Powdercoating

[drhach]

Hi all. Can anybody recommend a powdercoater in the Chicago area. The only guy I found wanted $500 to do my frame and swingarm. $500 can buy a lot of rattle cans.

[ericox]

its not gonna be cheap, but its worth every penny. I had a hook up and still cost me 300 for bout the same amount of work.

good luck

[bj]

$500 seems a bit much. I had my frame, swingarm, triple tree (upper and lower), side stand, center stand, turn signal brackets and rear brake stay done for $425. I'd say keep looking. Maybe Baltimore prices are just lower but I'd check with a couple of other places.

[drhach]

powdercoating

Well, if I find someone, I'll definitely pass along the info.

[morthrane]

I doubt you'll get much under $400 for any large pieces like a frame and swingarm. Both my SRX600 (frame swingarm triples forklegs + dozen minor bits) and R1 (frame swingarm triples rearsets + dozen minor bits) cost me about $400 apiece if I recall correctly. (Bay area, california)

You're paying mostly for the prep work, and about a $100 (roughly) for a single color in one batch.

[scott hamm]

powdercoating

if you were closer i could get it done for a lot less.
i have a freind who owns a powdercoating shop in my town and he's reasonable to everyone.

[HammerHead]

if you were closer i could get it done for a lot less.
i have a freind who owns a powdercoating shop in my town and he's reasonable to everyone.

Oh sure Scott, make us green with envy!!
HH

[J_C]

I just got an over the phone estimate of $500 for the frame, swingarm, four footpegs, two triple trees, side stand, and center stand. Yay!

[DieMonkeys]

if you were closer i could get it done for a lot less.
i have a freind who owns a powdercoating shop in my town and he's reasonable to everyone.

How much is alot less? I live fairly close (well, only one state away). And I might want to get my wheels powdercoated.

[bonanzadave]

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?cat=Portable+Power+Tools&pid=00917288000&vertical=TOOL&subcat=Power+Painting+%26+Accessories&BV_SessionID=@@@@1592603195.1156428280@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccchaddijfegehkcefecemldffidflk.0

Any one have any experience with this system. Kind of interesting. I have an oven you can put 3 whole bikes in.

[steely]

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...cemldffidflk.0

Any one have any experience with this system. Kind of interesting. I have an oven you can put 3 whole bikes in.

Do you live at Auschwitz? :-D

A friend of mine has used that system before. Not a bad looking option provided you do your prep work. It is not as durable as professional powdercoating though.

[tcraft128]

I think Dave has an Autoclave...:-D

I have used a small powder coating gun, works just fine. The only differance between doing it with this gun as opposed to a pro, is a pro can recollect the unused dust, you cant. As for the durability, if you use the same powder, cook it right, it is just as good only cheaper. Fleabay has all the powder you could ever want.

Just for referance, a friend of mine cooks his powder with a heat lamp he "borrowed from McDonalds" when he worked there. It does a good job on small stuff.

I say get one and go for it.

[bonanzadave]

Its just a big walk in oven to thermoform plastic airplane windows. For the longest time Cee-Baily has been a Airplane Windshield competitor of mine and now it looks like they are big time MC window manufactures.

[relic-rider]

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...cemldffidflk.0

Any one have any experience with this system. Kind of interesting. I have an oven you can put 3 whole bikes in.

Hmmm, interesting Dave. Where are you at? I've got a old Scorpion snowmobile chassis I've been wanting to powdercoat for years now. That Sears unit looks interesting. I think you should get into powdercoating on the side. Hint, Hint!

[ROBERT G]

TRY this guy , He was the lowest price guy I could find and he's EZ to get to
out side of Lockport IL. He did a kick ass job on my frame and wheels and he will do little parts that most guys will not do
and he is VARY FAIR WITH HIS PRICES
IF YOU WANT TO SEE PICS OF MY PARTS I can send you pics, and he has like hunderds of colors to chose from

http://www.completepowdercoating.net/index2.html

my 82 gs1100 looked like crap , so I riped it down to the bone and rebuild the hole bike its about done and powder coat is the only way to go
it was cheeper to coat then to paint all the parts I had
plus it is way stronger than paint

TELL HIM THAT ROBERT GONZALES TOLD YOU ABOUT HIM