Bike frame painters?

dethklok · 14-05-2011 03:18PM #1

Ok so last summer my dad and i converted an old 10 speed into a fixed wheel, and we did a rattle-can spray paint job on it ourselves. Now, the paint job is looking so bad it's embarassing. Does anyone know of a place in town that might paint a frame professionally? (Well, more professionally than a half arsed job done in a shed anyway)

JacksonHeightsOwn · 14-05-2011 03:31PM

how about powder coating?

ive seen these lads van around Tallaght a bit lately

http://www.tallaghtpowdercoating.ie/gallery_bicycles.html

worth a look i suppose

dethklok · 14-05-2011 03:39PM

Thanks a lot, i'll check 'em out

Holyboy · 14-05-2011 08:18PM

I was excited when I came across Tallaght powder coating last year, I thought people would finally be able to get a bike painted over here but I've seen about five bike frames since then coated by them, even one only yesterday and the finish is shocking, really bad, nearly like a rattle can finish!!!
Today I was given a guys number that does custom motorbike paint jobs, he's a friend of a friend, he will do frame and fork in any colour or finish with clear coat finish for €150 but I haven't seen his work yet, a bike frame is very different from a motorbike tank after all, so I'm going to get one done to see how he does, if he's as good as he's supposed to be I'll be recommending him, so watch this space

gman2k · 14-05-2011 08:33PM

I have an old Diamond Back Apex Steel MTB that is a long term project.
I was thinking of getting it powder coated, but I've decided to try and keep the paint scheme as original as possible with blown in blue paint to front and rear.
This will mean I'll get it painted by a local car sprayer (son of the guy who painted my Peugeot.
This is what the DB would look like

dethklok · 14-05-2011 10:29PM

@gman2k
Nice bike, especially seeing as it's singlespeed

feck sake lads · 15-05-2011 10:45AM

have you tried DEssie maye (raparee bikes) i know he is retired these days but his sons might still do some work ,they were brilliant.;)

lennymc · 15-05-2011 10:49AM

feck sake lads wrote: »

have you tried DEssie maye (raparee bikes) i know he is retired these days but his sons might still do some work ,they were brilliant.;)

do you have contact details fsl?

feck sake lads · 15-05-2011 11:06AM

lennymc i did have his phone number but i'm sure he's in the phone book lives over trim direction .he's a real gentleman and a genius on all things bikes.his son's were good at racing cant recall there names sorry (old age):D:D but i'll try and find out for ya.

yeah found his phone number he lives in longwood direction over by trim not sure if i should post his number, anyway he's in the book 044.........

Bike frame painters?

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