So I will admit this is my first post on this forum as all of my leads from my motorcycle forum have dried up. I am also a newbie to the powder coating and have fallen in love with the chrome powder………that is until I try and mess with it. I bought the reflective chrome powder (NOT the single stage chrome) and have done numerous small parts. I have prepped them to perfection, cleaned them to perfection, and then baked them and baked them again. I pre heat the parts, pull them out and shoot them hot, then bake for 30 minutes at 375. When they are all done and I go to wipe them down with a cleaner (I used brake cleaner because I was reassembling a brake master cylinder and needed it clean) the chrome powder basically wipes right off!! This also happened when I tested a few parts using a blue powder. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?? I would think the powder would hold up to brake cleaner or carb cleaner…..THANK YOU!
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