powdercoat
10-16-07, 02:28 PM
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powdercoat
if anyone is in the PA area, and needs a good powdercoater,
i just hit a gold mine.
just had my frame,fork, two rims, and a stem all coated for under $70.
and it looks sweeeeeeet
pm me.
this is probably in the wrong place, so feel free to yell at me.
i just hit a gold mine.
just had my frame,fork, two rims, and a stem all coated for under $70.
and it looks sweeeeeeet
pm me.
this is probably in the wrong place, so feel free to yell at me.
10-16-07, 04:14 PM
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if in chicago area, look into chicago powder coaters, or get the powder coating hobby gun, used by many industrial places and costs between 45-60$ US and you can get about 2 pounds of a solid colour for about 10-20$ extra and all it takes is an oven to bake a powder coat job at about 375F
10-16-07, 04:27 PM
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if in chicago area, look into chicago powder coaters, or get the powder coating hobby gun, used by many industrial places and costs between 45-60$ US and you can get about 2 pounds of a solid colour for about 10-20$ extra and all it takes is an oven to bake a powder coat job at about 375F
I have the same question as the 2nd poster about Sacramento, CA. I would love to be able to PC my frame for $60.
10-16-07, 04:33 PM
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Me too. (There was a thread in the NorCal forum but no good recommendations came out of that.)
10-16-07, 05:10 PM
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I'm sure if a few of us get together and do the same color we could get a good deal. There are 5-6 folks at the Bike Kitchen who have talked about this too. Email me at chris"at"sacbikekitchen"dot"org
10-16-07, 05:20 PM
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10-16-07, 05:21 PM
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also for ovens that will fit bike frames... you'd be surprised how easily you can find a large oven for free
craigslist for the free stuff
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10-16-07, 05:23 PM
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PA area? PA is huge dude, was it in Lancaster?
10-16-07, 06:07 PM
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Done, thanks Chris. I will probably need mine bead blasted since the paint is actually just fine,.... but can get that done if need be.
10-16-07, 06:27 PM
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for those in Washington i found a guy on craigslist that will do a stripped from for 70 and 100 for him to strip. i bet you can negotiate, he also takes trades.
10-16-07, 06:39 PM
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10-16-07, 06:40 PM
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the best thing i've been able to think up is to find a pizza shop thats going out of business. a pizza oven would be absolutely perfect for a frame.
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$10-30 for some of PA is not worth the gas money to get there. Thanks for the note though, lancaster might /almost/ be close enough to make that trip worth it if I need a powdercoat.
10-16-07, 06:53 PM
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It would be great to do it your self.
DIY Powdercoat Gun
https://www.flickr.com/photos/zapwiza...7594167019934/
As for the oven, I think Raku firing oven is the way to go:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv3SR7wLeoo
Complete Powder Coating system for $70
https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-C...spagenameZWDVW
DIY Powdercoat Gun
https://www.flickr.com/photos/zapwiza...7594167019934/
As for the oven, I think Raku firing oven is the way to go:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv3SR7wLeoo
Complete Powder Coating system for $70
https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-C...spagenameZWDVW
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