About Custom Powder Coating LLC

        Custom Powder Coating is managed with over twenty years of powder coating experience, despite only being in the Grand Rapids area since 2006. We have recently moved into a new and much larger space in order to better service our customers.


What is Powder Coating?

        Powder Coating is a process of using a  dry paint, which is applied as a free-flowing, dry powder to an objects.  After the object is prepared by cleaning and sandblasting, the powder is sprayed on the object using an electrostac gun. The gun places a positive charge on the grounded item. The object is then heated in order to form a hard coating of paint.



What Can be Powder Coated?
        Nearly all metals are able to be powder coated.  Anything that can withstand temperatures of upwards of 500 degrees Fahrenheit.  Common items for Powder Coating are bike frames, automotive parts, metal patio furniture, etc.

What are the benefits of powder coating?
    1. Powder coatings emit zero or near zero volitale organic compounds (VOC).
    2. Powder coatings can produce much thicker coatings than conventional liquid coatings without running or sagging.
    3. Powder coating over spray can be recycled and thus it is possible to achieve nearly 100% use of the coating.
    4. Powder coating production lines produce less hazardous waste than conventional liquid coatings.
    5. Capital equipment and operating costs for a powder line are generally less than for conventional liquid lines.
    6. Powder coated items generally have fewer appearance differences between horizontally coated surfaces and vertically coated surfaces than liquid coated items.
    7. A wide range of specialty effects is easily accomplished which would be impossible to achieve with other coating processes.