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BunnyHop wrote:

What is the advantage/disadvantage of paint vs. powdercoat?

aside from durability the choice between the two is based alot upon personal preference. i prefer paint but im not trying to sway anyone from using either of the services advertised here, so it might not be to friendly to get into any disadvantages in this particular thread.

Have you guys seen the marble powder coat? Its pretty freakin sweet!

What ya' need ?? 
I'm going to do a anodizing run in a week or two/three ... red and maybe blue (Bright/Shiny ano, most shops do not offer "bright dip" anodizing !!)
$40-$50 for a set of cranks for example.
Don't think there is a marble anodizing by the way.

giginfrogg wrote:

Im interested in somebody who does annodizing, marbled anno, reg anno, etc.
What can you do Boyz!!

Last edited by BMXfetish (2010-06-18 5:54am)

http://www.elitecoatingsny.com/index.htm

he charges $80 for a frame, fork and bars set. The price includes media blasting and powdercoating of stock colors. He can do candy colors also for an added price. This guy is good! The only thing extra is shipping. He wraps everything and uses a dacent amount of bubble wrap too! Hes done 2 of my frames already and he's working on doing a set of GT mags I got too. More of an experimental thing with the mags.

Some pix of the work

Last edited by carbons2k (2010-06-21 11:31am)

Hello World,

Thought id add a little from the land down under, AUSTRALIA.

To all those BMX enthusiasts/builders in Australia, there is new business in Queensland.

Maggot Industries are now you custom colour proffesionals specialising in BMX custom powder coating.

Full range of colours from Black to High Yellow, Burnt orange to sky blue and everything in between.

We have a large range of high gloss and mettalic finishes, but can also provide matte and textured finishes if desired.

Contact by email: Maggot_industries@live.com.au for more information.

Jeremy Jones 0416953594

so is powdercoat a type/style of paint? Or it's not paint at all?

badbroccoli wrote:

Can we add our own shops on here or is this thread just for those guys on post #1.  My shop does powdercoating too.

If you a Museum Member & you Owned or Work or have a Big Hand in the Process of the Work for some kinda of business that as something to do with some aspects of BMX...

http://www.exotics-inc.com/

This is the shop where I take care of the bike business that comes in.  I oversee the process of getting the bikes in and out and make sure that they are done the way that they are supposed to be done.  PM for any questions about this.  Thanks!

MyHobby80 wrote:

so is powdercoat a type/style of paint? Or it's not paint at all?

powdercoat is like a baked on paint, it is much thicker and more durable than paint, but it can hide welds and in some cases even fill in the serial number... see my post above 

BunnyHop wrote:

What is the advantage/disadvantage of paint vs. powdercoat?

Another reason some might want to pick one vs another is to have it era correct.  Even if powder may look better/smoother, I think paint sometimes looks more authentic on some older bikes.  I'm not sure.  But, I don't think many of the real early bikes were powder coated factory.

I know some powder jobs can pull of some sweet effects.  But, it's really gotta be tough to achieve something like a paint job with silver undercoat.  Some times powder just looks too good to be that old.

Just a few pics from some recent jobs...
82 HARO FREESTYLER

HARO SEATPOST

PROFILE CRANKS

FORKS

Enjoy and thanks for the business!