Powder coating

I went out for a cycle yesterday, and made a stop of at Betta to get a bit more info. They have a very good range of colours, a lot better than I expected.
Prices were £38+VAT for any solid colour.. and ~£60+VAT for one of the more elaborate paint schemes.. some of which are fairly funky. 48 hour turnaround.
I will most definitely use them when I get round to it/knowing exactly what I want.

Re. spray cans .. first I don't trust myself, and 2nd I think the result in general would probably be a bit shit compared to powder-coat. Each to there own however..

Go have fun in the sun :)

right, i don't trust you either ;) but my rattle can jobbies on hubs(!) seat post, front brake and stem(!) are as smooth and shiny painty delicious as can be. it is in the preparation, all in the time spend oven_cleaning (if alloy), sanding and priming (etch primer #8 or was it #6, forgot, check halforts) and heating all the "spray booth", the parts and the cans to 25-30degr. for smooth flow, fast dry and proper pressure.

keep the parts exposed to sun afterwards for a good week, or at least warm and you'll have some nice custom parts. it is of advantage, if parts are not prown to get dinged and rubbed and the like all the time since this paint isn't as tough as two component car laquer and of course amortexed_pow. well but is also is a fraction of the price, if you have the time and patience, young padawan, patience!

*puts hood on and waves hand