip into stagnant powder. Keeping a close eye on the powder levels and the actual amount of powder on the bed is a smart idea.

With fluid bed coating one monitors much lower tech parameters such as fluidization level the powder depth preheat temperature and dip time. In this video i used two 1 5 solvent unions from the plumbing aisle a piece of 1.