Thanks guys.

Ed - the powder coating process is very simple and I purchased the gun from Eastwood when I was in the US a few years back. Once back home, I found a local powder coating shop that would sell me a kg of powder rather than having to buy bulk bags from supply houses. It wasn't economically viable to get the powder from Eastwood.

The process is very simple. Each part needs to be able to be connected to the control box (via an alligator clip), so that the powder is attracted to the part. The gun runs on 8psi so it just dusts the part. Once you are happy with the coverage, you put them into an oven, wait for the powder to flow (looks like wet paint) and then bake for 15 minutes. I picked up an old oven for free that was being thrown out during a kitchen re-model. I see them on the verge awaiting collection all the time.

Once you use an oven for powder coating, you CANNOT use it for food again, so don't use the one indoors... Also, you need to block holes that you don't want powder in and cover threads. Threaded holes are a simple matter of using an old bolt/screw and other holes can be plugged using commercially available silicone bungs or wet news paper (think big spit balls!). For external threads, heat resistant tape or cooking foil works well.

If you search for Eastwood powder coating gun you will find several videos. From memory, there is a video on the Eastwood site on using them. You can get starter kits that come with powder but for me it was easier to just grab the gun.

Ken - Your part will be admired in natural light, photographed and then painted grey to match the rest of the machine