Powder Coating in Dublin??

hobojojo

hi,

has anyone had a bike resprayed in dublin? where did you get it done and approx how much did it cost?

did they sandblast it before hand?

cheers

scottreynolds

hobojojo wrote: »

hi,

has anyone had a bike resprayed in dublin? where did you get it done and approx how much did it cost?

did they sandblast it before hand?

cheers

jeff @ Tallaght powder coating did mine. e120. They did everything stripped the frame and painted nicely. Even wrapped it in bubble wrap for me to take home and all this took 3 days.

hobojojo

did you just get one colour all over? that sounds like a good enough deal, ill have to look it up

scottreynolds

hobojojo wrote: »

did you just get one colour all over? that sounds like a good enough deal, ill have to look it up

one color all over in this case. The next bike will be two colours.

hobojojo

am i right in assuming that 2 colours are more expensive than 1?

were there any badges on your bike? mine has a raleigh one, not sure if it comes off or not for painting purposes, did yours?

scottreynolds

hobojojo wrote: »

am i right in assuming that 2 colours are more expensive than 1?

were there any badges on your bike? mine has a raleigh one, not sure if it comes off or not for painting purposes, did yours?

I took everything I didn't want painted off. You should be able to remove the badge and replace. Its you can't I'd destoy it getting it off. They look well capable of doing to colors. I think their website is www.tallaghtpowdercoating.ie

CheGuedara

Dont forget that if respraying an alu frame that the baking as part of a powdercoating can make the frame brittle - many manufacturers warranties would be voided by doing it.

Steel frames wouldn't be affected though

steinone

Im pretty sure that you can get them coated at lower temperatures to minimise this problem, I think it effects the coat slightly but not too much.

Ask when you ask for a quote.

Ghost Rider

I've found these guys both quick and cheap, though I can't remember exactly how much I paid to get mine done:

http://www.qualitypowdercoating.ie/

One tip re powder coating: it looks great initially but the paint does lose a lot of its lustre within a year or so, so if you can get a clear coat on top of the coloured coat, I would. That will also help protect the frame from scratches (which, apart from being unappealing cosmetically, will expose the steel to corrosion).

steinone

With the fixed craze coming up in Dublin now we should really have a thread with someone that wants whatever powdercoated and what colour, that way you can save by putting in say two frames at the same time or throw in some cranks or a brake lever or something.

petethedrummer

steinone wrote: »

With the fixed craze coming up in Dublin now we should really have a thread with someone that wants whatever powdercoated and what colour, that way you can save by putting in say two frames at the same time or throw in some cranks or a brake lever or something.

Good idea, I have an old raleigh what needs a good doing.

crazydingo

Jeff, approximately how much would a typical road frame an forks cost to powdercoat with any one standard colour?
And would it cost much more to get a second colour in there?

CheGuedara

jeff bibby wrote: »

Hi to all,
I'm sorry Che, but your piece on alu frames becoming brittle is like telling someone that the original Che Guevara was from Chile,Cuba,Mexico,Algiers,Moscow or Miami all places that he once frequented but not actually where he was born.
You see, firstly powder coating is specialally formulated for aluminium metals.
Most of the aluminium metals that are powdercoated are as little as 1mm thick and secoundly the baking process is far less hotter cooler in degress or celsious (same thing?) than what a frame would adhere to when being made. A manufacturer would have no say at all in the matter because unless you are such a bad bike rider ( and I'm not saying that you are ) I would say that by the time you got around to getting your bike painted you would be well outside the warranty period anyway. Hence the reason you would probably be looking to get your bike re-sprayed in the first place.
My company specialise in the restoration of old and new bikes and we have painted for the Irish downhill's champion who, when not biking is probably usually laying back with a big Cigar admirring his newly painted bike. Most of the bikes we paint these days are made from aluminium , titanium or magneisium.

Kind Regards
Jeff

Hi Jeff,

How are you? I hope business is well. I was simply passing on what was once told to me to the OP. I wouldn't know the intricacies of the paint business - I'm a molecular biologist not a powder coat expert.

If you would like I could suggested a bit of a reading list if you would like to learn about Che Guevara, there's some really good ones out there.

Take it handy

jeff bibby

CheGuedara wrote: »

Hi Jeff,

How are you? I hope business is well. I was simply passing on what was once told to me to the OP. I wouldn't know the intricacies of the paint business - I'm a molecular biologist not a powder coat expert.

If you would like I could suggested a bit of a reading list if you would like to learn about Che Guevara, there's some really good ones out there.

