Powder coating - Aurum / Vaz / Armourtex / Respray gallery

Still clear as mud tbf.

I didn't want my fork painted - I wanted braze-ons only done by Aurum. I was hoping he could add these without stripping the bike down fully.

Are you asking if you can just send your fork off for braze-ons?

Is it best to call or email steve @ aurum?

Probably email. I dont think hes ever picked up the phone for me.

Totally on board with this thinking.

It's not so strict in bicycles but in guitars its certainly true and with some automotive scenarios also, the original paint adds value, even if it's fucked... it suggest that the frame hasn't been fucked with... but in the case of bikes, it can suggest that it hasn't been looked after.

If you're spending thousands on a custom build or some carbon frame with a wireless satnav Tesla groupset that wins races without being pedalled, then £1,500 on a custom finish isn't ridiculous.

If you've scored a bargain steel frame on eBay for £300 and you've got a NOS groupset in your shed, then you're likely not going to be in the market for a full custom wet-paint finish. You'll want to be looking at Vaz, powder options, aftermarket replica vinyl transfers, even a decent DIY job if you're handy with tools and got a garden to make a mess in.

It's also worth pondering this thought...

If you spend £1,500 on a wet paint finish, it won't add £1,500 to the resale value of your bike... when you wanna sell a house, you tend to want to anonymise it and paint it neutral colours and clear out all the space so that potential buyers can envision how they might use it. If you put mad wallpaper up and paint your bathroom pink or slap carpets over hardwood floors, the new owner will ask for a reduction simply because they're going to fix your fashion faux pas!

This is a great resource! Thanks for sharing.

Great briefing, thanks!

Has anyone had a frame / carbon fork done at Aurum? Steve is saying the f&f will be a slightly different colour - just wanted to see some examples of this / if anyone else had any experience.

He did this for me

However, Im pretty sure he did it all in 'wet' spray

Can you even heat carbon?

Can you even heat carbon?

Yes

and Yes

thanks! is there a difference between fork and frame in terms of colour? I guess the wet spray is not very durable though..

Wasn't at all noticable IRL

cool thank you.

Got another frame done by Aurum, this time a Brand-X hardtail frame for my gf. RAL4011 gloss.

Build started...

Anybody used Maldon Shot Blasting and Powder Coating? They seem to do quite an extensive range of colours and finishes.

Yes, but not for a bike - they are currently doing something for me but it's not finished so I can't comment definitively. Good communication though and loads of colours.

two BMX frames hanging on the wall that looked good on a superficial glance and I was shown two downhill frames that also looked good from 2m away

i used them for a couple of old steel frames, Initially i wanted wet paint in original pearl white but was convinced to have white powder coating with a sparkly lacquer. It came back a bit heavily coated, lots of work to get the threads chased and silly things like brake nuts or ferrules into guides. The other had bubbling underneath the stay but i didnt notice it at the time as i peeked into the bubble wrap and the frame wasnt built up straight away but it was a little disappointing once discovered. Some of the fitment issues are things you might get with any powdercoating and i expected it to a degree but had to cut my way in in a few places like the seat collar slot which was bridged with coating on both frames.

Cheers both. Maybe I won't use them if the detail isn't great.

Is it daft to get a rack powder coated? It’s a tubus tara in black… don’t know how the colour has been applied originally, not yet received it… 🤷‍♂️

not really, it will come off like normal paint though with use, unless you do something like this
https://www.touronabike.com/protecting-your-bike-racks/

I got a Tubus Fly nickel plated…
Removing the existing powder coat will be a big job.