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BMX resprayed?

  • 10-10-2012 9:46am
    #1
    canihave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 144 ✭✭


    Was just wondering if anyone would know if it is possible to get a BMX resprayed. I am also looking to get an idea of cost (planning on doing this instead of replacing bike). Thanks


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  • #2
    Wibbs
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    Powdercoating might be the way to go? Very robust finish especially for a BMX. IIRC not too expensive either. I think a chap in Tallaght, Dublin does it for around the 100 euro mark. I personally wouldn't do it to a high quality lugged road bike frame, but ideal for a BMX.

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  • #3
    JonDoe
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    Maybe go DIY

    http://www.rotorburn.com/forums/showthread.php?62163-How-to-Paint-Frames-(Plow-Style)


  • #4
    O.B.R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 201 ✭✭O.B.R


    i done my own and quite a few of the locals bikes using montanna 94 matt paint and a couple hours of sanding, great finish! but if matt isnt what your looking for it can be done with montanna hardcore paint for a gloss finish. everyone i done it for was delighted with the outcome and even payed me lol i think you should just go DIY with it, its cheap too, on average ill spend about 20 quid on the supplies needed


  • #5
    Wibbs
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    JonDoe wrote: »
    Maybe go DIY

    http://www.rotorburn.com/forums/showthread.php?62163-How-to-Paint-Frames-(Plow-Style)
    Great resource JD. You can spray your bike using rattle cans, but it needs serious preparation and ideal conditions. In the past I've done a bike frame, car wing mirrors, etc and the full of my car bumper This time of the year in Ireland ain't ideal conditions. Damp and cold will be your enemies. Causes fogging of the paint and it takes eons to dry.

    If you are gonna go DIY a few things to consider: make sure your primer, main coat and clear coat come from the same maker. THis minimises incompatibilities in the paint and the resulting horrors if they're not matched. Preparation is everything. The frame must be completely naked, no components attached. The base prep and finish will inform your final finish. Buy more primer and paint than you think you need. Rattle cans are more propellant than pigment and with a skinny bike frame you'll get a lot of wastage. IMHO hold the spray head closer than recommended. Around 6-8 inches in old money. Many thin coats are better than one thick one. Wear the right safety gear and only spray in a well ventilated area. Major one. Paint fumes are bloody dangerous and will cause damage. In the case of two pack paints, even fatal damage.

    After all that be aware that a rattle can finish, even with the best prep and skill and will in the world is going to be much more delicate than a pro/manufacturer finish. IT'll chip like a bastard. If you know a guy or gal who is a pro painter of cars and uses two pack paint and is willing to do your frame then that's a far better bet for a lasting finish. Basically how the big names do it. Expensive though, materials wise. This is why I suggested powdercoating. A very tough finish. I'd not go near it with a high quality say lugged steel frame as it tends to lose details and look "plasticy", but ideal for a BMX and a lot cheaper than if you go the DIY full on proper rattle can finish.

    My 3 cents anyway.

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  • #6
    seamus
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    Tallaght Powder Coating: http://www.tallaghtpowdercoating.ie/

    Did my commuter frame for me, plain gloss black, cost me €90 I think. Dipped and painted the frame for me, came out beautiful, I'm very happy with it. A tougher finish is probably a bit more (if they do a couple of coats), but it'll come out perfect.

    I had considered the DIY route, but after pricing up the paints and the tools and working out the time it would take me to do it (I reckoned it would take about 12 hours just to prepare the damn thing properly), €90 turned out to be a bargain. It's the only way I would ever go get a frame redone in future.


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  • #7
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,217 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    seamus wrote: »
    It's the only way I would ever go get a frame redone in future.
    Just not a carbon frame, or fork. Powder coating, high temp curing of same and CF don't mix.

    After scrapes from a crash I need to get my steel frame repainted myself. Personally I'm not sold on the look of powder coating so for me it's either DIY or better try and find a car spraying chap with all the gear to do it. Either will be fun and cheap... Not. :(

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  • #8
    Tomred13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 290 ✭✭Tomred13


    canihave wrote: »
    Was just wondering if anyone would know if it is possible to get a BMX resprayed. I am also looking to get an idea of cost (planning on doing this instead of replacing bike). Thanks
    HI
    There is also a lad down in limerick that does spray jobs for carbon bikes, you should be able to find him on Donedeal. if you cant find him let me know and il get you a number. Tom


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