I looked into PC, it seems like alot is in the prep, which you unfortunately cannot really see unless you are watching the guy and know what you are looking at, alot of acid baths and undercoatings that go unmentioned usually. I think the epoxy primers most paint shops use nowadays are superior at blocking moisture from getting to the raw steel and are therefore a bit more forgiving than an ok powder coat. Plus it seems like the cost of PC has gone up everywhere. Bruce quoted me less thann $200 for the whole job which is what my local guy was gonna charge me to powder coat. Shame sometimes I dont own a car since I am gonna have to ship it 2 1/2 hours away to NJ, but with the cost of gas to get there and back maybe coming out even in the end.
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 9:01 PM, ted <ted.ke...@comcast.net> wrote: > > I do know I want something a little tougher and thought about powder coat > > but don't know.... > > I guess powder coat may be less scratch prone than paint but I gather > it's not as effective at preventing rust underneath it. > What have folks heard or experienced wrt two part polymer paints vs > powder coat? > > On Jan 8, 4:56 pm, Kelly <tkslee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On our Custom Bilenky tandem we told them painters choice.. I'm ok with > > it.. Dawn is kinda freaking out. > > > > I need to send my Bombadil in for a repaint.. I've scratched it up pretty > > good which is ok.. but the bike rack that ravaged my seat tube decal is > > annoying the hell out of me. I'm thinking of going back to D&D for > > standard color repaint and decaling.. or is that just plain boring? > > > > I do know I want something a little tougher and thought about powder coat > > but don't know.... > > > > Dawn has custom colors on her Atlantis and Roadeo, all of mine are stock > > colors... hmmm stock colors are so easy and I know what they are going to > > look like.. :) Sheesh now you have me in a mindless circle jerk of > > thoughts and to think I thought I had my mind made up. > > > > Kelly > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 6:38:19 PM UTC-6, Colin B. wrote: > > > > > I'm in that camp. If I were to get a custom, I'd ask the builder to > > > pick the color. > > > > > On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery > > > <thil...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: > > > > When I ordered my custom frame from Curt Goodrich, I asked Curt to > pick > > > the > > > > color. He wasn't super comfortable with that idea. > > > > > > On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 12:59:42 PM UTC-6, Peter M wrote: > > > > > >> Hahaha, I am the opposite, where I cant give anyone an accurate > > > >> description. I would honestly prefer they just do whatever they want > > > and I > > > >> will love it, there is really no color that I don't like, outside of > > > neons. > > > >> Understandably, most shops are not comfortable with that arrangement > > > for > > > >> obvious reasons. Oh the life of a chronically indecisive person, > the > > > frame > > > >> has been sitting next to my bed this long while I waxed and waned > about > > > >> where to just send the damn thing. > > > > > >> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery > > > >> <thil...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >>> I have no color advice, but I was reminded of a phone conversation > I > > > >>> overheard years ago when I worked at another shop. A jaded mechanic > > > was on > > > >>> the phone for a long time with an apparently neurotic customer, who > > > was > > > >>> asking for a verbal description of a color of something or > another... > > > All I > > > >>> really remember was the mechanic doing a perfect deadpan as he > said: > > > "It's > > > >>> sorta halfway between asinine and muted puce." > > > > > >>> -- > > > >>> 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/-/ZvnLdO-cw1EJ. > > > > > >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. > > > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > >>> rbw-owners-bun...@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 view this discussion on the web visit > > > >https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/jng-IPa_F0oJ. > > > > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:>. > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > > > > 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. > > -- 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.
