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1. Evans Aaron R

   
   1/23/2014 12:01 PM

   We are looking to repaint the ballwashers on the course and we were wondering if anyone has had any experience getting them powder coated? Does it hold up better? Is it worth the expense? Has someone had a better experience with something else? Thanks!

   
   
   
   
2. Brian Roth

   

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   1/23/2014 12:01 PM

   Aaron,
   
   Take a look at the northwest page down below. Same question posed awhile ago, there are some good responses.
   
   Brian Roth CGCS
   Oquirrh Hills G.C.

   
   
   
   
3. Evans Aaron R

   
   1/23/2014 1:01 PM

   Brian,
   
   Thanks for the direction!
   
   Aaron

   
   
   
   
4. Tony Feheregyhazi

   

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   1/24/2014 1:01 AM

   Hey Aaron, we purchased baycoball washers that gad been powder coated and inside a couple of years the paint was flaking off in big chunks where ever the soapy water was in contact with it. What we do now is sand blast all worn areas every year and use automotive paint with a pressurized paint gun. They end up looking pretty good and the paint goes a long way.
   
   Tony Feheregyhazi
   Bridges Golf Course
   Winnipeg , Canada

   
   
   
   
5. Cerminara Jamie L

   
   1/24/2014 6:01 AM

   Our plastic ball washers receive a scuff sand and a coat of "quality" paint every year. Sprayed through a gun as well...keep your gun clean! We get about 5 years out of this process before sanding them completely down, priming and painting.
   
   All of our metal accessories get sand blasted and powder coated. We are lucky the shop is about 2 miles from us. This year it is trash cans. Last year boot scrubs (2), ball washer stands (2), and sprayer parts (booms, cradle, straps, etc) cost $600. Seems we get about a 5-10 year return on the powder coat. Pretty much any color or finish you can imagine.
   
   Good luck!

   
   
   
   
6. Sean Sullivan

   

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   2/1/2014 7:02 PM

   With your own setup, less than $150 for a powder coat gun, you will be surprised what can be done with regards to ball washers. Depending on the complexity of the design I choose for the washer it may cost me $2-$3 for the powder. I started adding a clear coat to the washers to get more service life from them, as well. Something you don't get from the factory. You also can refresh green cups any time, cost me about $4 to do a set.
   
   Cheers
   Sean Sullivan, CGCS

   
   
   
   
7. Robert Crockett

   

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   2/2/2014 7:02 AM

   Sean Sullivan, CGCS said: With your own setup, less than $150 for a powder coat gun, you will be surprised what can be done with regards to ball washers. Depending on the complexity of the design I choose for the washer it may cost me $2-$3 for the powder. I started adding a clear coat to the washers to get more service life from them, as well. Something you don't get from the factory. You also can refresh green cups any time, cost me about $4 to do a set.
   
   Cheers
   Sean Sullivan, CGCS

   
   Do you have to heat treat?

   
   
   
   
8. Sean Sullivan

   

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   2/2/2014 9:02 PM

   I have an ordinary kitchen oven, that I got from a member that had broke the glass top . Asked if any member had an oven they were looking to get rid of, in the monthly newsletter. As long as it can bake at 400 F it will work. I've been doing my own washers for 13 years. Last year, I started to play around with different patterns, just to see the complexity of what can be done in a maintenance shop. I've done the flags from 17 different countries, a course logo from a club in Bristol England, the claret jug logo from the Open, and a glow in the dark washer just to see what it would look like. All of which go out on the course. Several more request to be done before winter is over.
   
   Sean

   
   
   
   
9. Sean Sullivan

   

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   2/2/2014 10:02 PM

   You bake each color for 18 minutes at 400F.

   
   
   
   
10. Michael Posey

    

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    2/6/2014 10:02 PM

    Powder coating is a simple process. Been doing it for years with fishing lures and a toaster oven. Just scale it up to full size oven like mentioned above and you are good to go. I have found for cups and ball washers that Appliance Epoxy spray paint from Home Depot/Lowes works much better than normal spray paint.

    
    
    
    
11. Sam Welch

    

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    2/7/2014 6:02 PM

    We did ours this summer, but simple and probably won't last as long as the powder coating guys. They look good, though. We had green par aide washers that I wanted to change to black. Picked up some Klean Strip aerosol stripper and a wire brush from Home Depot and got all the old powder and paint off pretty efficiently. Then primed them with some Duplicolor primer from O'Reilly's and painted them with the Rust-o-leum high performance enamel in flat black. Hit the par aide logo with some sand paper real quick to get the logo back to silver and they look brand new. Very little cost with some elbow grease. We also made a board to get them out on the course to keep them from getting scratched:
    
    [url=http://s86.photobucket.com/user/sam1627/media/IMG_2112_zps78ded367.jpg.html">[img">http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k119/sam1627/IMG_2112_zps78ded367.jpg[/img">
    
    I agree 100% with Michael P on the Appliance Epoxy for cups. Works great.