Carbon frame respray.

big mce · 09-11-2014 11:58am #1

Hi all,

Looking to get a carbon frame resprayed, must be top notch, not a halfords tin special, any recommendations?

Thanks.

Idleater · 09-11-2014 1:42pm

Tallaght powder coating?

http://www.tallaghtpowdercoating.ie/tallaght-powder-coating-auto-gallery-bikes.html

macadam · 09-11-2014 2:12pm

big mce wrote: »

Hi all,

Looking to get a carbon frame resprayed, must be top notch, not a halfords tin special, any recommendations?

Thanks.

What would this cost? Ballpark!!

Brian? · 09-11-2014 4:02pm

Idleater wrote: »

Tallaght powder coating?

http://www.tallaghtpowdercoating.ie/tallaght-powder-coating-auto-gallery-bikes.html

Can you powder coat carbon? Doesn't it have to be metal?

connie_c · 09-11-2014 4:03pm

http://www.bicycledesigncentre.com/

countrykid · 09-11-2014 4:15pm

http://argoscycles.com/

Much better than anyone over here- they do way more work so it only makes sense

shaka · 09-11-2014 10:58pm

CarbonTec do carbon repairs and full resprays

Charlie69 · 09-11-2014 11:15pm

Chris Custom Design up north in Craigavon do fantastic work, amazing attention to detail. Very reasonable too

Quigs Snr · 09-11-2014 11:44pm

No easy way to do a carbon frame. They have to be hand sanded and painted. Argos Cycles and Atlantic Boulevard in the UK are well known and well respected. But between postage etc... expect to budget at least 400 euro for a simple, more or less single colour paint scheme and decals.

Harrybelafonte · 20-11-2014 11:26am

Quigs Snr wrote: »

No easy way to do a carbon frame. They have to be hand sanded and painted. Argos Cycles and Atlantic Boulevard in the UK are well known and well respected. But between postage etc... expect to budget at least 400 euro for a simple, more or less single colour paint scheme and decals.

How much do Argos charge? I can't see a carbon specific price on their site.

Quigs Snr · 20-11-2014 3:18pm

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

How much do Argos charge? I can't see a carbon specific price on their site.

Repainting a trek mad one cost me 440 with shipping costs... that was one colour only and they provided the decals too.

pricey. But the work is top class. Atlantic were a similar price. Work was almost as good.

Harrybelafonte · 20-11-2014 3:23pm

Thanks. I won't be shipping it so trying to get an idea of price for spray alone. €240 or so seems standard. You stripped yours yourself?

Quigs Snr · 20-11-2014 4:55pm

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Thanks. I won't be shipping it so trying to get an idea of price for spray alone. €240 or so seems standard. You stripped yours yourself?

if by stripped you mean removed the parts then yes. I just sent the frame and fork.

Harrybelafonte · 20-11-2014 5:00pm

Quigs Snr wrote: »

if by stripped you mean removed the parts then yes. I just sent the frame and fork.

Ok, thanks, I meant paint, but still answers my question.

bwalsh1983 · 20-11-2014 6:32pm

This guy did a phenomenal job on 2 frames for a friend of mine, really restored them to factory shape. An amazing job on the steel frame which looks like it just rolled of the production line...about 25 years ago. He did a carbon cyclocross bike also.

Dont let the hells angel style work put you off, he will do whatever style you are looking for.

http://www.madclowndesign.com/

Hes in Limerick.

zindicato · 20-11-2014 9:42pm

bwalsh1983 wrote: »

This guy did a phenomenal job on 2 frames for a friend of mine, really restored them to factory shape. An amazing job on the steel frame which looks like it just rolled of the production line...about 25 years ago. He did a carbon cyclocross bike also.

Dont let the hells angel style work put you off, he will do whatever style you are looking for.

http://www.madclowndesign.com/

Hes in Limerick.

plus one on this guy really good painter, got friends that he has done work for though they were on motorbikes heres his FB page and some carbon frames that he has painted https://www.facebook.com/madclownairbrush/photos_stream?ref=page_internal

bwalsh1983 · 21-11-2014 11:25am

zindicato wrote: »

plus one on this guy really good painter, got friends that he has done work for though they were on motorbikes heres his FB page and some carbon frames that he has painted https://www.facebook.com/madclownairbrush/photos_stream?ref=page_internal

Thats my friends concorde in that collection, paintwork was seriously tranished and the detail he was able to reproduce was incredible. Talented fellow.

Harrybelafonte · 21-11-2014 11:33am

Does he do the decals himself or pain logos on?

bwalsh1983 · 21-11-2014 12:47pm

You will have to source your own decals but ebay is your friend. All can be got there.

Harrybelafonte · 25-11-2014 8:57am

Any idea on costs?

lennymc · 25-11-2014 11:11am

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Any idea on costs?

I got a set of reproduction colnago super decals on ebay for about 30 quid I think. Ill look it up later and send it on to you.

bwalsh1983 · 25-11-2014 11:26am

You will have to speak to him for a quote I guess. Ironically I thought a clubmate was on a new bike at the weekend but it was a frame that had taken some damage, been repaired and was re-sprayed by...the mad clown.

I really did think it was a new bike.

lennymc · 25-11-2014 11:56am

these are the ones I got. They look well, but I haven't put them on the bike yet...

Harrybelafonte · 26-11-2014 11:13am

bwalsh1983 wrote: »

You will have to speak to him for a quote I guess. Ironically I thought a clubmate was on a new bike at the weekend but it was a frame that had taken some damage, been repaired and was re-sprayed by...the mad clown.

I really did think it was a new bike.

Yep, quote received and very favourable. Looks like a winner.

lennymc wrote: »

these are the ones I got. They look well, but I haven't put them on the bike yet...

Thanks LEnny, but I'll be rebranding this as my own and have logo and font designed for it.

magicbastarder · 26-11-2014 11:31am

Brian? wrote: »

Can you powder coat carbon? Doesn't it have to be metal?

i assume so - because you've got to apply a charge to the item to be powder coated, and carbon is an insulator.
plus, the paint has to be baked on - not sure what this might do to a carbon frame?

lennymc · 26-11-2014 11:40am

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Thanks LEnny, but I'll be rebranding this as my own and have logo and font designed for it.

I'd call it a cornetto (for the Italian sound) and go with this if I was you....

Harrybelafonte · 26-11-2014 11:44am

It's already done. Has Irish hipster theme.

Harrybelafonte · 24-02-2015 11:54am

Still haven;'t managed to get the dough together for this, but someone mentioned that CarCraft down on Anglsea Rd are doing bikes now. Have mailed them but no reply. Anyone hear similar?

mickeycav · 20-04-2015 3:05pm

Guys, is there anywhere in Dublin that I can get a carbon frame checked for cracks/damage?
thanks

Carbon frame respray.

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