Powder Coating Austin, TX

Metalink offers full service, in-house commercial powder coating operations. Professional material preparation is available including media blasting, thermal stripping, power washing and hand sanding. We have more than 150 colors in stock and can custom order additional colors as needed. We also stock a wide variety of colors, glosses, and textures. While we specialize in large orders, no item or order is too small. Our products range from Capital Metro benches to full fence panels, handrails, automotive parts and frames, patio furniture and more. Contact us today for an estimate on your next commercial or personal project.

Metalink is a full service Powder Coating operation

We specialize in commercial powder coating, industrial coatings and very large, high volume projects. Our customers include the City of Austin, University of Texas, LCRA and most of the ISD’s and City Governments in central Texas
Big Projects welcome! We can handle 30 ft x 10 feet
Custom 12,000 sq ft fabrication shop
More than 150 different colors in stock

We can powder coat anything metal

Areas of Expertise:

Industrial: Fences, Gates, Rails, Bollards, Street poles, Trash Cans, Traffic barriers, etc
Automotive: We do a lot of frames, bumpers, brush guards and headache racks. Rims and parts are in our shop every day
Residential: We have powder coated just about everything you can imagine from chairs to dog bowls to art work

“We are a full service, in-house operation. Our services include prep such as media blasting, thermal stripping, power washing, and hand sanding”

Advantages of Powder Coat

Metalink offers powder coating finishes on our installed products as well as customer provided parts
Powder coating is an excellent way to restore metal parts to like new condition or achieve colors and coatings not easily reproduced with conventional liquid paints
Metalink’s standard powder is highly weather & UV resistant, making it the ideal product for most applications

Preparing the Part

Before they can be treated, parts must be thoroughly cleaned to remove any dirt, oil, rust, or surface irregularities. For new items, this usually involves using a wire brush and low grade solvent. For all used parts however, we use a blast abrasive method to ensure that the parts are properly treated
The part will be sent through our blasting station where it is bombarded with blast particles until the surface is smooth, clean and ready for coating. After blasting, any leftover particlesare thoroughly cleaned from the part before moving on to the application phase

Applying the Powder

Unlike typical paint, powder based paint is not contained inside of a solvent which coats the part. Instead, the finely ground paint particles must be applied using an electrically induced adherence method.
First, an electrostatic charge must be applied to the part being treated. We then use a hand held spray gun to spray a particle cloud toward the part. Since the spray gun imparts a positive electric charge onto the powder, the particles are electrically drawn and held to the part.

Curing the Part

With the electrically charged powder particles clinging to the part, it is now time for the curing stage. The item is carefully moved into our large bake oven, which is capable of holding everything from small brackets to auto frames.
Most parts are baked at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for approximately 10-30 minutes until the heat has caused the powder to flow and harden into a very uniform and durable finish.