Textured paint, does anyone on here use it?

[acehobojoe]

I've always wondered if I could get a nice hammered look on some of my pedals, there is a guy named sj effects whose pedals I've always thought looked good. They have a great looking finish.

[armdnrdy]

http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?action=search2

Enter "hammertone paint" in the search function. There are past posts.

[John Lyons]

Also look for powder coated "vein" finishes.

[acehobojoe]

Wow. Those look incredible.  I'm going to try that. Thank you

Seems like a hard process

[John Lyons]

Very simple process actually.
It just takes some hardware.
$75+ powder gun, Harbor Freight  or Eastwood (check Ebay)
$100 +/- Air compressor
Home oven or toaster oven. Often free (that you will never use for food again)
Powder (Ebay or Prismatic powders) $10ish a pound

[duck_arse]

the bronze one looks like a cross between "metal" and "lizard". I like the coloured ones.

[deadastronaut]

+1 on the coloured , nice..

isn't it a pita to use waterslides on?..

[roseblood11]

I use Hammerite paint, because it's so easy to use. In this example, the blue is applied with a brush, the green is sprayed. Always use a primer!

[acehobojoe]

Wowser, looks nice!

[acehobojoe]

What color hammerite do you use?

[Mac Walker]

Very simple process actually.
It just takes some hardware.
$75+ powder gun, Harbor Freight  or Eastwood (check Ebay)
$100 +/- Air compressor
Home oven or toaster oven. Often free (that you will never use for food again)
Powder (Ebay or Prismatic powders) $10ish a pound

What about fumes, is it something that has to be done in a semi-occupied space/ garage (running the oven)?

Also I guess there is no hvlp solution for the spray gun?

[John Lyons]

I have a walled off plastic sheeting painting area that vents outside via a bathroom fan and an in line
booster (faster ventilation with the booster). Basically a dryer vent and hose that is screwed into the joists of the ceiling.
I sealed off everything but a door/flap section. I have a box with a "lazy susan" so I can
spin the work piece around and powder coat or paint each side.
A small work table and a home oven inside the "paint room". Been using this for a 3 years now.

There are fumes with powder. Nothing like wet paint but I spray lacquer and rattle can paint in there as well.
You could vent right out of the oven if you were just going to powder coat. Youd get a little out of the door
when you took out the pieces once cured but it would be bad.