Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Powdercoat your frame/fork for CHEAP in Boston!!!

Hey folks,

I've been searching for a cheap, but professional, powdercoater in the Boston area for my fixie frame/fork, and I finally found the place. They have a $200 minimun, BUT, the guy told me to just bring in 2 bikes and he'd do them both for $200, TOTAL! They have every color AND sandblast the factory/existing paint and pretreat the frame prior to powdercoating--all included in that price! The turnaround time is only 3-5 business days, and this place is just outside of Boston. Soooo, I'm looking for someone who wants their bike powdercoated too. $100 each, for the whole process, start to finish. This price is unheard of. I called just about every place in the phone book around here, and most quoted well over $100 for the powdercoating alone, and insisted the bike be dropped off completely clean/stripped of paint. Sandblasters quoted me anywhere from $25 to $125 to strip the frame! Don't miss this opportunity. Coat that Fixie in bulletproof powder! email me.

Wow ! Are they a chain or independent? I wish i knew of something like that in the chicago Area.

Isn't there a place in attleboro that'll do it for $40 or so?

do I also have to wait at a public phone for a call to directions to an undisclosed location and hand off my frame and $$$ to someone in an unmarked van?

not that I came across, but I'll look into it. Is that including sandblasting? I have yet to find a single other place that conveniently sandblastis and powdercoats.

Isn't there a place in attleboro that'll do it for $40 or so?

Funny that you mention this. The place you are talking about is called SD Powdercoating. I emailed Steve two days ago about getting some work done and he has yet to get back to me. In December he quoted $40 for the powdercoat and $30 for the sandblast(optional). If he is still in business I will be sending him a frame sometime next week. I will let you all know how it works out.

Hey There,
DAMN thats cheap...
I dont think I can go ahead and do it right away, but I would love the info so I could get my bikes done later. You think you could swing that # to me?
Thanks!!!
Quentin
qdphoto@comcast.net

do I also have to wait at a public phone for a call to directions to an undisclosed location and hand off my frame and $$$ to someone in an unmarked van?

yes, absolutely. Those are the conditionse exactly, though rather than a pay phone,you'll find a cell phone under the bench near...

Just kidding. I really didn't mean to sound secretive. The place is Applied Plastics in Norwood.

If anyone has some good contacts in Chicago for powdercoating and sandblasting please let me know.

That's even better than my $100 find (Applied Plastics, Norwood). $40 + $30 =...a damn sweet deal!

i'm in boston and would definitely be interested if there was enough time for me to get the new bike put together beforehand.

Wow ! Are they a chain or independent? I wish i knew of something like that in the chicago Area.

i just got an e-mail from a place off of grand ave. about 3500W or so. they said they'll powdercoat for $80, and blasting is $40. A little more expensive, but it seems to be a pretty nice shop so you don't have to worry too much about them painting your threads and whatnot. let me know if you want the info, and i'll send it your way.

tdc

i'm in boston and would definitely be interested if there was enough time for me to get the new bike put together beforehand.

sure thing. If you're serious about this, I'm in no big hurry. I just wanted to get a nice new coat for the summer sunshine. let me know.

I have a frame and fork I'd like to get done. Is all this information still current?

Bostonbikers has a list (motorcycles) at: http://www.bostonbiker.com/powdercoating.htm

There's a place in westerly, RI that will do a frame/fork for like 75 bucks.. the more you bring, the cheaper it is.

I got my conversion frame and fork done for $50 about 15 minutes outside of Pittsburgh. SingleSpeeDemon's was $80 after the guy ordered the powder. Both of them looked great, too. PM me or SingleSpeeDemon if you're in the area and you want the info.

On the bostonbikers page there's a link to SD powdercoating, they seem to do a lot of bike frames, including some very cool designs.

im geting my bike done in a sweet bright green color (with sparkles) at a place around here (south carolina) for 75 dollars

http://www.powderperfect.com/pricelist.asp this place seems pretty cheap

If anyone has some good contacts in Chicago for powdercoating and sandblasting please let me know.

http://www.coatingspecialties.com/bicycles.htm

But where did you get your text powdercoated?

anyone know where i can get pinstriping for cheap? i want to get like a phoenix on one side of my downtube and a tiger on the other, with matching swirls on the stays.

What's good with these places in philly?? Anyone?

I'd like to know, too. Philly, that is.

Back to the topic. I called S+D and left a message, but haven't heard back from them.

Extreme Powdercoating in Merrimack NH has a great reputation and estimated $125-150 including stripping, decreasing and finishing.

I called Goodhues Custom Powdercoating in Derry, NH. Derry is just over the MA border off Rt 93. They said it would probably be $75-90, depending on color and condition, but would not be over $100. As they're closer than Merrimack, Attleboro, or Wareham that's where I plan to go.

Probably overkill for an old Trek 720 frame but it's a city bike and I want to see how it looks and holds up.

I got this powdercoated beauty for only $0.60.

http://www.honeydewdonuts.com/nutrition/Powdered.jpg

does anyone have experience with the place in wareham? i think it's called prism... my parents live in the town next to it, so it'd be convenient.

