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Cheers mate
Hopefully the paint will prove me wrong and the flakes that are off now are the end of it. We'll see. I knew it was a gamble to get the finish in powder.
Jamie
This is the front brake mount
DSC_1190 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
DSC_1191 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
Hopefully the paint will prove me wrong and the flakes that are off now are the end of it. We'll see. I knew it was a gamble to get the finish in powder.
Jamie
This is the front brake mount
DSC_1190 by Jamie Dyer, on FlickrDSC_1191 by Jamie Dyer, on FlickrThanks Dyna
I picked them up quite cheaply NOS, still in the packet. Nice Nitto bars with a nice bend, about halfway between straight and my H Bars. I originally bought them for Heathers bike as she doesn't like the straight bars, though now she is well pleased because she wanted one of my sets of H bars as she really likes them but I was using them on the 1X1 and Pugs. Probably why when she does ride, not that often, she takes the 1X1 rather than hers.
Jamie
I picked them up quite cheaply NOS, still in the packet. Nice Nitto bars with a nice bend, about halfway between straight and my H Bars. I originally bought them for Heathers bike as she doesn't like the straight bars, though now she is well pleased because she wanted one of my sets of H bars as she really likes them but I was using them on the 1X1 and Pugs. Probably why when she does ride, not that often, she takes the 1X1 rather than hers.
Jamie
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Jamie, that looks ace, but I don't understand.......
Thought you had it powder coated?
It shouldn't flake or chip at all, powder coat done properly is pretty much bomb proof (should be)
When I was putting my Alves together I (stupidly, and carelessly) dropped the steel Salsa forks on the frame downtube .... was scared to look
However, they just bounced off, not a mark to be seen! Would have def chipped the paint had it been 'normal' paint
Gutted for you mate
Jamie, that looks ace, but I don't understand.......
Thought you had it powder coated?
It shouldn't flake or chip at all, powder coat done properly is pretty much bomb proof (should be)
When I was putting my Alves together I (stupidly, and carelessly) dropped the steel Salsa forks on the frame downtube .... was scared to look
However, they just bounced off, not a mark to be seen! Would have def chipped the paint had it been 'normal' paint
Gutted for you mate
Yeah, its more like a bad enamel than powdercoat.
I know what you mean about the finish, I used to restore a few motorbikes back home and this finish is like a brittle enamel. It doesn't dent, it just flakes off. Their is this on the front brake where I screwed the bolts in, gently, and there is a flake off the chainstay as well, there is a giant flake off the rack mount where I had to clean the paint out the thread etc.
I would imagine its all to do with it being powdered with a clear over the silver. The metal flake is in a clear coat that goeas on over the silver. I would imagine that this goes on while the silver is still 'wetted' and then it all goes in the oven. I don't know but it is brittle and isn't adhered to the primer very well. The primer is beautifully flat and isn't going anywhere. You can see it underneath and its well adhered.
I took these pictures to send to them and say this is what's happening and this is before a wheel has been turned. I don't like its chances of longevity once I start hammering it along the coastline like normal.
I don't expect them to do anything but you never know. I don't even know whether I would want them to try again. I might just hammer it and then when its too bad paint it the original orange colour I was going to get. Get it done down south somewhere.
I know the job was rushed because their blaster was out of action and then they rushed it for Christmas, clearly too much of a rush.
The white that was on it wasn't too bad I suppose, it wasn't chipped or dented, I just wanted a change really and thought if I am going to do it, then I would do something different.
Jamie
I know what you mean about the finish, I used to restore a few motorbikes back home and this finish is like a brittle enamel. It doesn't dent, it just flakes off. Their is this on the front brake where I screwed the bolts in, gently, and there is a flake off the chainstay as well, there is a giant flake off the rack mount where I had to clean the paint out the thread etc.
I would imagine its all to do with it being powdered with a clear over the silver. The metal flake is in a clear coat that goeas on over the silver. I would imagine that this goes on while the silver is still 'wetted' and then it all goes in the oven. I don't know but it is brittle and isn't adhered to the primer very well. The primer is beautifully flat and isn't going anywhere. You can see it underneath and its well adhered.
I took these pictures to send to them and say this is what's happening and this is before a wheel has been turned. I don't like its chances of longevity once I start hammering it along the coastline like normal.
I don't expect them to do anything but you never know. I don't even know whether I would want them to try again. I might just hammer it and then when its too bad paint it the original orange colour I was going to get. Get it done down south somewhere.
I know the job was rushed because their blaster was out of action and then they rushed it for Christmas, clearly too much of a rush.
The white that was on it wasn't too bad I suppose, it wasn't chipped or dented, I just wanted a change really and thought if I am going to do it, then I would do something different.
Jamie
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Long ago I had a frame powder coated but unfortunately the guy dropped it and damaged the paint. It flaked off like yours is doing. I think a good powder coat requires a good powder coater with the right kit and oven at the right temp. But I suppose a powder coater like a painter gets better at his skill as time progresses.
