Powder coating labels? Another 'paint a enclosure' thread.

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I missed that thread! that's ... neat, cool, very cool, super professional looking.
i'm amazed at the technical knowledge of all these guys AND the beautiful artwork they come up with!
Impressive, thanks for that. i'll definitely keep that in mind. First, i'll use my not-yet-sent-powder-coating-gun on a few enclosures .. and i'll buy a house with a garden!
Thanks for your help!
This forum is REALLY helpful and full of supportive people!

[add4]

Ok,
Got another question on this subject.
I stumbled upon a decaling tutorial where the guys does the process this way :
- Paint the enclosure
- Apply the decal with marks where the drilling should be done
- put a few layers of varnish
- Drill
- apply a few more layers of varnish

Would that work with powder coating? it is realistic to drill a box finished with powder coating paint, waterside decals, and  powder coating clear gloss, or would it damage the paint and gloss? or do i really need to drill before painting?

I hear you saying 'try it', ... well i'm waiting for the material and i will :p
Meanwhile, if you have any experience in this, i'd be curious to have some feedback about it.

Thanks
Arnaud

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Hey ... i just reread your post..
i did waterside and powder coating  varnish ... and my decals got yellow.
Have you already experienced that, do you think it's because i did not wait enough to let all the water out of the decal ( i indeed did not wait enough i think i was in a hurry and tried to do everything the same day ... bad idea!

I thought it was because i cure the enclosures in a small oven over stands and they are really close to the heating resistor of the oven .. so i thought i over cooked the decal.
but you seem to say it's because of water.
are you certain of that?
what are your experiences with yellow decals and how do you prevent that?
and while we're at it .. how do you minimize/get rid of orange peel?
Thanks in advance!

No to be contrary to the previous poster, but you can do waterslides and powder coat over the top without yellowing or curling.  You just have to wait a while for all the water to evaporate.

Here is an example:






However, those bake on decals look way better and dont require a clear coat.  I just happened to have waterslides to hand.

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