Hi Guys,

I need to get my new(old) frame sprayed or powder coated.

I know a few guys have mentioned getting there frames powder coated. Can anyone recommend a place.

What should I expect to pay?

Thanks

armourtex - google it or search the site. 60 quid.

Cheers mate, I'll ring them in the morning.

armourtex are amazing

+1 armourtex quick good job

anyone doing black, PM me please :) , got 2 small bits to get done.

if you can get your stuff to Birmingham, I can get frames done for £25 any colour. Including prep. by chemical bath and shot blasting.

london2birmingham ride, anyone ;-)

+ 1 armourtex

At the risk of asking a fucking stoopid one (it's delayed shock, honest)...

Is powdercoating glossy or matt finished?

armourtex did my frame for 40quid (no forks)
did a really nice job

mine's glossy - they have a "clearcoat" finish which currently has the choice of sparkles or clear. i guess if you get it without then it might be more matt like. the other thing to note is that they use RAL colours (google for chart) although don't have a complete selection by any means. however, great turn around time - they quote 3-4 days, i think, depending how busy, but i got mine back in 24 hours!

Cheers, doc.

After this afternoon's fiasco the CONdor is looking distinctly secondhand.

Are the RAL colours really that moody?

All a bit pastel to my eyes.

yep! although they actually come out a bit brighter and more cheerful: i got mine in moss green, helen's is in heather violet but mine is actually a nice kind of racing green and her's a bright pink - object would be jealous, methinks! ;-)

ps don't forget it depends on your screen quality, too. only real way to tell is when you get down there and have a look at the colour charts, and even then it's a bit different to when it's on metal, and different again to what it looks like with the clearcoat over the top. nb. 45gn without clearcoat, 60 with (frame and forks). extra li'l bits will set you back 5 or 10 pound a piece, i think: they said that most of the work is in the masking/preparation.

I hear you.

Thing is I've got this inclination towards a lurid lime green, a nod to my first ever win, on my Viscount Aerospace.

It was 1986, what can I say....?

"i'm old" ?

I do my utmost to refrain from stating the fucking obvious.

*strokes long grey beard*

*puffs on pipe*

Might have been the magical summer of '88, now I think about it....

too many 'shrooms, then ;-)

g'nite!

you can get gloss or matt finish powdercoat straight off without a top coat

I was born then. :)

Unlikely, but anyone know of a powdercoaters in the North West of England? Could save on driving or postage costs. These places that people are suggesting...do they have particular experience with bikes or would I be OK taking it to a place that powdercoats radiators etc because I now a fairly cheap place that does that?

do they do the prep as well or would you have to strip a frame yourself?

For Armourtex you need to strip it right down to just bear metal.

They'll powder coat whatever you give 'em so if you don't want a nice matching colour (non-moving) headset & BB you'll want to pop out all your bits.

The finish is beaut though (with gloss laquer) and for an extra fiver I had them do my stem too which not looks total sex :)

The only downside for me has been discovering my eBay forks have turned out to be French threaded :(

I only ride black frames. The colour comes in the component choices :]
Pink is cool though, tell Helen Well done.

I take it you mean strip all the components off the bike rather than striping the paint off back to the bare metal, as Armortex shot blast/ chemical bath the frame/ forks whatever is being done before powdercoating.

They did my frame, forks, stem and 2 sets of bars for 50 quid

I need two frames doing and live round the corner from Armourtex but don't work hours that mean I can stop by. Do you have to mask off the bottom bracket to preserve the threads? Does the inside of the frame get a bit of a coating too? This magnetic shit has bamboozled me somewhat...

No need to mask anything. They use a high pressure air " pistol thingy" to clean out the frame after it has been shot blasted. Yuo get minimal overspray on the inside of the head set/bb but not a problem for nyone who has used them as far as i am aware.

Got an old holdsworth pro done at Armourtex. Shotblasted to remove all rust then powder coated and lacquer for £60.
Very impressed with the work.
Any one know what size bottom bracket a holdsworth pro takes with a 46 tooth campagnola chain ring?

Yes, sorry, I meant just strip it of all parts, not remove the paint yourself. And as mentioned further down they will leave all threads clean and paint free so you don't have to worry about that either.

It really is a top quality service I must admit. Now back to waiting 1 month for my freakin French headset :(

Getting my new frame powder coated and can't be arsed with sending it off to london or anywhere a good distance away from me (Liverpool). C+G finishers in Liverpool are the best bike place but they just do primer, paint and lacquer (all baked) and the price is a bit lofty (about £90 for frame/forks). I have just spoke to a fella in a dodgy coaters place that said he would blast my frame and powder coat it black for £40. Has anyone had any experience with these types of places and if so should I trust them to mask off the headset and BB?

£40 is a lot out of london, I would call around and find something for £25ish.

Mine is cheap and does a good job, if they have stuff like motorcycle frames in the shop its a good sign. Althought mine does a good job and wont take money till your staisfied they always fuck up on the masking, they have to work quick and can be bothered to do it carefully. BB threads are extremely shallow, just a little overspary will stop your BB screwing in. So expect a good job for under £30 for frame & forks. But also expect to buy a little nitromors to clean out the threads (£3-5)

Hmm, I've just spent that on paint from halfords... *out with the yellow pages*

I have called about but £40 is the cheapest I have found. That is only the frame but also includes stripping the aluminium frame to the bare metal before...and it is really local which saves on messing about travelling. I am gonna try to explain to them that they need to mask off the bb and headset but failing that my LBS said they would charge an extra fiver to clean the BB and re-thread through the powder coating.