Had to "dress-up" the old predator digger today.

MercMan · Feb 8, 2011

Had to "dress-up" the old predator digger today.

2 different powders. A black metallic bases that rainbows and a clear top coat with big color changing flake. Pictures do not really show the effect. It changes color depending on which direction you look at it from.

JoeMoto · Feb 8, 2011

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Now for some pinstriping.

MercMan · Feb 8, 2011

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Not a bad idea....hhhmm.....

watercolor · Feb 8, 2011

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Now that's cool :thumbsup:

"NCDiggers". . . TV show possibility?

Bobby Bridge · Feb 8, 2011

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Aawwe shucks Now you have to get it dirty.

Daedalus · Feb 8, 2011

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Wow that really looks good! You will really stand out with that digging tool.

I just sprayed mine with dry Teflon spray, and I polish that in so it protects my digging tools . I did not think of spray painting them so they would look nice lol .

oldcoon · Feb 8, 2011

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Wow. That is sharp. Bet that will increase your finds 20%. Folks see you coming they are going to know there goes a first class operation. Good luck and happy hunting. :icon_thumright:

Roland58 · Feb 8, 2011

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Wow! Do you do cars and trucks??

MercMan · Feb 8, 2011

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I own a powder coating shop and that is what is on the digger. I powder primed it and them put the two other coats on. The large flake are in the top coat of clear. It is a neat effect. I like to play around with my stuff so i know what to tell the customers when they ask for wild combo1.

Our oven is 24' long 12' wide and 12' high. I have done one MG body but most folks do not want to strip a body down far enough to survive the 400 degree heat. Lots of race cars chassis and regular chassis when people restore cars.

If it increases my finds I will let you know! lol

Roland58 · Feb 8, 2011

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MercMan said:
I own a powder coating shop and that is what is on the digger. I powder primed it and them put the two other coats on. The large flake are in the top coat of clear. It is a neat effect. I like to play around with my stuff so i know what to tell the customers when they ask for wild combo1.

Our oven is 24' long 12' wide and 12' high. I have done one MG body but most folks do not want to strip a body down far enough to survive the 400 degree heat. Lots of race cars chassis and regular chassis when people restore cars.

If it increases my finds I will let you know! lol

I had no idea that powder coat came in those kind of colors! Thanks for the info.

MercMan · Feb 8, 2011

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Look at the company called Prismatic Powders, they have tons of colors.

extractor · Feb 8, 2011

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Great post!!!! thanks for showing us :icon_thumleft:

MercMan · Feb 9, 2011

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Roland58 said:
MercMan said:

I own a powder coating shop and that is what is on the digger. I powder primed it and them put the two other coats on. The large flake are in the top coat of clear. It is a neat effect. I like to play around with my stuff so i know what to tell the customers when they ask for wild combo1.

Our oven is 24' long 12' wide and 12' high. I have done one MG body but most folks do not want to strip a body down far enough to survive the 400 degree heat. Lots of race cars chassis and regular chassis when people restore cars.

If it increases my finds I will let you know! lol

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I had no idea that powder coat came in those kind of colors! Thanks for the info.

Here is the base color before I put the large flake on top. I seriously thought about leaving it this color when I pulled it out of the oven.

Roland58 · Feb 9, 2011

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I hope you had other stuff in the oven when you did this! Heating 3,456 ft³ to 400° F would make for an expensive shovel, especially when you add in the powder costs and three coats!!

MercMan · Feb 9, 2011

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Just ran it on the back side of other colors. Production never slowed down! :icon_thumright:

Woodland Detectors · Feb 10, 2011

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Now they will see you for miles!

I can see the headlines now, Aliens spotted in North Carolina cornfield carrying reflective sparkly sticks.