Powder coating - Aurum / Vaz / Armourtex / Respray gallery

Another excellent job by Steve

He added a bottle boss on the top tube renforcement

And did an excellent job on some cranks too:

Anybody have photos (and RAL references) for a flat metallic silver powder coat that would look like raw alloy?

https://www.lfgss.com/comments/15928004/

This was posted in the genesis thread and I think it looks very like a clear coat, at least in that picture. It's metallic bronze apparently. Unfortunately it's not a RAL colour but something to go on.

Maybe ral7001 silver grey would work, closest I can see.

I have a matte grey carbon seatpost that I'd like to make glossy black - what's the best way to do this? I have no idea about oven temperatures etc, and suspect that any kind of paint will wrinkle up as soon as the post goes into the frame.... Is this a job for Aurum / Mario? how do these Bespoked people do it?

(It's easy enough to remove most of hardware but there is one alloy part that has to stay).

Have a look for 9007 aluminium grey - i've seen it done flat and metallic, never used it myself but the name came up when I was looking for a grey a while back.

Looking to get my gravel bike resprayed - 853 steel, carbon forks. Who's the go-to at the moment?

The answer is in the thread title, gravel is the one use I'd have for powdercoat, it is much tougher than paint.

Aurum users - do you have to go through Stayer or Clever Mike? I can't raise Aurum by phone

he doesnt really pick up the phone, email is best if you want to contact him

Thanks. Do you have the email? if yes pls dm

In my experience he barely ever answers the phone and can be a bit hit and miss with email's if he doesnt seem to recognise the address. If you're stuggling ask Clever Mike to email him for you, he knows them and so actually replies quickly.

I literally had no problem contacting Aurum.

He starts at 7, just go down there and knock on the door.

Does anyone know how much Aurum charges for one colour ppc to a frame and forks?

https://www.lfgss.com/comments/15594479/

thanks!

If anyone is interested I just got a quote back from Clever Mike;

2 colour fade £250.00 Single stock colour with a metalic Laq
£205,00 Single stock colour £175 or £195 with a clear Laq.

Another bike back from Steve ar Aurum, excellent work as ever this time matte RAL 8025:

I also got a Stayer gaspipe stem I had done in gloss black

and some cable guides added so I can easily use hydralic brakes without adaptors

Cost for the frame coat?

Steve hasnt invoiced me yet

What’s your experience with the matte ral? I have an impression that it is harder to clean and keep nice, so was wondering what your long term experience is with the vagabond?

Better to talk about my MTB, as its matte, ive had it for longer and got it dirtier:

I wouldnt say its harder to clean at all tbh. Ive worn the coat a bit, but its not that bad you can see the flat spots on the HT.

In theory I supose gloss is tougher, as its a matte coat with a second gloss layer

£136 inc the 2 cable guides & stem.

Steve hasnt invoiced me yet

Jeez that makes me wonder if i ever paid him!

Funnily enough, I had a panic about that too thinking about the last job i sent him.