Powdercoating and Assembling a Bike - $$ and where?

I have a 90's Fuji MTB that I upgraded the wheels and a few cosmetic things. I'm thinking about getting it sanded, powder coated black, and put back together again. Can anyone recommend a shop and/or give me an idea how much I should expect to spend on this?

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Permalink Reply by Tony Adams 6.6 mi on April 24, 2012 at 1:19pm

It is all useful stuff James. I would not worry about posting too much as long as your content is this good.

I'm kinda torn about what to do with the two speed - I love the idea of something super matte, but I also love the idea of just leaving it as is. Less work, less noxious waste, etc. I'll strip the donor to the frame and clean it up - that might make the next step(s) more obvious.

James BlackHeron said:

I'll shut up now before I get yelled at for posting too much.

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Permalink Reply by Apie (10.6) on April 24, 2012 at 1:34pm

Check out Chester Cycles on the NW side, they do some good work:

http://www.chestercycles.com/

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Permalink Reply by James BlackHeron on April 24, 2012 at 2:01pm

Messing about with bicycles, no matter how trivial (or even if the bike in question is a POS) is never time wasted in my opinion.

Talking about, and actually riding bicycles is also just as fun. Most time not spent doing any of the above 3 is just "off time" as far as I'm concerned -with a few notable exceptions ;)

Tony Adams said:

I'm kinda torn about what to do with the two speed - I love the idea of something super matte, but I also love the idea of just leaving it as is. Less work, less noxious waste, etc. I'll strip the donor to the frame and clean it up - that might make the next step(s) more obvious.

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Permalink Reply by Matthew Swartwout on April 24, 2012 at 2:24pm

Just had my 1979 Rampar Touring 14 powder coated this winter. Had the guys at Urban Powdercoat do it. $100 for the frame and fork, turn around time of about 2-3 weeks, great quality. PM me if you want their info.

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Permalink Reply by James BlackHeron on April 24, 2012 at 3:14pm

That is frakking beautiful. What are you using there for a protector on the chainstay?

If this were BikeForums.net I'd have to say the fork looks bent but I'm sure it's just the camera angle.

Matthew Swartwout said:

Just had my 1979 Rampar Touring 14 powder coated this winter. Had the guys at Urban Powdercoat do it. $100 for the frame and fork, turn around time of about 2-3 weeks, great quality. PM me if you want their info.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on April 24, 2012 at 6:02pm

Beautiful work! I especially enjoyed the creative ones: tiki bike, plaid, flower bike, and Schwinn retro. The Marshall Field's tribute is fun, too.

Andy Pielet said:

Check out Chester Cycles on the NW side, they do some good work:

http://www.chestercycles.com/

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Permalink Reply by Matthew Swartwout on April 27, 2012 at 8:56pm

Haha actually that's just blue painters tape. It's just temporary until I get a clear chainstay protector. The fork is not straight if that's what you mean, it does curve forward at its ends.

James BlackHeron said:

That is frakking beautiful. What are you using there for a protector on the chainstay?

If this were BikeForums.net I'd have to say the fork looks bent but I'm sure it's just the camera angle.

Matthew Swartwout said:

Just had my 1979 Rampar Touring 14 powder coated this winter. Had the guys at Urban Powdercoat do it. $100 for the frame and fork, turn around time of about 2-3 weeks, great quality. PM me if you want their info.