Do-It-Yourself Powder Coating System

Do-It-Yourself Powder Coating System FARM SHOP Painting 30-1-38 There's now a one-of-a-kind portable powder-coating machine on the market that allows any do-it-yourselfer to do what only high-tech manufacturing setups could do in the past. Kevin Schlosser of Punnichy, Sask. is the exclusive Canadian distributor for the Xiom 1000 Plastic Coating System, and he bubbles with excitement about its revolutionary nature. "Because of this brand new portable system, it's possible to powder coat anything, of any size, indoor or out - and the kicker is that it's inexpensive!" he says. With conventional powder-coating systems, paint is applied as a really fine dust, and an electric charge is used to stick it to the metal. Then, the powder-coated objects must be cured in big ovens. That's what makes conventional powder coating extremely costly, Schlosser says. The new Xiom system weighs only 70 lbs. (not including gas cylinders) and it can be used anywhere compressed air is available. It works by mixing propane from a standard propane tank, oxygen from any size of cylinder, and compressed air to provide a perfect flame. This flame heats up the specially designed powdered plastic coatings to their melting point and ejects them onto the surface that needs to be plastic coated. The melted plastic chemically bonds to the surface and hardens and cures instantly. There is no dripping and no hanging parts to dry! "With the portable Xiom system, you can coat anything - including things that would have incinerated in an oven, like cardboard. You can also do interior walls, your bathtub, or any other object of any size," he says. "Because the type of paint that's applied is actually a hard plastic, it's more durable and water resistant than regular powder coating. "The paint itself is very cheap and you can do the work right on site. To set up a very basic, modest, conventional powder coating system, it used to cost between $100,000 and $150,000, but the Xiom system costs only $10,500 (Can.)," Schlosser says. "Regarding operating costs, you can run it steady for $100 per week. Also, its ease of operation means that anyone can learn how in a matter of hours. You don't need extensive training." The system is made up of two components. A console controls the pressures and flow of each of the three gases, as well as the delivery of the coating material. A gun diffuses the gases to form a proper flame and allows the user to stop or start the coating process. The gun spray options are a 1-in. wide spray (standard heat-applied version) or a 9-in. wide spray (electric version, which is coming soon). Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Kevin Schlosser, Jaddak Creations, Box 37, Punnichy, Sask., Canada S0A 3C0 (ph 866 314-1819 or 306 835-2427; sales@jaddak. com; www.jaddak.com).

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