skinindustries Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 found this guy in ohio that does powder coating for retty cheap check it out. He is in Seville, Ohio http://www.moto-x-coatings.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2strokesmoker Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 found this guy in ohio that does powder coating for retty cheap check it out. He is in Seville, Ohio http://www.moto-x-coatings.com/ Im willing to bet this guy will beat his prices. He does whole atv frames for 275.00 http://www.poorboyperformance.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001Stroker Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 Im willing to bet this guy will beat his prices. He does whole atv frames for 275.00 http://www.poorboyperformance.com/ I had my frame done locally, for $100. That was for a translucent color, too. And, it's 6mil thick. You might check into the small, local places. They seem to care about customer service and quality of their products, alot more than the big companies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woolfman Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 I had my frame done locally, for $100. That was for a translucent color, too. And, it's 6mil thick. You might check into the small, local places. They seem to care about customer service and quality of their products, alot more than the big companies. X2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanYE west Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 200-250 is about the going rate for frames here.. I paid 250 for my one from and 200 for the other.. at 2 different shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 I got my frame,swinger,and all four wheel hubs done for $200. No fancy colors though just gloss black. PCS Industries did the coating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NitroTate Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 Typically the deal is, if you want to get a generic and sometimes slow PC job for cheap then look for an industrial place that runs large numbers of items through all the time. What you will get: sometimes lower quality, not so great customer service, (sometimes quick) but usually LONG turnaround, not very wide variety of colors or textures to choose from usually, cheap prices, and they don't always take the time to ensure they cap or plug every threaded hole and bolt so you could end up with gummed up threads or something coated that shouldn't be. If you want a custom high quality job, go with a smaller outfit or a hobbyist. What you will get: These guys (like myself) typically charge about the same and often more but we try to be exceptional at customer service, quality, and attention to detail. We plug every hole and cover every bolt and generally enjoy doing custom out of the ordinary colors and designs etc. Don't get me wrong there are still a lot of coaters out there that will do a good job for really cheap. Most of the time I'll charge between $180-250 for a frame just to give you an idea but it really depends on the particular job and number of coats and other factors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woolfman Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 Question is everyone including sandblasting cause I did not? If so it's double what I said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 Yea it was about a two week turn around for me,but they did sandblast everything and pluged/taped all the right spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detroit Muscle Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 I paid $100 for gloss black on my frame, that was plugging all holes, and he did all the prep work. Frame looks amazing and is 7mil thick I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001Stroker Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 I got a small company to do mine. He paid very close attention to detail, protecting every bolt hole, and every place that had something going through it. He sprayed it hot, and made it 6mil thick. Very good protection for hard terrain. Turn-around time for the frame was the same day, and the other parts were 2 days. I got $270 total invested in every single steel part on the bike. The large companies around here wanted $350, for the frame only, and they sprayed it cold, and was only 2mil thick. Their turn-around time was a minimum of 2 weeks. What I got done: Frame, A-arms, swingarm, steering stem, tie rods, steering knuckles, wheel hubs, sprocket hub, brake hub, bearing carrier, engine mounts, exhaust mounts, bottom radiator mounts, top radiator mount, kicker, footpegs, chain tensioners, shock link. Colors are chrome base with translucent blue, and Bengal Silver with clear coat. The large companies wouldn't even do the translucent colors. Sandblasting Experts/Fusion Powdercoating Both are in the same building. Chesapeake, Va. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NitroTate Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 I got a small company to do mine. He paid very close attention to detail, protecting every bolt hole, and every place that had something going through it. He sprayed it hot, and made it 6mil thick. Very good protection for hard terrain. Turn-around time for the frame was the same day, and the other parts were 2 days. I got $270 total invested in every single steel part on the bike. The large companies around here wanted $350, for the frame only, and they sprayed it cold, and was only 2mil thick. Their turn-around time was a minimum of 2 weeks. What I got done: Frame, A-arms, swingarm, steering stem, tie rods, steering knuckles, wheel hubs, sprocket hub, brake hub, bearing carrier, engine mounts, exhaust mounts, bottom radiator mounts, top radiator mount, kicker, footpegs, chain tensioners, shock link. Colors are chrome base with translucent blue, and Bengal Silver with clear coat. The large companies wouldn't even do the translucent colors. Sandblasting Experts/Fusion Powdercoating Both are in the same building. Chesapeake, Va. That's a good deal. But spraying cold is a smarter way to coat, not hot (just so you know). Spraying hot (hotflocking) is risky because you can accidentally end up with sagging (drips) and other issues and then you're screwed and have to strip the whole damn thing down and start over. Spraying cold is actually one of the biggest benefits of powder coating over painting because if you screw up you just blow the powder off and shoot it again. :biggrin: That's not to say I don't hotflock because I do when I'm doing second coats because I don't have an adjustable gun. The structural integrity of the finish is not affected either way however. It's just proper technique to spray cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2strokesmoker Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 Question is everyone including sandblasting cause I did not? If so it's double what I said. yup $275.00 including sandblasting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001Stroker Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 But spraying cold is a smarter way to coat, not hot (just so you know). He said that spraying it hot, he could get it alot thicker, than spraying it cold. He did it like that, since my bike sees nothing but rough terrain. Like I said, he made it 6mil thick. And you can really tell it. The last place that did it, was one of the "Big companies". They did it cold, and only got it to 2mil thick. It was paper thin. It was scratched off in 3 months time. The bottom of the frame and where the plastics ride were rusting. There isn't any drips on any of my parts. I know that you know your shit about PC'ing. I'm just telling you what my experience has been like here recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NitroTate Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 He said that spraying it hot, he could get it alot thicker, than spraying it cold. He did it like that, since my bike sees nothing but rough terrain. Like I said, he made it 6mil thick. And you can really tell it. The last place that did it, was one of the "Big companies". They did it cold, and only got it to 2mil thick. It was paper thin. It was scratched off in 3 months time. The bottom of the frame and where the plastics ride were rusting. There isn't any drips on any of my parts. I know that you know your shit about PC'ing. I'm just telling you what my experience has been like here recently. Oh yeah I'm not callin' you out on it by any means! :biggrin: He probably was VERY careful while doing it and seems as though he did a great job from what you say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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