Travis Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 I am going to be making my own custom hood out of steal then I am going to powder coat it. My question is, is this safe? I will be haveing a 150w MH under that hood and two 115VAC-60Hz Cooling fans in there, so I don't think heat will be a problem, will the powder coat chip cause of the humidity? or does no one here know about the affects of the chemicals lol. If any one knows that this is a bad idea, let me know. If it is, I will go w/ an Aluminum hood instead of steal w/ powder coating. NOTE: if this thing turns out the way it should, I will be selling them to who ever wants one, any length, just as long as it's squared or rectangular, something w/ no arches like bow fronts Link to comment
evassj4 Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 I don't know too much about powder coats, but I do know that an aluminum hood would be better for cooling. In the computer world, aluminum cases are known to lower temperature by as much as 10 degrees over steel cases with the same specs. Also aluminum is much lighter. Link to comment
a_fool_for_fish Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 travis u think u could pm if you get this set up goin ill probaly want one over my 2.5 Link to comment
flyboy01 Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 Yes, powder coating is one of the MOST resistant material to salt. It is baked to make a hard coating, if hit with a hammer, it will dent, not chip. I helped a guy set up a business doing powdercoating, the stuff is awesome! Link to comment
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