Frame Powder Coating

[MacB]

Finally found somewhere not heartbreakingly expensive:-

Maldon Shotblasting & Powdercoating in Essex

quoted £35-40 per frame plus vat, that gets shotblast, zinc and topcoat

Will be sending off 2 frames tomorrow, unless anyone knows anything negative about this company

 

[hubgearfreak]

sounds good, but if they mess up, it's best to have one messed up, not two.

i wouldn't send the second (better one) until i'd seen the results of the first

 

[barq]

Can you report back and let us know how it goes?

 

[PatrickPending]

know nothing about the company in particular, just had something similar done last year and it turned out great! Same price too

 

[JonoB]

If you get your frame powder coated, what happens to the parts of the frame that have threaded areas?

I was thinking about this for my Galaxy but then noticed that Bob Jackson can do it about the same price that i was quoted for powder coating. (£65)

http://www.bobjacksoncycles.co.uk/resprays.htm

What do you reckon?

 

[Dave5N]

Twenty quid in birmingham.

 

[jiggerypokery]

Scotts in Hall Green can get it done for £35 I think.

 

[PatrickPending]

If you get your frame powder coated, what happens to the parts of the frame that have threaded areas?

I was thinking about this for my Galaxy but then noticed that Bob Jackson can do it about the same price that i was quoted for powder coating. (£65)

http://www.bobjacksoncycles.co.uk/resprays.htm

What do you reckon?

you do something to protect them, i.e old bottom bracket left in or something, not sure what they used on mine

Re Bob Jackson - just got a frame from them paint quality lovely

 

[MacB]

I checked on threaded parts and they use protective plugs of some description. Well I'm going for it and will report back. Probably run a thread on the bike builds, before, during and after. Keep me motivated and may be of use to others.

 

[Dave5N]

Scotts in Hall Green can get it done for £35 I think.

Crap shop full of old evil smokers. Avoid.

 

[hubgearfreak]

shop full of old evil smokers..

sounds great, where is it exactly?

i love shops with smokers in, it keeps sanctimonious pricks out

 

[cheadle hulme]

If you get your frame powder coated, what happens to the parts of the frame that have threaded areas?

Nitromors.

 

[Dave5N]

sounds great, where is it exactly?

i love shops with smokers in, it keeps sanctimonious pricks out

Were you always this charming, or have you been working at it?

 

[Tail End Charlie]

I had a frame powder coated recently. 35 quid including shot blasting. To keep the threads clean I left a bolt in the smaller ones and the powder coaters fitted silicon bungs in the bottom bracket and head set. Choosing the colour was like having a Dulux chart in front of me. I could have had any shade of any colour. Chose a nice bright yellow.
Google 'Green powder coating Macclesfield'. Recommended.