Jeff: Thanks, the paintjob is excellent. I am no paint expert, but my general understanding is that wet paint (like Imron) gives a beautiful finish, and is great for 2-tone paintjobs but can nick and chip... I haven't experienced it yet, but then again I haven't really put these frames to a harsh test yet.
For durability, I understand powder coating to generally be better that wet paint. Please get other opinions. Good luck! BB On Jun 4, 4:11 pm, jeffrey kane <jsk_onl...@mac.com> wrote: > Hey BB, > > Those are both beauties ... tell me (us) ... how durable would you say > the paint is? Will it hold up to street signs and U-Locks, that sort > of thing, or does it nick and scratch easily? And, btw: I'm not saying > nick and scratch easily is a bad thing, I'm just looking for something > durable for NYC style abuse, as I know the original poster is ... > (and I happen to have a house near Toms River). > > On Jun 3, 11:46 pm, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > I use The Color Factory in Waretown, NJ (near Toms River). Bruce > > Risley is the owner, and he uses only wet (DuPont Imron) paint. Here > > are photos of 2 of his paintjobs (on my bikes)... I think he does a > > fabulous job, and his prices are very reasonable. > > >http://tinyurl.com/3oy3wxfhttp://tinyurl.com/3uudj96 > > > There are additional pictures on my Flickr site, for more closeup > > detail.... > > > I wouldn't quite put the Color Factory at the level of a Bilenky, but > > Bruce is a real pro nonetheless, and knows his stuff. > > > Good luck! > > > BB > > > On Jun 3, 9:46 pm, jandrews_nyc <jasonaschwa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > I would like to have my green Hillborne frame painted or powder coated > > > and I live in New York City. > > > Does anyone have any suggestions on frame painters who can do a good > > > job and professionally apply decals around NYC? > > > I know Bilenky in Philly does great work ,and that's very close, but > > > just putting the feelers out there to see if there is another shop > > > that comes recommended. > > > The Hillborne is my daily city commuter and it gets locked up outside > > > in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan regularly so a powder coat may make > > > more sense. The green that came on the bike is very much scratched > > > off both sides of the top tube from city abuse. I want to protect and > > > beautify it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
