Color Shift Coatings came together as a husband-and-wife team with a passion for powder coating and a dream of running a business together. As a local of the PNW, we aim to bring our skills and expertise to our hometown while building a family-owned business that our community can be proud of, offering both custom automotive finishes and industrial powder coating services for personal, commercial and manufacturing applications.
We don’t just specialize in powder coating.
We specialize in the detail it takes to give a quality and unique product. To achieve this, we sourced out top quality equipment along with industry leading powder. This attention to detail applies to both custom automotive work and industrial powder coating where durability and consistency are critical.
While setting the customer experience as our highest priority, we set convenience at the top by offering a full-service process. You simply drop your project off and pick it up when it’s complete…
We handle everything else.
Quality from start to finish.
For our automotive powder coating services, our team of trained technicians to properly lift your vehicle, remove your wheels, dismount your tires, strip your existing finish, repair minor curb rash, powder coat the wheels, mount and balance your tires, and properly torque your lug nuts to factory specification.
If it’s calipers that you are refinishing, they will go through a process of removal, disassembly, stripping of existing finish, high heat masking and plugging, 2 coats of powder for added protection, rebuilding of the internal parts, installation, a full brake pressure bleed, and a performance test to ensure proper function.
For industrial powder coating projects, our team follows a similarly detailed process to ensure long-lasting performance and durability. Parts are properly prepared through cleaning and sandblasting to remove contaminants, followed by masking and preparation based on project specifications. We then apply high-quality powder coatings, including options for high temperature powder coating or specialty finishes, and cure each component to achieve a consistent, protective finish designed for commercial and manufacturing applications.
Industrial & Commercial Powder Coating Services
While we are known for our automotive work, industrial powder coating is a significant part of what we do. We work with manufacturers, fabricators, and commercial clients to provide durable coatings designed for performance and longevity.
We powder coat a wide range of metal surfaces including steel, aluminum, cast iron, gates, railings, fencing, hardware, and structural components. Whether it’s a single custom part or a production run, our focus is on durability, consistency, and long-term performance.
All projects are welcome here at Color Shift Coatings and with over 6500 colors to choose from…
What will your next inspiration be?
Powder Coating
Powder coating is a dry finishing process that has become extremely popular since its introduction in North America over in the 1960s. Representing over 15% of the total industrial finishing market, powder is used on a wide array of products. More and more companies specify powder coatings for a high-quality, durable finish, allowing for maximized production, improved efficiencies, and simplified environmental compliance. Used as functional (protective) and decorative finishes, powder coatings are available in an almost limitless range of colors and textures, and technological advancements have resulted in excellent performance properties.
Powder coatings are based on polymer resin systems, combined with curatives, pigments, leveling agents, flow modifiers, and other additives. These ingredients are melt mixed, cooled, and ground into a uniform powder similar to baking flour. A process called electrostatic spray deposition (ESD) is typically used to achieve the application of the powder coating to a metal substrate. This application method uses a spray gun, which applies an electrostatic charge to the powder particles, which are then attracted to the grounded part. After application of the powder coating, the parts enter a curing oven where, with the addition of heat, the coating chemically reacts to produce long molecular chains, resulting in high cross-link density. These molecular chains are very resistant to breakdown. This type of application is the most common method of applying powders. Powder coatings can also be applied to non-metallic substrates such as plastics and medium density fiberboard (MDF).
Sometimes a powder coating is applied during a fluidized bed application. Preheated parts are dipped in a hopper of fluidizing powder and the coating melts, and flows out on the part. Post cure may be needed depending on the mass and temperature of the part and the type of powder used. No matter which application process is utilized, powder coatings are easy to use, environmentally friendly, cost effective, and tough!
Powder coating is a high-quality finish found on thousands of products you come in contact with each day. Powder coating protects the roughest, toughest machinery as well as the household items you depend on daily. It provides a more durable finish than liquid paints can offer, while still providing an attractive finish. Powder coated products are more resistant to diminished coating quality as a result of impact, moisture, chemicals, ultraviolet light, and other extreme weather conditions. In turn, this reduces the risk of scratches, chipping, abrasions, corrosion, fading, and other wear issues.
It’s tough. It looks great. And it lasts a long, long time!
Sand Blasting
Sandblasting, sometimes known as abrasive blasting, is the operation of forcibly propelling a stream of abrasive material against a surface under high pressure to smooth a rough surface, roughen a smooth surface, shape a surface, or remove surface contaminants.
Sandblasting can remove paint, rust, and residue from oxidation from materials quickly and efficiently. Sandblasting can also be used to change the condition of a metal’s surface, such as through removing scratches or casting marks. Sandblasting as a cleaning method has been widely used for over a hundred years.
We use Sandblasting to make sure that the surface is free of contamination prior to our refinishing process. The also ensures that we get great adhesion between the existing surface and the freshly applied powder. We use various grits of media to help suit each project individually.
Warranty Information
Our Powder Coating has a 1 year warranty against any cracking, peeling, or chipping where the customer was not at fault of the damage.
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