George, Prep can vary depending on the frame. It is actually a pretty long process. We media blast the frame "in house" to protect the frame. Most commercial blasters use WAY to much pressure. We use only fine crushed glass (no sand). We also chemical soften some finishes first if they appear to be to hard. All our bikes are then blown out with high pressure air and hand sanded...after that they are given an alcohol bath to and wiped clean. After coating we face and chase the bottom bracket and threaded openings. We are also bike mechanics so we are pretty anal about making sure they are easy to reassemble for the customer.
We do mask and save any chrome that a custom wants preserved, we also remove and replace the head badge. On Wednesday, November 27, 2013 3:35:40 PM UTC-6, George Schick wrote: > > Yeah, it IS a great PC job. And the price IS fantastic. Tell more. I've > got one stashed away that I'd like to have done, too. How do you prep? Do > you blast off all of the old finish before coating? Also, can you mask off > chrome areas before applying the powdered paint and then heat everything up > like normally? > > > On Wednesday, November 27, 2013 12:09:27 PM UTC-6, David Rainey wrote: >> >> >> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-NMq3cEI96So/UpY0pFT32XI/AAAAAAAAARw/rCmd_zTJ06c/s1600/IMG_7190.JPG> >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G8Eh7k7xq9U/UpY0uJdo0DI/AAAAAAAAAR4/9OlvO-45uY0/s1600/IMG_7191.JPG> >> >> >> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qvOzjr_1cbw/UpY0zoypHII/AAAAAAAAASA/ra2u8KrplA0/s1600/IMG_7217.JPG> >> >> >> <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-sTRmzwKo4lo/UpY06SUsm1I/AAAAAAAAASI/yJeA7sxbndk/s1600/IMG_7218.JPG> >> >> >> <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JrTOIDlOXnc/UpY0_tn0O8I/AAAAAAAAASQ/WWgXqaldP_o/s1600/IMG_7197.JPG> >> >> >> <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Z2ADz2x5i3A/UpY1Dr_UAYI/AAAAAAAAASY/IaIONyPsOQs/s1600/IMG_7205.JPG> >> >> >> <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ZFRJ5nRgga8/UpY1MdmFksI/AAAAAAAAASg/qiIhEQBLigA/s1600/IMG_7197.JPG> >> >> >> <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5GCvBiDVINs/UpY0isjb1-I/AAAAAAAAARo/eRsrSYuGdxg/s1600/IMG_7185.JPG> >> Hello, >> >> I thought some of you guys might find this of interest. We are a >> specialty shop that specializes in the refinishing, restoration and frame >> modification of bicycles. We had a recent customer send us his RBW >> Hunqapillar frame for a refinish. He was not unhappy with the stock >> green/cream but since this frame was going to see some heavy duty touring >> he wanted the durability of a powder coat finish along with a color a bit >> more subdued. >> >> This frame was stripped and coated in a "Charcoal Black Metallic" and >> then a lower gloss clear coat was applied. Total cost for the refinish was >> 150.00. IT is a great frame. We see all makes and models of frames come >> through the shop and we are always proud to work on a RBW project. >> >> >> -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
