FINNEY1973
Senior Retro Guru
Evening all,
general question about people's experiences of road frame re-sprays - in particular powder coating.
I've got a couple of frames that could do with some TLC and new colour-schemes. One's 653 / one's 853 tubing.
The frames aren't of great value (monetary) or kudos so I'm not massively keen to invest into sums quoted at specialist bike shops. There's a powder coating company half a mile away but they aren't specialists in bike frames - they do industrial machinery and so on and so forth.
My question relates to the temperatures that a steel frame can be baked at without causing damage to the existing welds & lugs or indeed the integrity of the steel? would people recommend this route is it a gamble that could cause unseen damage?
Do the specialist bike shops do things differently in terms of process from those employed by other powder coating companies?
your knowledge of any experiences or thoughts / facts would be greatly appreciated so I can make an informed decision.
Thanks all....
general question about people's experiences of road frame re-sprays - in particular powder coating.
I've got a couple of frames that could do with some TLC and new colour-schemes. One's 653 / one's 853 tubing.
The frames aren't of great value (monetary) or kudos so I'm not massively keen to invest into sums quoted at specialist bike shops. There's a powder coating company half a mile away but they aren't specialists in bike frames - they do industrial machinery and so on and so forth.
My question relates to the temperatures that a steel frame can be baked at without causing damage to the existing welds & lugs or indeed the integrity of the steel? would people recommend this route is it a gamble that could cause unseen damage?
Do the specialist bike shops do things differently in terms of process from those employed by other powder coating companies?
your knowledge of any experiences or thoughts / facts would be greatly appreciated so I can make an informed decision.
Thanks all....