Peteff
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| posted on 20/11/05 at 11:06 AM |
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Silver powdercoat.
Not a locost but may apply to anyone thinking about chassis finishing. A friend of a friend had a bike frame done in silver and was highly delighted
with it, looked superb and had been cleaned and everything before it was done. 2 months later the finish turned back to powder. The coaters have been
very good about it and have offered to strip and redo it but have told him it will have to be black as they are not guaranteeing the silver as there
have been too many failures. He's happy with that but it's been an inconvenience.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Danozeman
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| posted on 20/11/05 at 11:08 AM |
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Thats a bit of a sod. Did they not bake them long enough?
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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Peteff
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| posted on 20/11/05 at 11:28 AM |
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He doesn't know what's caused it as it's all been done to the letter. His theory is a bad batch of powder or a reaction
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 20/11/05 at 11:37 AM |
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My wheels have been powdercoated in silver, well over a year ago (possibly 2).
They seem fine still, still holding the air in. Although one has damage due to hitting a wall.
Must've been a dodgy batch but I don't see why he can't have silver again.
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
Latest Picture (14 Sept 2014)
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G.Man
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| posted on 20/11/05 at 12:10 PM |
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My Kart was silver powdercoated, had no issues at all...
Opinions are like backsides..
Everyone has one, nobody wants to hear it and only other peoples stink!
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big_wasa
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| posted on 20/11/05 at 02:53 PM |
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My powder coaters will do any colour you like.
As long as its black
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Rorty
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| posted on 20/11/05 at 09:10 PM |
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Silver is a very popular choice for bike frames, garden furniture, wheel rims etc. etc. I don't think people should start panicing over the
colour silver!
I can only imagine that it was wrongly baked, or that there may have been some chemical rust treatment on the metal which wasn't removed prior
to coating.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
PLEASE DON'T U2U ME IF YOU WANT A QUICK RESPONSE. TRY EMAILING ME INSTEAD!
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Fozzie
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| posted on 20/11/05 at 09:40 PM |
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I had my spare wheel carrier, wishbones, headlamp brackets and a few other bits powder coated in silver, absolutely no problems whatsoever!
I can only concur with above, that something went wrong in the process, or, product used by your mates powder coaters.
Fozzie
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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smart51
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| posted on 21/11/05 at 12:19 PM |
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The bodyshell of my smart is powder coated in silver and I've had no problems with it. Same with my last smart.
I used to work at a company which owned a powder coating booth. They powder coated wheels and metal doors and alsorts in silver. Durable and good
looking.
Powder coat is just plastic granules stuck to metal by static. It is baked in an oven to melt the plastic together. If it turned back to powder
again then they either did it wrong or the powder was faulty.
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Baldrick
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| posted on 22/11/05 at 02:57 AM |
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It's all down to prep and the ability of the company. I had a bike frame powder coated in Canada and it was a lovely job - possibly a bit thick
but with excellent adhesion - as I found out when I wanted to add a lug later. I had my wishbones, links etc done (in silver btw) by a company in
Aberdeen and although it was a lovely finish, it was thin and hard and chipped off with even the tiniest knock.
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