fwiw, if you do decide powder coating is the way to go, there is a really great coater across the street from my house of the morgan L stop. Avant Guards. They are pricey but for all my jobs where the coating needs to be nice, i use them. Patson (sp?) on meadow street is super cheap but pretty down and dirty. For both those places you need to strip your paint, i think the painter in jersey will do that for you. jamison
On Jun 5, 10:58 am, jamison brosseau <jamison.bross...@gmail.com> wrote: > hey, imron paint is generally durable. with powder coating in my > experience, corrosion can and does happen under an otherwise normal > looking finish. with wet paint this doesn't happen, im not sure why > this is. > i also lock my bike outside, but i wouldn't really consider powder > coat, the finish itself is more durable, but as a protective coating > for steel i don't think its so good. paint also gives a better > looking finish. > > On Jun 4, 8:53 pm, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 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.
