my bottle is down to metal from the guy I bought it from and I have a guy that powder coats anything for cheep. Is it safe to have a bottle powder coated if its empty?

 

I dont see why it wouldn't be. Powder coating will resist rust if it is bare metal and also it might resist tempature change like a painted bottle will. I would much rather have a powder coated bottle other then a spray painted one.

 

I'm not a metallurgist, so I'm not qualified to ANSWER this question, but I am qualified to ask it:

What will the oven temperatures of the curing process do to the tank material?


BTW, if you have never used "Equipment Enamel" spray paint, you would be amazed at how durable it is. Cheaper that powder coating too.

 

it was the baking that I was worried about. As far as the price goes the guy only wants $40 so it doesnt seem worth it to paint it myself

 

I don't know much about the powder coating process, but if it is standard oven temps of less then say 600* then you should be fine if you get steel up over 1000* then you will be changing things...

 

Yes it can be done you must take out the valve, and pick up tube assembly out.

 

I wouldn't chance it. I'd just paint it myself.

 

According to the bottle manafactures it is not safe to powder coat the bottles. Over heating the bottle will weaken the bottle. I would suggest painting it over powdercoating it.

Dave

 

powdercoats on no2 bottles is safe. Bottlefed racing in Highland, powdercoats there bottle all the time.some new bottles come that way

 

Yes the new bottles come that way with the manafacture doing it to there specifics. According to these bottle manafactures its not a good idea to have them powder coated. Take it for what its worth..
Dave

 

Thanks Dave, thats what I was worried about. Doesnt seem like its worth the risk

 

I think it would be OK b/c I do powdercoating and the oven temps only get up to 400 degrees for most parts. JMO Later

 

OK, I talked to my friend who owns Bottlefed Racing and has been dealing with nitrous since 1991, you can powdercoat a bottle with no problems. For those of you who think it's unsafe to powdercoat a nitrous bottle, you have to recertify a nitrous tank every few years. So if you would like to get the bottle to look new or have a custom color, you can powdercoat the bottle, have it sent out, and re-certified. If the bottle is unsafe after powdercoating, they will not send it back to you. If the bottle is powdercoated a custom color, and it gets certified, it's SAFE!!!

 

Oh yeah, recertifying is only about $30-$40.