Six years ago, I had a frame and fork powder coated for about $120. My son did the contrasting paint with spray.bike colors. They worked fine; you need to hold them a few inches from the surface, unlike a traditional spray paint.
Philip Sonoma County, Calif On Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 4:45:51 PM UTC-7 fra...@gmail.com wrote: > Thanks JohnS, that’s a promising number! I’d consider a nice powder coat > job for $200-250 a steal! Would probably be at least that for the fork is I > had to have the accent colors. But I have no idea these days. > > On Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 11:08:59 AM UTC-7 JohnS wrote: > >> About a year ago I had a frame and fork stripped and powder coated for >> just under $200, which I thought was a bargain. The powder coat paint >> options have come a long way since the last time I had a frame and fork >> coated about 12 years ago. This time I choose "intense orange" which looks >> like metal flake and looks great. >> >> Good luck, >> JohnS >> >> >> On Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 12:36:21 PM UTC-4 fra...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> Thank you Rich, I bet it does! Nice and clean. >>> >>> I sent a message to a local powder coating place to see if they do >>> bikes. There are a few options around at least. I don’t want to spend a ton >>> or I think Cerakote would be a great option as well. So thin that the lug >>> details would be even better than paint I bet! >>> On Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 9:21:12 AM UTC-7 RichS wrote: >>> >>>> One of my bikes (single color) has two decals: headtube and a tiny "C" >>>> on the seat tube. Otherwise clean as a whistle; looks great. >>>> >>>> Best >>>> Rich in ATL >>>> On Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 9:34:38 AM UTC-4 fra...@gmail.com >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thank you for the reply Garth! I live in Spokane Washington. It isn’t >>>>> like when I lived on the other side of the state and my bikes saw rain >>>>> riding for most months of the year, but there is plenty of weather in the >>>>> winter. >>>>> >>>>> It seems like it wouldn’t be terribly difficult to find a painter but >>>>> price is a bit of a concern at the moment. I really don’t know what a >>>>> full >>>>> paint job would cost. I plan to get a quote (powder) for the fork and >>>>> possibly the frame as well when the fork gets here. Spraying it myself >>>>> would be an option for this winter and then have it fully done next year. >>>>> Has anyone tried spraybike.us paints? >>>>> >>>>> I also like the clean look on a bike. Pictures are always welcome >>>>> Garth! >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 3:43:11 AM UTC-7 Garth wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I'd say it depends on where you live, does price matter, what >>>>>> painters are available, and as for doing it yourself, why not ? >>>>>> >>>>>> I had my Bomba painted without any decals/logos mostly because I like >>>>>> unfettered clean paint. >>>>>> On Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 4:46:45 PM UTC-4 fra...@gmail.com >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you Joe, that is what I was looking for. Also don’t want to >>>>>>> break any Rivendell rules to go for powder coating. It seems like the >>>>>>> way >>>>>>> to go since it sees year round use in place with wet and snowy winters. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The frame is reasonably scratched up as well though. Maybe I should >>>>>>> just have it all powder coated. Does a bike free from any logos seem >>>>>>> less >>>>>>> desirable to thieves? Ha! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 11:24:59 AM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I think you're looking for "if it were me" thoughts from us so >>>>>>>> here's mine: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The first Clems didn't come with the fork accents and I think it >>>>>>>> looks fine. I have a powder coater place in town so for a >>>>>>>> commuter/shopper >>>>>>>> lock-up bike - which is what Clems are for! - I would keep the price >>>>>>>> low >>>>>>>> and the fork-covering tough and powder coat it. I don't know if he >>>>>>>> could do >>>>>>>> the accents. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 7:27:13 AM UTC-7 fra...@gmail.com >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> After talking with Will about my tweaked Clem fork, he thought it >>>>>>>>> would like a new fork would be better then trying to fix it. Easy to >>>>>>>>> talk >>>>>>>>> me into because mine has rust issues on top of being crooked (in two >>>>>>>>> directions). The cost wasn’t as bad as I thought either. It will >>>>>>>>> actually >>>>>>>>> be a Hunq fork because that’s what they had. Very slight rake >>>>>>>>> difference is >>>>>>>>> all I guess. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Anyway, it is a bare fork so now I get to decide how to paint it. >>>>>>>>> My Clem is Grilver and I love the color. I’m thinking of just having >>>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>>> powder coated for maximum durability since it is my daily commuter >>>>>>>>> and gets >>>>>>>>> locked up all over. I’m not sure the accent colors can be done with >>>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>>> though? Or should I find a painter to do it. Or should I just spray >>>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>>> myself and not worry too much about it? Thoughts? Thanks in advance! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ee277446-3bbf-4aa9-9462-57717d604c44n%40googlegroups.com.
