Well, not to take your post in a different direction, but the reason I asked is because I'm slowly growing somewhat skeptical of powder coating jobs -* in certain cases*. I myself own a Surly 1x1, which is a PC'd steel frame, that I've had since '04 and I see no problems or issues with it. Having said that though, I've had a high-end aluminum mail box that was PC'd and had to be replaced several years ago. Complaints to the manf. yielded a reply suggesting waxing it once a year. Mailboxes up and down the street by the same manf. have similarly deteriorated and had to be replaced or re-painted. I also own a set of aluminum patio furniture that began to chip and peel several years ago and worsens as time goes along. Just the other day, I had been resting my somewhat sweaty forearm on one of the chairs and when I lifted it, a chunk of the paint came loose, sticking to the arm. The difference between the way PC jobs hold up - *and it's a big one!* - versus wet paint has to do with the fact that the metal surface has not been primed with PC. In the case of the mailbox, for example, I took off the address plates and completely stripped them down to bare metal, sprayed them with a rattle can of etching primer, then applied some final coats of rattle can spray enamel. They've held up just fine while the rest of the box deteriorated. I realize that wet spray jobs are much more costly, but they generally last a lot longer. Just sayin'
On Monday, August 10, 2020 at 11:31:45 AM UTC-5, Alex Wirth- Owner, Yellow Haus Bicycles wrote: > > Great question, George! > > 1.Wet paint would need to be shipped out adding another ~$120 to the price > 2. Wet paint is typically $400 plus for one color (for anyone that does it > often and well) > 3. Powder is supposedly more durable/more chip-resistant than wet paint. > 4. We have an excellent local powder coat specialist that is accustomed to > bike frames that will do a single color frameset for $150, two color for > $225 including a chemical strip AND sandblast prep. > 5. Powder is a bit more environmentally friendly and less risk for the > applicator. > > Alex in Rochester, NY > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ce34e6a2-f939-4cb7-9d9a-fa3e225056b2o%40googlegroups.com.
