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The first gloss black powder-coated in the large oven behind it.
![pc1.jpg pc1.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/257/257591-c09f012dfff1a1236c4bc984b839161f.jpg)
BUT, yep, had to swallow my pride and get the pros to sand blast the trusses.
It took me 3 hours just to sandblast the two top cages and I looked at the four trusses and thought "No way, they will take me days."
as the powder coating was only another $20 each truss I got them to finish coating them as well.
That oven was specifically made to coat the trusses, ah well.
![pc2.jpg pc2.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/257/257592-db3203b33c0c86b72ba6a17945488acc.jpg)
So they also sold me the same powder for all the remaining components so I'm coating them in an old toaster oven.
![pc3.jpg pc3.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/257/257593-d57c21636fa319ee6d2440603fdb286b.jpg)
These are actually gloss black but I've started on the matt black for the aluminium plates.
These were the red disk brakes, I think they look way better gloss black.
I did learn a very very valuable lesson with the first matt black on aluminium.
If no matter what you try and the powder just wont stick its sometimes a good idea to turn the gun on.![Banghead :bang head: :bang head:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/banghead.gif)
![pc1.jpg pc1.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/257/257591-c09f012dfff1a1236c4bc984b839161f.jpg)
BUT, yep, had to swallow my pride and get the pros to sand blast the trusses.
It took me 3 hours just to sandblast the two top cages and I looked at the four trusses and thought "No way, they will take me days."
as the powder coating was only another $20 each truss I got them to finish coating them as well.
That oven was specifically made to coat the trusses, ah well.
![pc2.jpg pc2.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/257/257592-db3203b33c0c86b72ba6a17945488acc.jpg)
So they also sold me the same powder for all the remaining components so I'm coating them in an old toaster oven.
![pc3.jpg pc3.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/257/257593-d57c21636fa319ee6d2440603fdb286b.jpg)
These are actually gloss black but I've started on the matt black for the aluminium plates.
These were the red disk brakes, I think they look way better gloss black.
I did learn a very very valuable lesson with the first matt black on aluminium.
If no matter what you try and the powder just wont stick its sometimes a good idea to turn the gun on.
![Banghead :bang head: :bang head:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/banghead.gif)