ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Slightly nearer to HB than Tod, I'd say, roughly 2 miles along the A646 from HB, on the left heading in that direction.
Powdercoating a lugged framed bike?
- Thread starter Black Sheep
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classic33
Leg End Member
Neighbour had his motorbike frame(Harley Davidson) repainted there. Following recomendations to use them.
He didn't like the setup of the insurance approved one.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
What was his opinion of the paint job?
classic33
Leg End Member
Saying as pleased as punch would be an understatement.
He found one fault before bringing it home, resprayed/recoated at no extra cost. He said but for the fact he'd to clear, for the insurance who wanted photo's, the work done, he'd not have bothered about the duller patch as it was covered by bodywork.
He found one fault before bringing it home, resprayed/recoated at no extra cost. He said but for the fact he'd to clear, for the insurance who wanted photo's, the work done, he'd not have bothered about the duller patch as it was covered by bodywork.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I have an old pair of carbon fibre forks which I'd like to use on my singlespeed bike but they need repainting first. I was going to just spray them myself but maybe I'll get someone to pay for them to be done there as my Christmas present this year.
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Black Sheep
Guru
- Location
- Rammy
Right hand is throttle, left hand is clutch, can't ride clutchless and I think plod might take a dim view of it.
classic33
Leg End Member
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Black Sheep
Guru
- Location
- Rammy
Slight problem here, the bike I'm taking to be powder coated is the only bike I'd look at doing that distance on - and I'm not capable of that distance
Kempstonian
Has the memory of a goldfish
- Location
- Bedford
Is there no way to strap it to the bike?
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Book a morning off and walk it kver,mor get a cab. Wherever you take it, for powder coat, paint, chrome or gold leaf, you're gonna almost certainly take it there on a weekday.
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
The trouble with spraying in the cold is that moisture could be trapped underneath the paint you are applying. Condensation could form on to the cold metal surface whilst you are spraying. " Blooming" the whitish dull looking areas can also form within the paint. On some paint finishes this will eventually fade but on some it will remain. One way of preventing blooming is to use a" slow "thinner, but this is not possible with aerosol cans.
rogerzilla
Legendary Member
Another weirdness with powdercoat is that rust tends to get underneath and lift it; there's no primer sticking it to the metal, it's just a coating of melted polyester. I had this on a Brompton and on a Moulton (both powdercoat their frames). Can you tell I'm not a fan of powdercoat? Unfortunately the cost of a wet emamel respray has increased by about 3 or 4 times in the last 20 years, while cheap one-coat powdercoating is still around. However, a really good powdercoat with lacquer coat over decals is almost as much as a wet paint job, so you have to compare like with like.
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
- Location
- Scotland
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Are you sure it wasn't a road accident ?
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
It must feel weird with that on the back.
