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Midschoolfool:
Hmm not sure it's better than chrome. It will peel off with age, same as any finish really. I will say though, it's far more resistant than paint. Mine should be covered in marks right now...

And yes a good powder coater will already know what needs masking, but make sure you point it out. I used a dremel to remove some coating from the steerer tube (sanding attachment) and a stanley knife to remove it from the bearing cap on the forks. Everything else (inner seat tube, inner crank,brake mounts, inner frame etc) he masked perfectly.

griff:
Send it to SBD, job done  :daumenhoch:

griff:
& just in case you needed to see why..
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,56789.0.html

Spen69:
SBD is without a doubt your man if you're building a show-winner or pride and joy. His finish and attention is off the scale.

However, if you want a local bloke to cover up the battered frame you've ridden for years and plan to continue doing so, then I'm on the same page. My local powder-coater charges me £30 for a frame and £15 for forks. He masks the machined surfaces and knows what he's doing as he's got a load of o/s bikes himself. He also does the aquablasting for Tuffs. He even experimented on my Knightgoose frame as he had some candy blue left and wanted to try it over white rather than the base silver (I think) - the results are great I think and it still only cost me £45 :daumenhoch:

Obviously as I ride it then it's scratched to fook already and I don't care as it looks amazing. The new decals can actually cost more than the paint in the end ;D

Midschoolfool:

--- Quote from: Spen69 on February 23, 2017, 03:33 PM ---SBD is without a doubt your man if you're building a show-winner or pride and joy. His finish and attention is off the scale.

However, if you want a local bloke to cover up the battered frame you've ridden for years and plan to continue doing so, then I'm on the same page. My local powder-coater charges me £30 for a frame and £15 for forks. He masks the machined surfaces and knows what he's doing as he's got a load of o/s bikes himself. He also does the aquablasting for Tuffs. He even experimented on my Knightgoose frame as he had some candy blue left and wanted to try it over white rather than the base silver (I think) - the results are great I think and it still only cost me £45 :daumenhoch:

Obviously as I ride it then it's scratched to fook already and I don't care as it looks amazing. The new decals can actually cost more than the paint in the end ;D

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Great price :)

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