My Powdercoat gun sucks!

[He Man]

Powdered my rims, rearsets, some other odd stuff. Must of not been used more than 15 times. POS crapped out on me. Either powder isnt getting charged enough or, the grounds not working. Cant open it either cause it voids my warranty. Ive read about this issue, and i was hoping it was going to happen, but it did. People have said eastwood will back the warranty up, but it barely saw use!

Don't spend the extra $$ to buy this thing, just get the Harbor Freight one for $30 cheaper.

[erkishhorde]

Powdered my rims, rearsets, some other odd stuff. Must of not been used more than 15 times. POS crapped out on me. Either powder isnt getting charged enough or, the grounds not working. Cant open it either cause it voids my warranty. Ive read about this issue, and i was hoping it was not going to happen, but it did. People have said eastwood will back the warranty up, but it barely saw use!

Don't spend the extra $$ to buy this thing, just get the Harbor Freight one for $30 cheaper.

Fixed it for ya.

Sucks that it crapped out on you. Good luck with the warranty.

[red baron]

and if they take care of it, why pregnant dog?

[He Man]

cause its made like crap to begin with?

[Popeye the Sailor]

Pffft-when I was your age I used to powder coat with a campfire, a 9 volt battery, and a modified kazoo (as the gun), and things came out just fine.

[ducpainter]

cause its made like crap to begin with?

so if it's crap why did you buy it, or not return it?

[red baron]

Pffft-when I was your age I used to powder coat with a campfire, a 9 volt battery, and a modified kazoo (as the gun), and things came out just fine.

cuz of all the hot air behind it.

[He Man]

so if it's crap why did you buy it, or not return it?

Theres only 2 options, the harbor freight one, and the eastwood one. (in terms of sub $100 powder coating guns) And I didnt return it cause i was crunched for time since i need my bike, and it was working at the time. One of the biggest annoyances of this thing is its inconsistent spray pattern. it tends to throw out large chunks no matter how well you unpack the powder, and ofcourse, the stupid gun isnt made to last long at all. Ive found quite a number of threads talking about how many some people go through a year. The transformer also weighs less than 1/4 lb. there's something to be said about that in itself.

[ducatiz]

cuz of all the hot air behind it.

[Popeye the Sailor]

Theres only 2 options, the harbor freight one, and the eastwood one. (in terms of sub $100 powder coating guns) And I didnt return it cause i was crunched for time since i need my bike, and it was working at the time. One of the biggest annoyances of this thing is its inconsistent spray pattern. it tends to throw out large chunks no matter how well you unpack the powder, and ofcourse, the stupid gun isnt made to last long at all. Ive found quite a number of threads talking about how many some people go through a year. The transformer also weighs less than 1/4 lb. there's something to be said about that in itself.

See "I'm too poor to buy cheap".



Buying cheap tools will never help. They're cheap for a reason. If you want to do it right, go buy something professional grade. If you can't afford it, make do, or wait. It's really the only way.

[He Man]

You're right, but the entry level Eastwood Hobby gun isnt marketed as a cheap gun. Its marketed as the best entry level hobby gun you can get.


The next gun im looking to buy, hypersmooth pony is getting great reviews for a $260 unit. Ill just get this replaced and sell it on ebay.
Pro guns are in excess of $1500.

[Popeye the Sailor]

Pro guns are in excess of $1500.

Yeah but if it lasts you ten years, it sort of works out, no? I know it ain't feasible now, but there's nothing like having the right tool for the job.

[He Man]

Yeah but if it lasts you ten years, it sort of works out, no? I know it ain't feasible now, but there's nothing like having the right tool for the job.

oh i agree completely. But im not going to using the gun for 8 hours a day 200 days a year for the next 10 years. I figure "high quality(oxymoron)" hobby gun would suffice. Needless to say, it didnt.

When i picked up the transformer box for this thing, i was EXTREMELY disappointed.  Thing is made out of plastic, and is probably not even an actual transformer. Its probably a bunch of capacitors working together. The "transformer" itself is about the size of a large hamburger, where the cheaper chinese made harbor freight one is about the size of a portable SMAW welder .

[ducpainter]

Theres only 2 options, the harbor freight one, and the eastwood one. (in terms of sub $100 powder coating guns) And I didnt return it cause i was crunched for time since i need my bike, and it was working at the time. One of the biggest annoyances of this thing is its inconsistent spray pattern. it tends to throw out large chunks no matter how well you unpack the powder, and ofcourse, the stupid gun isnt made to last long at all. Ive found quite a number of threads talking about how many some people go through a year. The transformer also weighs less than 1/4 lb. there's something to be said about that in itself.

Dood...

what do you expect for under $100....

seriously?

[He Man]

more then 15 uses!