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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: macmark on August 22, 2006, 05:05 PM

Title: Candy Apple
Post by: macmark on August 22, 2006, 05:05 PM: I'm contemplating my first build and was thinking of going for a candy apple finish for the f&f. Is candy apple powder or spray and can you have it in any colour? Also any ideas on cost for f&f and also anywhere in London/S.E. that you can recommend, or even anywhere else in the country that could do it through the post?

Cheers!

Mark
Title: Re: Candy Apple
Post by: Stace on August 22, 2006, 05:13 PM: Candy colours and flake can be quite expensive probably more so than chrome. I can dig out some details if you like.

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Candy Apple
Post by: macmark on August 22, 2006, 05:19 PM: Quote from: stace on August 22, 2006, 05:13 PM
Candy colours and flake can be quite expensive probably more so than chrome. I can dig out some details if you like.

:daumenhoch:
Please mate. Always wanted a candy apple trickstar, even had one ordered once and went to pick it up from Superbike in Ilford and it was sat there on the floor while I was waiting to pay for it when some idiot went to pick it up by the frame and the forks fell out and put a nice big scratch on the down tube. The guy in the shop said there was nothing he could do so I walked away and lost my £50 deposit.

This aint gonna be a Hutch but I thought I'd mix my favourite frame with my favourite finish. ;)

Mark
Title: Re: Candy Apple
Post by: Stace on August 22, 2006, 05:22 PM: No problem its a company in leeds, I originally got pricing on flake for my mountain bike but it came back at about £250 for F&F (alot of work does go into a flake finish).

I'll try and find it tonight!
Title: Re: Candy Apple
Post by: weston on August 22, 2006, 05:28 PM: i'll do you a professional job for £50 like the db in the gallery
Title: Re: Candy Apple
Post by: weston on August 22, 2006, 05:30 PM: like this
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c217/djweston/red81db.jpg)
Title: Re: Candy Apple
Post by: Stace on August 22, 2006, 05:30 PM: BITE WESTONS HAND OFF !!! >:D
Title: Re: Candy Apple
Post by: Stodgy on August 22, 2006, 05:49 PM: Yep - ain't gonna get any cheaper than that dude!
Title: Re: Candy Apple
Post by: Waxintaxin on August 22, 2006, 06:23 PM: Weston , paint or powder buddy

Rich
Title: Re: Candy Apple
Post by: macmark on August 22, 2006, 08:12 PM: Yeah tell us more Weston!! What about colour options??

Cheers mate.

Mark
Title: Re: Candy Apple
Post by: weston on August 22, 2006, 09:55 PM: paint, it takes 10 coats to get a nice even finish, alot stronger than powder but takes alot longer to do as i have to wait 2 weeks for all the coats to dry + rubbing compund & laquer, ive done a few bikes for my dads hells angels mates in the past, i'll post some pics later... forgot to mention i'll paint any colour you want
Title: Re: Candy Apple
Post by: Dingobmxer on August 23, 2006, 06:34 PM: Can you do orange? I fancy something like the Ford Focus St colour for my next build or cnady green like Kawasaki's colour
:) DINGO :)
Title: Re: Candy Apple
Post by: macmark on August 23, 2006, 06:53 PM: :LolLolLolLol: Kawasaki green was the colour I was thinking of too.

Any luck with the other pictures yet Weston?

Cheers

Mark
Title: Re: Candy Apple
Post by: Bren Gunn on August 23, 2006, 08:53 PM: You can get a frame and forks candy coated for £50 - £60 + vat...

Well that's what Romax UK charge in Teesside & Midas Touch over in Castleford quoted me...

Or what about enamel @ £60 + vat... very tasty ;)

Try an alloy wheel refurb company, they normally do motorbike wheels in all types of coatings, so a bike frame should be no probs...

Bren :)
Title: Re: Candy Apple
Post by: brass monkey! on August 23, 2006, 09:30 PM: I paid £45 for my Trickstar in Candy Apple Red, it's in the Museum Forum, it's spot on. :4_17_5:

Looking at Weston's DB I may get him to do my PK when I get some LG's, gonna go for Dark SE blue !! :)
Title: Re: Candy Apple
Post by: weston on August 23, 2006, 09:38 PM: not at the minute with my garage underwater & cans just flaoting about everywhere