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Things that I care about, I take to Melrose in San Leandro. Things that other people don't want to spend money on, I recommend Leon's.
Agree very much with this sentiment. Go to Melrose - their prepwork is solid, they're good at masking/following masking instructions, and have a ton of powder in house that you can choose from. I've only had good experiences with them! |
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Humboldt County, CA
I found maybe the only powder coating company in Arcata, PAC Powdercoat .. I havent been able to touch base with them after a couple phone calls this week so I dropped by the shop today after work and they were already shut.. their answering machine says 5 but the window sign says 3.. The light was still on which gives me hope theyre still in business.
I took it as good sign that I was able to peep though the dust-clouded window what appeared to be a sparkly finish on an old non-descript bicycle frame. |
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If you have a brand new BMC frame and you do not love the signal yellow I would not attempt to strip it yourself. Often the powder coaters want to do it themselves to ensure the proper preparation has been done. The local powder coater here has a sandblaster that uses water as well that does a good job. (There is a process called vapour blasting as well I am not sure if this is the same process as the local shop uses here). Usually a powder coater would be happy to strip the frame and put a new finish on it. I have heard that there are a lot of sketchy powder coaters out there so maybe ask around for who has a good reputation. You could always scuff up the frame with scotch brite pads and spray paint the frame yourself. That way you still have the powder coating protecting the steel.
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They said the can definitely do a bicycle frame and it'll cost $150 to remove the paint and powder coat it and I would be able to see any color and finish they have ever done, which is also a plus seeing as its pretty hard to discern the actual color of anything when looking at an image of it. At that price, it is well worth having a professional do it. The only bummer is that it will take at least a month before they can get me in because we are coming into the outdoor-commercial-work season, but overall its worth the wait id say. |
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I had had quite a few frames done in the past and in my experiences the simpler colours turn out the best. I usually had off whites done, beiges and light classic green colours. I sort of want to try red and glossy black would be nice too. |
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