Powder coating - Aurum / Vaz / Armourtex / Respray gallery

Looks great value.

@spotter can those bosses be used for a rack or just for cages?

both or either.

Do they only do bosses or would they also be able to add a derailleur hanger?

Best to ask

Never posted this I think, Aurum service was faultless and they managed to mask all the chrome on the frame, powder coat, decals and lacquer. It's pretty flawless, and I had no idea you could even mask complex shapes like lugs for powder coating.

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Do you have a before pic? That work looks stunning and I'm curious as to the degree of transformation from old to new as the finish of that looks perfect

Yeah of course, I have a specific folder on my laptop for all my bike photos. Frame as it came to me, and after a couple years use. The cromovelato was getting quite flaky, and the decals were all peeling, so needed a refresh.

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Really nice job.

Now I'm thinking of the Thorn in the other room and how it could do with a transformation like that.

Bike looks great!
Still haven't sorted the rack angle and fenders though...

Lol, and yet life goes on!

I’ve wanted to put some VO chrome hammered guards on for years but have never got round to it.

It’s a problem when stuff outlasts it’s aesthetic value.
Function on, dude.

Here are a few images of a 853 frame I got Aurum to media blast and clear powerder coat

So nice

Also, my Gensis 29er and Salsa x Hulsory forks

looks superb, any idea what will happen to the finish over time? will it oxidise further under the powdercoat - big fan!
yay, new page fail...

Not sure, I know wet clear coat has some problems where you get small arounds of rust creeping under in areas that flex. However powdercoat is a lot tougher as its a plastic/polymer so Id hope it will be much better. Ive sold it now, so I cant report any more alas. Stayer cycles have done a few times so they are probably in a better place to comment, I would def do it again though.

Why do we never see photos of this lush beast

Its my last day in work today, so hopefully you will have some soon

peak bike goals - stunner

Nice job, well done. Do you mind answering couple of my questions please? No worries if you have no time or just don't want to.

My questions are:
• Was it 100% clear powdercoat or did it have a colour pigment in it?
• What did you use for blasting? The surface seems to be very smooth and the lacquer reflects the light very well. I was wondering if that was something else but not sand. To my knowledge sand leaves the surface quite uneven and therefore the lacquer wouldn't reflect the light, so well if it was placed on a rough surface...

@spotter you sure that frame got blasted? Not recommended for 853 as far as I know. @Gustav had an 853 blasted, some tiny holes appeared in the DT.

Sorry if I missed something.

I just sent it off to Aurum and said 1x strip back and clear coat please, I have no idea of the method he used. I assume it was media as there was a bit left in the fame, but that could be coincidence as I imagine his workshop is covered in it. I know he wasnt happy the first time he did it so took it back to raw and re-did it. Its a non-tined clear cloat, the colour comes from the tubes themselves

@Skülly I trust Steve at Aurum completely, he must have done thousands of frames now; he knows what hes doing and it shows. When I got it the finish was perfect all over, no pin holes or anything. He may have acid dipped it for all I know, see my above comment.
My thoughts also go to the fact that 853 when this was made is quite different the huge fat 853 tubes with thin side that are used now.

The powdercoat king

Different media than sand can be used for delicate surfaces. I was only aware of plastic as an alternative but apparently there are lots of options out there.