Take it handy

Ha Ha , LOL
Thank you for the Grammer and Spelling edits, one of my worst subjects at school was English .
I'm currently reading Che Guevara " A Revolutionary Life " its a big book so if you dont rate it please let me know and I'll skip a few pages .
I hope you dont mind me talking about Powdercoating cause it's what I do and a un-factual post could damage one's vested business interest. That's why I'm not even going to try and talk to you about Molecular Biolgology even though it sounds very interesting in case I dont come across as an expert in the macromolecules and macromolecular mechanisms found in the living things such as the molcular nature of the genes, as I wouldn't have a clue as to what I'm talking about .
Thanks Che

CheGuedara

No worries, but spelling man, the woeful spelling.....

crazydingo

I just got my bike frame and stem back from tallaght powder coating and it looks great!
I can't recommend them enough, Jeff was very helpful and great to deal with, if anyone wants their stuff powder coated then they should look up tallaght powder coating.
The only trouble I had was finding them in the first place, they are tucked in inconspicuously at the back of a tiny industrial estate. The entrance to the estate down beside a bathroom and tile centre and it just looks like a driveway to a carpark or something which is why I missed it the first 2 times I went looking for the place

blue chuzzle

photos!

stuf

good news crazydingo!

do you have pics?
how much?
what prep/masking did you need to do?

crazydingo

I'll stick some pics up tomorrow, at the moment it's still I. The bubble wrap that they packaged it in after I saw it (so I could bring it home super-safely).
It was €150, frame and stem (my stem was all scratched and horrible so I wanted to liven it up a bit), a nice light green with a clear coat over it to make it nice and glossy.

I didn't have to prep it, I just handed it to them as-is (or as-was in this case). They cleaned off all the paint and prepped it and painted it, you get the full service

crazydingo

Here's the frame and stem. They are actually the same colour, it's just the frame was in the shade.

steinone

Nice!

boombang

Hi All,

I just wanted to add my positive experience about of Tallaght Powder Coating to boards. Jeff's a gent and I'm happy to recommend their work.

I did up an old frame for the girlfriend and Jeff did the powdercoating for me. The results were very good and the service was second to none. Had her frame and fork all wrapped up in bubble wrap after he'd shown me the great job he did. The colour was great and the paint has lasted well so far (she's had it since the summer, but it's not used daily). The quality wouldn't be 10/10 concours restoration quality, but definitely good enough for me. I'm guessing that's probably the difference between powdercoating vs enamel baking at somebody like Mercian in the UK.

Anyway, see for yourself in the pictures. Sorry there are no close ups, but you get the idea. Last two images are before shots. Before I took of the brake bosses, pannier mounts etc.

I'd spent ages doing the aul' nitromors and wire wool. Jeff says don't bother, they'll blast it clean for you.

Can't quite remember what it cost, but it was in the ball park of E120/150.

blorg

Holy Jesus that is a nice bike.

niceonetom

Wow, that looks really classy.

Was that colour mixed up for you or is it off-the-peg?

Caroline_ie

I WANT !!!!!!!!! It's beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gman2k

Are you going to rebadge the Galaxy? lovely frame, 531, I'm jealous!

boombang

Hi All,

Thanks for the kind comments. To NiceOneTom, Jeff had the colour on a card and I picked it out. I don't know if he had to mix it or just pick it from stock. I'm sorry, but I can't remember the colour or code.

Gman2k: Just on the Galaxy frame, it's a heavier bike that I should have gone for. I have a Galaxy for touring and it's a Landrover Defender of a bike and in retrospect I should have gone for something lighter for a town bike for her. I did want a mixte and something made of quality steel, and I suppose it won't let her down. I won't rebadge it as I like the simple aesthetic. Dawes does get some credit still as their logo is still visible on the tops of the seat stays.

I was amazed how well the frame looked after repainting. I would encourage anybody with an old favourite of a bike that they'd like to give a new lease to go for this option. Single block colour can look good.

SubLuminal

TRIPPY -

I am currently working on a mixte for my girlfriend and I was going to do it exactly how yours looks there - its like you took a picture of what I had in my head somehow!!!

Bugger, now I need to do something different! lol

EDIT-

Phew. Hers is going to have dropped "racing bike" style bars. Saved!

penexpers

Dragging up old thread. I am probably going to get my frame powdercoated quite soon. For anyone that has had it done, does it clog up the threads for the bottom bracket, rack braze ons etc.. or are they protected during the process?

boombang

@penexpers

Wasn't a problem with the frame I had done. I can't remember what they did to mask off the areas, but it worked out fine. There may have been a little in the BB thread, but nothing that caused a difficulty or couldn't be taken out easily with the point of a knife as I recall.

jack01986

Sorry to be dredging this up again but if anyone is interested I got my frame coated by a company called Barelle Ltd. They did a seriously good job with it. They stripped and powder coated the frame all for €65 Id recommend them to anyone. Very sound guys in there ive got to say as well.
http://www.barelleltd.ie/p_home.html