CassidyAce
Senior Retro Guru
Has anyone tried Spray.bike: https://spray.bike? Powder coating in a can (apparently). And was it any good?
Has anyone tried Spray.bike?
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CassidyAce
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I've searched, albeit briefly, but can't find anything on here. Googling results in a few reviews and it sounds like a big improvement on using automotive spray paint. However, the reviews focus on ease-of-use and whether the finish looks good. I can't find anything from anyone who has used it and then used the bike for a reasonable period of time. And it seems to me that, if it's any good, it will be a product not for top end restorations but more utility-orientated bikes - commuters, etc.
I've searched, albeit briefly, but can't find anything on here. Googling results in a few reviews and it sounds like a big improvement on using automotive spray paint. However, the reviews focus on ease-of-use and whether the finish looks good. I can't find anything from anyone who has used it and then used the bike for a reasonable period of time. And it seems to me that, if it's any good, it will be a product not for top end restorations but more utility-orientated bikes - commuters, etc.
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My son and I did his gravel bike in satin green.
It is really easy stuff to spray and the coverage is good. He bought two cans and we did the whole frame using one full can and a tiny bit of the second.
However, he has found it to be a little brittle / delicate. This might be helped by using a primer first which we didn't for reasons of speed, so, straight onto bare, clean, unrusted steel it can chip.
Other than that, it was pretty nice stuff to use.
My son and I did his gravel bike in satin green.
It is really easy stuff to spray and the coverage is good. He bought two cans and we did the whole frame using one full can and a tiny bit of the second.
However, he has found it to be a little brittle / delicate. This might be helped by using a primer first which we didn't for reasons of speed, so, straight onto bare, clean, unrusted steel it can chip.
Other than that, it was pretty nice stuff to use.
Gaddmeister
Retrobike Rider
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My local powder coated does a frame for £24. Bargain in my opinion and a fantastic job too!
My local powder coated does a frame for £24. Bargain in my opinion and a fantastic job too!
CassidyAce
Senior Retro Guru
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NeilM: Interesting. Thanks for that. I'm thinking of undercoat, the colour coat and clear coat on top, so that might last reasonably well. Though I might not keep the bike - a 94 Hardrock that I only got because it was £25 and local and I thought what the heck, nothing much to lose.
Gaddmeister: Don't suppose that's in Kent is it? (I could do with a smiley for envy here!)
KDM: Well, the advertising implies that it is, though the finish might be similar.
NeilM: Interesting. Thanks for that. I'm thinking of undercoat, the colour coat and clear coat on top, so that might last reasonably well. Though I might not keep the bike - a 94 Hardrock that I only got because it was £25 and local and I thought what the heck, nothing much to lose.
Gaddmeister: Don't suppose that's in Kent is it? (I could do with a smiley for envy here!)
KDM: Well, the advertising implies that it is, though the finish might be similar.
Gaddmeister
Retrobike Rider
