Powder Coating

[tactcom7]

Hi,
Does anyone know of a good powder coating company near the Basingstoke/Reading/Aldershot area?
Regards,
Si

[dirtydog]

I believe there is a powdercoating place in aldershot near the football ground no idea if they're any good or even if they are still there?

[hovis]

HOW MUCH, do they charge for a bike wheel?

[dirtydog]

HOW MUCH, do they charge for a bike wheel?


:smt102:smt102 don't know and there's no need to shout! ;)

[tactcom7]

thanks dirtydog i'll be sure to check them out.

[Viney]

http://www.yell.com/ucs/UcsSearchAction.do?scrambleSeed=89679634&keywords=powder+coating&companyName=&location=basingstoke&search=SEARCH&M=0

Hovis see here
http://www.yell.com/ucs/UcsSearchAction.do?scrambleSeed=88326815&keywords=powder+coating&companyName=&location=Caerphilly&searchType=advance&broaderLocation=MID+GLAMORGAN%7CSOUTH+WALES%7CWALE S%7CUNITED+KINGDOM&ooa=&M=0

[dirtydog]

The one in aldershot is called Aurora Powder Coating they are pretty much next door to what not antiques i think it is, just by the railway bridge

[tactcom7]

Well i rang Aurora Powder Coating in Aldershot and here's what prices they quoted me;

Wheels - £25 each including bead blasting
Frame + Swingarm + 'a few bits n bobs' - £120 including bread blasting

Pretty reasonable i think if the finish is good, i'll post some pics up when i get it all done in a week or so!

Si

P.S Thats for black, dunno if other colours are more/less expensive...

[haggis]

That's half the price of what my wheels cost to get done!

If they have some sample stock and it's good quality, then the price is pretty fair I'd say.

[northwind]

It's usually recommended to go to a powdercoater that does a lot of bike work, since they're much less likely to mess up the masking. You don't want coating on a face that needs bare metal, or in a thread or bolt hole. But you do pay more. Solid colours, ie gloss black or whatever, tend to be cheaper than metallics by the way.

[Jester666]

I've been told that is not adviseable to powdercoat wheels due to the heat treatment affecting the alloy.

Far better to spray them.

[Stu]

£120 including bread blasting
...
Is that specifically for Hovis? :???:

[tactcom7]

ahh bugger, me and my pigs tits for fingers...

[kwak zzr]

I've been told that is not adviseable to powdercoat wheels due to the heat treatment affecting the alloy.

Far better to spray them.

my local spray shop said the same to me, because the wheel is only coated if a bike lock or simalir chips the coating water get's in and makes it bubble, spray sticks to the alloy so a chip should stay a chip and not get worse. £80 for a pair sprayed with pin stripe and logo's on the rim.

[northwind]

THat's a valid point that- powdercoat's tough but if you chip it, you can't repair it so easily and if corrosion gets under it, it's ruined. Paint damages far easier, but when it does you can touch it up and it's far less susceptible to corrosion.

I've my doubts about the heat treatment thing though.