Powder coating

Posts : 68 Join date : 2011-07-09 Location : Shevington

Just been quoted £25 to coat my frame! What a rip off!!! Shocked

Subject: Re: Powder coating Thu Jul 28, 2011 11:40 am

So long as monkies aren't doing the powder coating!!!!

Posts : 39 Join date : 2011-07-09 Location : North Wales

Is it a specialised place or an industrial coaters?

Beware, your frame may end up scrap.

Subject: Re: Powder coating Thu Jul 28, 2011 2:01 pm

it's dazzlers place of work, he has managed to swing a deal with the boss. Or i hope he has.

Subject: Re: Powder coating Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:16 pm

Its alright for some the prices for mine varied between £200 to £70

Posts : 39 Join date : 2011-07-09 Location : North Wales

I've been quoted £240 for powder coating for the following:

Wrinkle Red:
Frame
Swingarm

Mirror/gloss black:
Wheels
Yokes
side stand
centre stand
a few brackets etc

Wrinkle black:
Engine cases
couple of brackets etc

That includes blasting and cleaning.

Subject: Re: Powder coating Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:42 am

Sounds ok to me, Just ask to see a sample first!
Just had some done by a small local company, and only cost £30. I might aswell have put a match to the money.
He made a complete F..k up of the parts.

So always seee a sample of there work first.

I now have to burn the coating off, then blast clean and send them out for coating.

The compay was based at Heatons Bridge on the way to Southport Lancs. DON'T USE THIS COMPANY. (my opinion only)

Subject: Re: Powder coating Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:38 pm

The firm I will be using is the one IED said about and it turns out it is the firm one of my old employers used when I worked in structural steel fabrication and they are going to charge me £90 to blast and coat the frame and swingarm the company name is Impact Coatings of Colchester

Posts : 68 Join date : 2011-07-09 Location : Shevington

Animal_Mother wrote:: Is it a specialised place or an industrial coaters?

Beware, your frame may end up scrap.

As Mig said, I work there so I see the work at first hand

Posts : 68 Join date : 2011-07-09 Location : Shevington

Saying that, If all goes to plan today, I won't be needing them. Watch this space as they say

Posts : 6 Join date : 2011-09-19

Those prices seem in line with what California firms are charging. Remember, there is a process of bead blasting or light sand blasting that is the first step in powder coating. It is time consuming. As is true of the painting process, the devil is in the prep work.

A nationwide seller of Chinese-made tools and machines sells powder coating equipment but folks don't have much luck with it at home. For starters, where is one going to get an oven big enough to bake a motorcycle frame?

Posts : 2 Join date : 2011-11-08

Dazzler wrote:: Just been quoted £25 to coat my frame! What a rip off!!!

25 pounds, that's cheap, I live in British Columbia, Canada and here they want $600.00 for frame and swing arm and I think that price has gone up lately

Subject: Re: Powder coating Mon Nov 14, 2011 11:10 am

-Not too familiar with powder coating. But it seems to be the newest thing and the way to go. Im on a beer budget and half to be careful where i put my limited funds.

Posts : 541 Join date : 2011-10-26 Location : black country

i can recommend a great powder coater in birmingham on the tyburn rd just off spagetti junction called labtab
they have every variation of every colour in matt ,satin and gloss smooth or crickle coat they also do a great wheel service as well, from complete strip, to polish and powdercat,
ive used them loads of times usually a 48 hr turn around and as a bonus they are as cheap as chips
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this wheel was ready for scrap and it turned out fine

» Z750 Tcho and speedo, also Powder coat V's paint