Can anyone recommend a good, reliable sand blaster and powder coater in Wellington/Hutt Valley area?
I have powdercoated frames in the past, but when I do my next couple of rebuilds I wont. reasons: it chips, hard to touch up, and nuts and bolts are hard to tighten as the surface is two thick/soft. seems to last well thought....good on council furniture. I was recently quoted 300 to two pack one. R90s used Hammerite if I recall correctly and it seems to be doing the job. just my 2 cents worth....
Yeah, I have had good results with spraying Hammerite and then 2-pot clear over the top.
That would be my recommendation these days too. Powder coating great on something that is not an active frame and doesn't have a multitude of things being attached and deattached from it every so often. Hammerite and two pot will work and work well.
Thanks everyone, it was for a customers rebuild, so will pass on these comments and see what he wants to do.
Just to clarify, Finnigans the company that makes Hammerite do a sister product called Smoothrite which is what I used for the frame, swingarm, battery box etc on my bike. Smoothrite is available in matte, satin and gloss, and in aerosols or tins.
hey, whats the best way to remove the powder coat? It it as simple as sandpaper?
Steady on James.. it's a mission, bad for you, and messy. If you really feel keen- I have used 40 grit to break the surface, then paint stripper, to finish I use those corse drill mounted stripping wheels. It is hard and sometimes labourious to get into all the nooks and crannies too. Depending on the frame. These days I pay a plastic media blaster guy $100 and save the mess and bother. By the time you buy sandpaper, paint stripper and stripping wheels, dust mask and chemical gloves your in it for $50 already.
These days I pay a plastic media blaster guy $100 and save the mess and bother. By the time you buy sandpaper, paint stripper and stripping wheels, dust mask and chemical gloves your in it for $50 already Oh Dodgy.....your so sensible....
Once you have had a stripping wheel place still active paint stripper inside your ear, you tend to evaluate costs Vs hassle
sounds like faar to much hard work for my liking. was planning on striping the mags back to ploished alloy.. maybe ill just get them recoated white...
James, Procoat do a powdercoat that looks just like polished ali. Last set of mags they did for me cost $220 which included stripping and a powdercoat clear over the top. Since you have not seen Gina, here is what the coating looks like;
Ya never have to polish them again, all you do is wash them with a sponge, now that's labour saving...
wash? Polish? eww..naughty Dodgy...such foul language
Have found awesome powder coater in Upper Hutt, POWDER SURFACES - 04 5269369 Just had customers frame done, frame and battery box $60. Still got yokes and swinging arm to do so should come in under $100. Job is superb, high gloss black Putting motor back in will be fun - about 1/2 inch clearance all way round and I think they built the frame round the battery box
