Can anyone recommend expert paint jobbers?

Lisa101

Bought a bike but not keen on the colour-
Is there a way to still retain all of the Giant stickers & style but still get a new colour underneath?

Thanks

Giraffoto

Lisa101 wrote:

Is there a way to still retain all of the Giant stickers & style but still get a new colour underneath?

You can't "retain" the stickers, but you can get a new set from a few places (well, you can for Specialized, and I'm guessing Giant won't be too different) and then put them on after you've had the frame repainted. At least one of our members is a professional spray painter, if you're lucky he'll come along and give you some expert advice

plugp7

Personally I would steer away from "paint". I've had a few absolutely cracking paint jobs (Bob Jackson, Leeds) but they are not durable on mountain bikes. I would go for powder coating. Google powder coating in your area. There should be quite a few locally. Could try a motor bike forum. Bikers are generally are very discerning so there should be some good leads there.

snotty badger

I personally wouldn't have an aluminium frame powder coated. It can ruin the heat treatment of the frame.

A decent paint will do the job just fine.

nicklouse

snotty badger wrote:

I personally wouldn't have an aluminium frame powder coated. It can ruin the heat treatment of the frame.

no it will not.

snotty badger

Not what I've read nick. If you can find a pukka powder coater that has a decent oven that stays at the right temperature then it's probably ok. Some ovens vary massively in temperature, centre can be a lot hotter than near the doors.

Aluminium has a melting point of around 650 degrees c, some ovens hit mid 300 s in the centre, that will alter the aluminums properties.

From what I understand it aluminium needs a low temp system, I'll just stick with wet paint, which when done properly is very durable.

adesaxo31

2k lacquer is the best you will get if powdercoating isn't an option