Stove enamelling vs powder-coating

[perry]

Any idea if they used metal flake ? I assume you could use any of their range of colours in it ?

If you take it outside in the sun it should photograph better .

Theres a sprinter van in town , painted in grey primer with metalflake and a clear over it all . it's always filthy but once its rained and the sun comes out you can see it glinting as you walk past . An awesome effect

 

[DeletedUser006]

Any idea if they used metal flake ? I assume you could use any of their range of colours in it ?

If you take it outside in the sun it should photograph better .

Theres a sprinter van in town , painted in grey primer with metalflake and a clear over it all . it's always filthy but once its rained and the sun comes out you can see it glinting as you walk past . An awesome effect

Hi Perry,

Yea maybe metal flake .... I was too wowed to take it all in, It looks amazing oustide exactly as you say , when its built and the sun is shining I will get some pics.

They did all colours with various choice of laquers and candy laquers. They also said that their work is not be confused with industrial lower grade powdercoats and mentioned gates and garden chairs

This is where I had it done http://www.realitymotorworks.com/

 

[Anthony]

Am I not right in thinking that Gil_M advises against lacquering over his decals? My recollection is that the material he uses is tough enough to give a 5-7 year life without protection. That's as long as most decals will last even if lacquered over, and the advantage of their not being lacquered is that they can easily be removed and replaced. Whereas if you lacquer over your decals, you can't renew them without making a mess by damaging the clearcoat.

 

[CTK]

Some random bits of info...

Powdercoating is better for the environment.

Powdercoating does not allow steel to breath.

Argos do a tougher 'army spec' enamel (anyone tried it?)

 

[DeletedUser006]

I did see the tougher Argos finishes last year when getting the pink Kona done, they looked the same but were limited to certain plain colours back then.

 

[johnggold]

Re: Jackson

I came across these postings whilst looking at stove enamelling v powder coating.

I was quite surprised to see Jacksons held up as a quality reference.

When Hetchins still had a shop in Southend, I took my curly Hetchins
to them, whilst living in Sheffield - quite a long drive. I (wrongly) assumed - since my Hetchins was originally built to my spec at the old place in Tottenham, that they would do the work.

I was surprised when the frame turned up in the post from Jacksons. If I'd known, it would have been a shorter drive.

However, I had asked for a small mod - changing from 5 to 6 speed freewheel, and the frame was completely misaligned. I had to take it to a local repair shop to fix it.

Paint finish was not good. Within a few months it started to chip badly, and ended up worse than I started. Up to that point the original finish from Hetchins had lasted 15 years.

I get my frame painting done locally, now and source the decals myself, in advance. Local suppliers are more accountable.