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I'm looking for a steel frame and fork re spray and can't justify an argos re spray at £125. Any suggestions/ good experiences. I'm based in north west but could post if required.
Car parts powder coaters are usually cheap, but only do black or silver. Get in touch with a local mechanic if you want to go down that route.
Stealthy=wealthy.
Whereabouts in the North West ?
I had this place recommended to me by a fellow STW'er
http://www.garricksurfacecoatings.co.uk/
A word of warning to the unwise. Do your research before you hand the frame over. I went to the nearest powdercoater, payed my £50 and thought, 'well, can't go wrong really'. Mistake. It was a a totally carp job, and I ended up getting it dipped to get all the paint back off. Back to square 1 then. 👿
A bit more cash on a better powdercoater who is going to do a good job, ends up making you much happier down the line.
Remember to budget to to get the threads cleaned up afterwards. As careful as you will be masking up the threads, there will always be some pain that gets in, and it makes it look nicer, and fit back together much more easily.
www.superiorpowdercoatings.co.uk
These people are in Leyland - they did the paint job (for free) on a wonderful STW project for somebodys nephew/son/friend (can't remember which)
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/new-bike-build-with-a-difference/page/2
I used Colourtec powder coaters in Hindley Green - 01942 526988
They did a belting job on an old GT Reynolds 525 frame. Had it matt black. Cheap too.
I had another frame powder coated since then by another powder coaters closer to work, and had a similar experience to trailofdestruction. A bloody awful job!! I should have gone back to Colourtec
Powder coating chips easily and is not as tough as a stove enamel job such as the ones Argos do
I've never managed to chip the powder coating on my frames.
Powder coating chips easily and is not as tough as a stove enamel job such as the ones Argos do
I don't find it chips easily at all
As someone who has worked in both powder coating & stove enamelling, I can tell you that's not quite true. Stove enamelling is more likely to chip as its a thinner coat, & is fully cured. Powder retains a bit of flex. Also powder is way thicker & tends to absorb any impacts better. Advantage of stove enamelling is the better quality of finish that can be achieved. Powder can look dreadful if badly done, or has too much put on. Also, powder is a one coat process, wet painting can be built up over several layers if needed.