DJ
Formerly known as djtheglove
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- On my bike in the smoke!!!!!!!!!!
jimboalee said:
sounds interesting, have you used it before and if so did you simply paint it on with a brush or are you taking the piss?
How do they repaint frames?
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sounds interesting, have you used it before and if so did you simply paint it on with a brush or are you taking the piss?
Zippy
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- Camborne, Cornwall
While I have everything off the frame, I am sorely tempted to go for a repaint. Professional quotes around here take the proverbial though, so I am sure I could do just as well myself.
I was thinking of a nice deep yellow with black blending in from all the weld joins - a bit like a wasp! Finished off with black Specialized decals on the yellow.
Alternatively I just keep touching up chips with Hammerite. Its a case of common sense kicking in soon or creativity!
While I'm on - you can spray catalyzed clear; either in an aerosol (expensive) or a Preval sprayer (look it up). Just mix the paint and hardener, put it in the sprayer and away you go. As good as a spray gun but waaayy cheaper and less to maintain or clean afterwards.
Remember to wear all the necessary safety equipment when spraying 2K products though - not much good spraying a cycle if you contract asthma while doing it!
I was thinking of a nice deep yellow with black blending in from all the weld joins - a bit like a wasp! Finished off with black Specialized decals on the yellow.
Alternatively I just keep touching up chips with Hammerite. Its a case of common sense kicking in soon or creativity!
While I'm on - you can spray catalyzed clear; either in an aerosol (expensive) or a Preval sprayer (look it up). Just mix the paint and hardener, put it in the sprayer and away you go. As good as a spray gun but waaayy cheaper and less to maintain or clean afterwards.
Remember to wear all the necessary safety equipment when spraying 2K products though - not much good spraying a cycle if you contract asthma while doing it!
Andrew Sussex
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Hello, The company I work for can do chemical stripping, masking, chemical pretreatment and two powder coat layers for £99. We are in Cardiff. You can find contact details at http://www.euroqualitycoatings.co.uk
GrahamNR17
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- Norfolk, UK
Just been quoted 45 quid plus VAT for blasting and powder coating by a firm up near Lotus. Going to drop the James frame and forks off there next week and see what kind of job they make of it. Has to be better than the hours I'd spend de-rusting and rubbing down and trying to get the paint to dry in this weather 
TBH, repainting a frame is one of those jobs it isn't worth doing yourself, unless you do it because you enjoy the process. Either touch it up yourself and let it look rough, or get a specialist to do it properly.Zippy said:
Argos always had the reputation of being a very long established firm still employing proper craftsmen. You may not need that standard of workmanship.
Zippy
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- Location
- Camborne, Cornwall
I'm sure a professional job would look great, but my memory goes back to when I first bought my Specialized Hardrock - I was scared to take it out on grit and I cringed every time I heard a piece of road dirt hit the bottom bracket. I settled down and enjoyed my cycling the day it got a few chips.
I feel having a professional respray would take me back to those days and maybe a cycle is supposed to have a few touch ups - call them life experience scars!
I feel having a professional respray would take me back to those days and maybe a cycle is supposed to have a few touch ups - call them life experience scars!
