Powder coating - Aurum / Vaz / Armourtex / Respray gallery

tk307, you could try Photoshop express - the online version - https://www.photoshop.com/express/landing.html. It's quite limited but it may work for you.

aw crap, right, bank holliday. i guess im going tues then. i was thinking purple... mettalic? do they do pearlecent?

check out cornelius blackfoot's paintjob he just got done. really nice metallic purple. it's in the current projects thread from a week or so ago.

Can armourtex do a translucent powder coat, I've only seen solid colour. Want my black sword to be like this one...
http://www.fbmfixed.com/theSword.php

yep.

So do you just pick an RAL colour and say you want it trans rather than solid - or is it a different pallette to choose from?

Not sure if its quite as transparent as that sword pic. This is over a fillet braze.

http://www.pedalconsumption.com/files/14_bike_co_01.jpg

cheers, looks a bit odd over the fillet braze tho that. so it would probably do similar to what i'm after.

Is there any requirement for laquer if the finish is already a gloss flat colour?

^for best effect and durability, two component car type clear coat from a (any?) backyard lacker. short of that, i had good results with Halford's clear laquer rattle cans (saunalike heated garage, min 30°C warmed spray can and lottsa time for fine grain sanding inbetween the 3-5 coats ontop of each other after slightly more than tacky dried)

backyard lacker

Love the freewheeling Germanisms. ;)

The only reason I asked was because I have had 2 frames powder coated and they are ready to be picked up. I had to pay extra for an anti rust undercoat but they did not mention anything about laquer. They just said that the colour is in gloss and that was it.

does anybody know if armourtex will take a headset off if i cant be fucked with the hassle?

Picked my frame up from Armourtex yesterday, it was exactly 48 hrs turnaround. RAL 5015 with the metallic/glitter lacquer. Looks awesome imo.

Currently plastikoting the forks white cos I wasn't willing to splash out an extra £45 getting them done a separate colour...looking pretty good so far! Will post pics soon...

Doeas anyone know how good armourtex are at powder coating lugs a different colour to the rest of the frame. Have an old Falcon frame with nice lugs and wanted to have the frame off white and the lugs red. Good idea? Also, what prep do I need to do? Have stripped 98% of the paint and nearly lost all the rust, is that good enough?

Some lovely spray jobs here guys.

Picked my frame up from Armourtex yesterday, it was exactly 48 hrs turnaround. RAL 5015 with the metallic/glitter lacquer. Looks awesome imo.

Currently plastikoting the forks white cos I wasn't willing to splash out an extra £45 getting them done a separate colour...looking pretty good so far! Will post pics soon...

Still waiting for pics...

Goddammit!

does anybody know if armourtex will take a headset off if i cant be fucked with the hassle?

slow reply but no, you'll need to get the bike nice and naked for them to work on it, they're not bike mechanic!

Had a bit of fun with some rattle cans this morning. I've had this paint scheme in mind for a while as Im preparing to buy a decent bike:

A few more rattle cans:

Im sure this has been asked a few times but i've searched and couldnt find anything...

Can someone outline the main benefits of getting a powder coating with a laquer coat over spray painting a bike and then applying a laquer coat out of a can?

I have tonnes of good quality paint (montanas and such like) which i could use after nitromorsing an old frame - it seems a decent fix for not too much dollar!

If you haz the materials and skills go for it!

I know i have some chain issues but this is the bike back from Armortex, sky blue with metallic lacquer finish.

Very nice. PQR get a half link chain like gusset slink. I had exact same problem, now sorted.

have just plonked this in - hopefully i'll get it back on friday.. ral5015 sky blue,, gloss (no metallics) will line the (admittedly average) lugs with white,, silver parts including shiny ambrosio wheelset.. honey soft bits,, should look nice i hope..

14 had a frame glass blasted and gloss lacquered... looks pretty sweet IMO.

i think bare matal paint jobs look better on a lugged frame, rather than fillet brazed though.

Just got a call from Armourtex 24 hours (practically to the minute) after I left a frame and forks in saying it was ready for collection! Picking up tomorrow.

Does anyone know if white spirits will harm a lacquered powdercoat? (just so I can have a white spirited cloth ready for when I'm lining the lugs)