They're on the Bostonbikers list:

Prism Powder Coating
12 Kendrick Road, Wareham, MA (508) 295-5601
http://www.prismpowderusa.com

Wareham is a bit of a drive from Beantown so I didn't call them.

that's the place... does anyone know what their pricing is like, off the top of their head? what about the end product? i am not looking to get anything done for several months, which is why i hesitate to call and get a quote.

This thread could not come at a better time, i am building a lemond fixie and would love to have it powdersoated.

So anyone with any feedback from SDpowdercoating here?

ravi

They never called me back. I finally got the bottom bracket of the frame and hope to take it to Goodhues next week.

I'd like to know, too. Philly, that is.

yes, yes! anyone?

yes, yes! anyone?
Maybe start a thread entitled "Powdercoating in Philadelphia?"

i just half-ass spraypaint my frame with masking tape and high gloss paint...finish with clearcoat... doesn't look professional but from a distance who cares? heh.

i just half-ass spraypaint my frame with masking tape and high gloss paint...finish with clearcoat... doesn't look professional but from a distance who cares? heh.
How has your finish held up to the winter road salt and sand that a Boston commuter bike faces? And the freeze/thaw cycles that can occur through three seasons here?

i wouldn't know how it holds up, i live where it doesn't snow... i wasn't suggesting my solution works for everyone, just me.

Ah, well then at least you understand that people in Boston aren't profligate - just trying to balance being penny wise and pound foolish given the local conditions.

I painted my snow thrower with spray-on engine enamel. I wish I'd called the powdercoating outfits first as it took a ton of time to neutralize the rust, remove the old finish, and put on three coats plus a clear coat. And it was chipped again the first time I used it.

this thread needs some pictures. (besides powdered pastries, lol)


been thinking about powdercoats for some of my nicer old bikes that have been rattlecanned.

this thread needs some pictures. (besides powdered pastries, lol)////
The old Trek 720 frame I bought is at Goodhue's now. It should be done in a week or so. I'm having it PC a close match to the original red color. The decals will be wiped out but it's just as well, since junkies may not be able to differentiate between a cool Trek and a junkie, pieced-together one. The bottom bracket was removed before I dropped it off.

Picked the frame, fork and handlebars up today. The business is in a large, basically triple garage attached to their home. The entire frame wask packaged in PVC foam. It was finished in red (very similar to original) with a clearcoat, after media blasting.

They did a really, really nice job. I'll get some better pictures outdoors tomorrow. The finish looks good, is extremely uniform, but doesn't have a lot of buildup - you can easily read the serial number stamping. All the threads and bearing surfaces were masked off nicely.

The total cost was $100 for media blasting and finishing of the frame, fork and handlebars. They promised it in ten days but it was ready in a week. Based on the results I definately recommend them.

One note - they're not great about answering email but always call back within a few hours if you leave a phone message.

yes, yes! anyone?

http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/bik/279881632.html

$125 including blasting. Seems like a pretty good deal. I was going to get the Mercier done before I decided to just go ahead and get a whole new frame for $25 more.

A few slightly better pictures outside.

Nice work. That was from Goodhues, right? How much prep did you have to do other than stripping the components?

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In response to jinxremoving's post, I contacted Diana at S&D and this is what she had to say:


Hi Michael, To strip and coat your frame would be $130.00. There is an additional $25.00 charge for clear coat or if the color you chose requires and under coat. Turnaround time is about 3 weeks right now.You can either ship your frame or drop it off to us,which ever you prefer.

When I brought up the post I read about an eighty dollar job they did, she replied thusly:


Michael, We've never quoted anyone that price for stripping and coating. Before the 1st of the year we charged $35.00 to strip and $75.00 to coat.We have now gone up $10.00 on each.If we quoted that it would have been a few years ago but I don't recall doing that.


Let the newbie hazing begin.

Nice work. That was from Goodhues, right? How much prep did you have to do other than stripping the components?
None! They do some pretty intense motorcycle parts (along with uindustrial stuff) so the did a much better job keeping the threads clear and cleaning up corrosion on the internal tube surfaces than I expected.

Most of the shops in the area seem to do a good job, but are closer to $125 than $100. Also if you wanted some special color combo it might be more - I just went with solid red so I didn't get into pricing for two tones or anything special.

Wow. If I hadn't seen your pics I'd say it was too good to be true. Since I have, I guess I'll be making a run to Derry soon. Thanks for the info, Garandman.

Lots of people from bustedspoke.com (New England DH/FR mtn bike forum) get their frames done at S&D. I have yet to hear anything but glowing reviews. My Sinister Ridge was powdercoated bassboat sparkle blood red by them and it looks mint. Unfortunately it gets thrown into the rocks on occasion when I eat it but the paint holds up as good as any.

No dount S&D can do a good job - they have some righteous custom bikes on their website. But they did not return either of my phone calls in over a week.

Here's an update on S&D. They called me back and left me a message today - that's 4-5 weeks since I left the message.

They quoted $130 in the message.