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Title: Powder coaters in West Midlands area?
Post by: gaf16 on November 20, 2005, 06:29 PM

hi,

i'm new to the site and could do with some pointers please.

i need to find a decent powder coating company in the west mid's area to repaint a redline mx-11 frame i've just aquired.

i also need some advice on how to remove a snapped and stuck seatpost from the seat tube.

is heating up the seat tube the best way?

trying to relive my youth, but could not resist the redline (even with a stuck post) as i had one new in the early 80's.

thanks.

Title: Re: Powder coaters in West Midlands area?
Post by: birdieman on November 21, 2005, 11:51 AM

Theres a powder coaters that i use in Wolves called Speedway Paint. Its right by the speedway track. Neil is the guy you need to speak to.
Hope this helps, Jez.

Title: Re: Powder coaters in West Midlands area?
Post by: gaf16 on November 21, 2005, 04:42 PM

thanks for the info.

the price they have quoted me seems very good.

whats they quality of finish like?

Title: Re: Powder coaters in West Midlands area?
Post by: dordymush on November 21, 2005, 04:44 PM

yeah i would like to know how it came out to. how much was the quote for a frame & forks ?.

Title: Re: Powder coaters in West Midlands area?
Post by: gaf16 on November 21, 2005, 10:08 PM

they quoted me £60 to shot blast, prep and powder coat 2 sets of frames & forks in white.

sounds like a bargain to me, but just want to check on finish quality before going ahead.

it won't be cheap if it's so poor they need doing again.

Title: Re: Powder coaters in West Midlands area?
Post by: birdieman on November 22, 2005, 12:09 PM

i'll post a picture of their work.

Title: Re: Powder coaters in West Midlands area?
Post by: birdieman on November 22, 2005, 09:04 PM

heres some photo's gaf(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c200/jeremyharrold/104_0422.jpg)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c200/jeremyharrold/104_0427.jpg)
I think their works o.k. You may need to do a little bid of cut and polish to make it perfect, although the GT in the picture hasn't been touched.

Title: Re: Powder coaters in West Midlands area?
Post by: gaf16 on November 23, 2005, 09:35 AM

thanks birdieman,

looks a nice job to me.

i'll be dropping my two frames off next week.

fingers crossed they turn out as well as your gt.

Title: Re: Powder coaters in West Midlands area?
Post by: skyway67 on November 24, 2005, 11:14 PM

hi gaf
i use redditch shotblasting on the washford industrial estate

they do a really nice job , in almost any colour you can think of

ask for paul

daz ;)