Not to Hijack this thread but there seems to be a copious amount of choices on the west coast but not much on the east. A friend of mine wants to get his 70's Peugot repainted, i know the paint job will cost more than a new bike but he is attached to it and it is rough looking. Anyone know a reputable wet paint shop on the East Coast? Oh and I have had powder coating done on a bike before, they had some experience with bikes so it came out pretty good, only issue was i had to prep the threads before they did the work since they werent a "bike shop" per se, I just put in an old crappy bb (cleaned of course,dry with no grease) to save the bb threads. I have done pin striping over PC, it will not last more than a year in the sun, I just used enamel paint so maybe there is a better way. PC, if done right after the bike is cleaned, and the bike is free of contaminants will last a long time (any decent shop will want to blast the bike with at least walnut shells to rid it of any old paint particles). I like glossy so I honestly dont know if they can do a Matte PC. I think cost is the main difference, upwards of $400 for a decent wet job, a nice PC job should be about $200 (here on the east coast at least).
On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 6:32 PM, Jared Volpe <jaredvo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for all your input on this. Still trying to figure out what to do. > What are the general differences between powder coating and painting? > durability and longevity? matte finish versus glossy or clearcoat? can I > paint the lugs if I powder coat? I'm new at this so any info is very > helpful! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/mNrlEsvdBIkJ. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
