Where is locally for you?cosworth said:Powder coating a motorcycle frame locally has been quoted at $600 for me. The body shop wants more than that for single stage black. Bullshit.
I'll spray it outside with deadly 2k and hold my breath before I pay that.
Does it? What would it cost if the envelope were empty? So wouldn't the stickers be free to send. ???Ichiban Moto said:It costs me $1.20 to send five out of five Ichiban Moto stickers to Canada
its_nuche said:do it right the first time and get it coated 2 stage color and clear,, its worth the money, don't rattle can it, even with rattle can clear it will fade and yellow before you know it.
High On Octane said:$125 if pretty damn cheap to have a frame powder coated, I'd do that. But out of curiosity, did you even try getting the bike to run before you tore it down? I've seen a lot of people jump right in and tear everything apart before they even have a clue of what they need. They put the bike all back together after all the paint and add on parts only to find out it doesn't even run and don't know what to do to get it running.
And just my 2 cents here........ I don't know what your "budget" is, but if you are already having trouble coming up with $225 for blasting and powder coat, you are in for a rude awakening. I don't think I've ever spent less than about $1800 restoring a bike. Parts add up really fast. I've been working on and riding my bike for about 3 years, and it still isn't completely finished. But here are all of my receipts that I am scared to add up. I know it's well over $2K, maybe even $3K.
Hey, I resemble that remark.DohcBikes said:Very surprised to have never seen VHT Roll Bar and Chassis paint mentioned on this site anywhere. Used in conjuction with duplicolor self etch primer it is a fantastic and strong DIY finish that is easily repairable.
Remember that very often paint was good enough for the manufacturers. Many of my frames get Imron.
That being said, simply based on his comments, if I was getting powder coat I'd be talkin to somebody like 01marc. Powdercoat is something you want to get right the first time, and in my experience, assholes generally do good work. ;D
kimjay said:powder is great, but what about when you scratch it or it chips? not really much you can do to fix that, is there?
That's correct, my blaster ups the bill by 50-75% if it's powder because it takes so much more work to remove. I normally will use a chemical stipper to strip the part before blasting so the blaster is just cleaning them up and not going hog wild trying to remove heavy powder. This keeps my blast bill down and the potential from incompetent blast damage.Ryan Stecken said:My blasting technician,who blasted my tins for my RD project, warned me NEVER ever to bring him any powdercoated stuff.
Dunno if he's right but he said that the plastic film melts in the process and is extemely hard to take off again, so i guess when one powders the frame,parts should stay like that forever
You think plating is expensive now? Wait till the new EPA regulations on tank venting go into effect in 2016, You'll see quite a few platers going out of business and the price rising even more.miffa said:Nickel plating used to be the thing, mainly used on the older race bikes, fantastic finish really durable but my word it’s so expensive nowadays ,a nice alternative is chromacoat very similar process to powder coating but gives a alloy finish ,great for rims and really cheap
o1marc said:Really? Why can't you fix it with paint just like you would if it were paint that chipped?
And again you are missing the whole point of powder coating. It so durable that it is 10x's less likely to chip or scratch than paint.
Powder can be touched and can be wet sanded and cut and polished just like paint.