powder coating or respray?

romeopat

hello
im new to all this. got myself a cheap gt chucker frame yesterday in need of a respray just wondering what would be best powder coat or respray?
has anyone done any of these before?
thanks all

CarlosD

hi,

it all depends on where your going to get this resprayed? you could class powdercoat as a respray!

but if it was me i would pay the extra and get anodizing?

Thanks

Carlos

romeopat

i was just wondering if powder coating is better than a normal spray ( like a car would be done )

CarlosD

well powder coating is a very strong material so yes it would be more prone to chip less than stove baked paints.

paul.skibum

I am looking at the same thing and I am thinking powder coat for durability over paint.

I looked at Windridge on the internet who seem to be a specialist in bike and motor bike powdercoating but got a cheaper quote from a local outfit who could do it but didnt seem to do the full clean up and so on first.

dogboy73

I got my frame for the rebuild aqua blasted & then powder coated. Very pleased with the results. Cost about £50 to get done at a place in Maldon, Essex (details in my blog if anyone is interested).

thekickingmule

I got my frame blasted and then powder coated in Leeds. Cost me £80 I think, though the guy was just making up prices, he quoted me one thing over the phone, another when I gave him the bike, then charged me £80 when I came to collect it :roll:

Powder coating has stood up well against any chips so far though.

Petty Vagrant

dogboy73 wrote:

I got my frame for the rebuild aqua blasted & then powder coated. Very pleased with the results. Cost about £50 to get done at a place in Maldon, Essex (details in my blog if anyone is interested).

Excellent blog, great looking bike - thanks for sharing.

romeopat

thank you for all your comments. looks like im going with powder coating. just have the hard decision of a colour lol i want something different but nothing too bold i.e bright pink lol
anyone have any ideas
its for a gt chucker frame

Johno7470

I got mine done recently at a company called DHS services, just off Gelderd Road & he charged me £50 for each frame!!
Which i thought was ok & they've done quite a good job.

dogboy73

Petty Vagrant wrote:

dogboy73 wrote:

I got my frame for the rebuild aqua blasted & then powder coated. Very pleased with the results. Cost about £50 to get done at a place in Maldon, Essex (details in my blog if anyone is interested).

Excellent blog, great looking bike - thanks for sharing.

Cheers

It's almost done now. Just some final tweaking, some SPD shoes to buy & set-up & then I'm off riding

Cferg

dogboy73 wrote:

Petty Vagrant wrote:

dogboy73 wrote:

I got my frame for the rebuild aqua blasted & then powder coated. Very pleased with the results. Cost about £50 to get done at a place in Maldon, Essex (details in my blog if anyone is interested).

Excellent blog, great looking bike - thanks for sharing.

Cheers

It's almost done now. Just some final tweaking, some SPD shoes to buy & set-up & then I'm off riding

Agreed, awesome blog

dogboy73

Cferg wrote:

Agreed, awesome blog

Cheers Hoping to soon be adding some pics of the finished bike & actually start riding it. I've gone for SPD pedals on the rebuild (been wanting to try these for ages) so I'm going to need some SPD compatible shoes before I go anywhere.