Just bought a Spectracoat powder coating gun from powderbythepound. What a night and day difference from the Eastwood version. The Eastwood was ok for starting out, but no comparision to the new gun. I would recommend it to anyone looking to upgrade. Definitely worth the investment.
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Re: Powder Coat Gun
Which model did you go for?
I have been looking at their setups, probably an ES02 or ES03
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I have been looking at their setups, probably an ES02 or ES03
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Re: Powder Coat Gun
I have the ES02/wave and love it.
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Re: Powder Coat Gun
I bought the ESO2/wave also and love it.
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Re: Powder Coat Gun
Interesting to read your comments. Earlier this year I purchased my second gun from Eastwood and it was working fine. Perhaps its just me but something isn't quite right, the adhesion of the powder isn't the same.
...so... I bought one of the higher end Powder Buy the Pound guns but have yet to try it out. I'm hoping for the best considering the money I will have expended.
Stay tuned !
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...so... I bought one of the higher end Powder Buy the Pound guns but have yet to try it out. I'm hoping for the best considering the money I will have expended.
Stay tuned !
Copp3r / roger
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Re: Powder Coat Gun
I have been looking into one of these guns, I currently have the Eastwood one and was wondering just what makes them so different - at least different enough to go and spend another couple hundred dollars on changing.
What are the pros/cons, what makes the PBTP version so much of an improvement that I need to crack my wallet open for? Any info would be greatly appreciated.
What are the pros/cons, what makes the PBTP version so much of an improvement that I need to crack my wallet open for? Any info would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Powder Coat Gun
I know that it gives me a more consistent finish. The thickness of the powder coat is pretty much the same throughout the parts. I can use the veins such as silver vein and get the same finish over my parts. I had the same thing happen to me as Copp3r with my Eastwood gun, I couldn't get the powder to stick for nothing. So I got mad, broke down and bought the PBTP gun, hoping that it was all that it was cracked up to be. I need to spend a little more time with it and get it really dialed in. Hopefully after the Christmas rush. When I told my wife what it cost, she kind of frowned until she seen the difference in the parts. I still consider myself a novice when it comes to powder coating, I can't hold a candle to some of the stuff people show on here. Also I feel that its a more industrial, the way its built and works. Just my 2 cents.
John
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