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Paint a bike

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  • 09-04-2008 2:25pm
    #1
    erizo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭


    Hi,

    Anybody would know who could paint bikes decently in Dublin?
    I'm not talking about conventional spray job.

    Thanks


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    Ghost Rider
    Registered Users Posts: 1,883 ✭✭✭Ghost Rider


    Do you mean hand-painting or powder-coating?

    If the latter, there is a place in Walkinstown that does it quite cheaply:

    http://www.qualitypowdercoating.ie/
    erizo wrote: »
    Hi,

    Anybody would know who could paint bikes decently in Dublin?
    I'm not talking about conventional spray job.

    Thanks


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    Danbo!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,942 ✭✭✭Danbo!


    I painted a bmx frame a few years back. I looked into companies doing it, but it worked out very expensive. If its too expensive post back here and ill let you know what you need


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    erizo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭erizo


    I have forwarded an email to the company you told me Ghost Rider, but i assume it will cost me a good few euros for that.

    So then, nobleste, if you could give me any advice, that would be brilliant.

    Thanks to both


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    fish-head
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭fish-head


    Let us know how it goes, will ya?


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    kenmc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,276 ✭✭✭kenmc


    I found that painting a frame years ago didn't really work - I used spray automotive paint, stripped the frame to bare metal, well sanded, couple of coats of paint lightly sanded between coats and then about 6 coats of clear lacquer - the paint never really hardened, it would chip if you sneeze at it. Very disappointing after all the effort involved. Perhaps I used the wrong paint or something, but it was all I knew/could afford at the time - was about 15 I suppose!


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    erizo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭erizo


    I will guys let you know how it goes. Though it is an old bike it's got a lot of memories and wouldn't like to miss it as it needs a body work for chips, rust and usual scratches. So i will keep you updated.

    Thanks


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    Ghost Rider
    Registered Users Posts: 1,883 ✭✭✭Ghost Rider


    It cost me sixty quid, which included sand blasting the frame first. That seemed pretty reasonable.
    erizo wrote: »
    I have forwarded an email to the company you told me Ghost Rider, but i assume it will cost me a good few euros for that.

    So then, nobleste, if you could give me any advice, that would be brilliant.

    Thanks to both


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    erizo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭erizo


    I rang the paiting company and they asked me 120 for the job.
    This month it is a bit too much for my budget, so i'll need to wait then.

    If anybody knows any other place to paint it, let me know.

    Thanks


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