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Mark Thomas:

Hey folks I'm currently sanding down an old cabinet I'm working on. Once im all done I wanted to get a company to powdercoat it and get a really nice professional looking finish. Has anyone else here powder coated a wooden
Cabinet? And if so how did it come out?

Many thanks looking forward to hearing back from
You all.

jennifer:


     Powder Coating wont work on wood, Its adhered the the surface [metal] with a positive/neg charge then baked.
There are a few other options available however, Paint being the most common.  Vinyl, a nice replaceable surface [sega did this], but over time time,
heat/cold contractions will loosen the edges.... And laminate, this on requires some foresite in the fact your T mouldings may not cover the edge if
you dont allow for the thickness, and its kind of spendy to do it right/nice.... Jennifer likes the paint method [spray, automotive] best.

ark_ader:


--- Quote from: jennifer on May 12, 2012, 06:41:17 pm ---
     Powder Coating wont work on wood, Its adhered the the surface [metal] with a positive/neg charge then baked.
There are a few other options available however, Paint being the most common.  Vinyl, a nice replaceable surface [sega did this], but over time time,
heat/cold contractions will loosen the edges.... And laminate, this on requires some foresite in the fact your T mouldings may not cover the edge if
you dont allow for the thickness, and its kind of spendy to do it right/nice.... Jennifer likes the paint method [spray, automotive] best.

--- End quote ---

We have a furniture restorer/finisher that does what I think you are after.  He sprays thin emulsion on wood several times that it looks powder coated (as a comparison). 

He did our dining table and chairs and they look totally cool, nice and smooth, brilliant white.  Good idea on the arcade cab.  I might go that route with the weecade #3

Looks a bit like this but thicker.



Mark Thomas:

Thank you i wasn't aware you couldn't powder coat wood so I think the spray option sounds the best. I'm just after a nice jet black colour so it looks like a new cab again. How did you find the finish came out Jennifer and is there any special kind of preparation I need to do prior to getting it sprayed? So far I'm just sanding down with some paper.

jennifer:

    I prefer stripper, thinner to neutralize, then a fine paper to clean it up.This way your not sanding waves across the surface.[ Or use a long block ]
A sealer, fix dings with bondo [?] spray a good sealer, Making sure that it compatable with the paint youll be using.... Most games that were black
were a flat/semi flat , gloss will show imperfections and always look dirty.

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