The Powder Coating Process...

[Anthony]

an orange 223 is 290g liter when fully paint stripped compared to when painted. yeti ASR is available in either anodnised or powdercoat & thats a 1/4lb different in weight for just the front end alone... so yeh you can notice the difference

its kinda funny how so many bike disciplines take the piss outta other disciplines, as someone whos interested in retro, lightweight, xc, freeride & hillclimb i find it amusing how theres so little love between them all considering bikes are bikes :roll:

Well I guess bikes with great fat tubes must need a lot more paint on them than skinny old retro steel ones. For skinny steel HT, I was quoted c150g for powder and c100g for liquid - and hey liquid paint chips off so easily, you'll have that 100g down to 80 in no time! Seriously though, when you're as careless and talentless as I am, you have to factor in that it's more fun riding a bike that you don't have to worry about cos it doesn't shed paint every time you sneeze.

 

[scant]

an orange 223 is 290g liter when fully paint stripped compared to when painted. yeti ASR is available in either anodnised or powdercoat & thats a 1/4lb different in weight for just the front end alone... so yeh you can notice the difference

its kinda funny how so many bike disciplines take the piss outta other disciplines, as someone whos interested in retro, lightweight, xc, freeride & hillclimb i find it amusing how theres so little love between them all considering bikes are bikes :roll:

Well I guess bikes with great fat tubes must need a lot more paint on them than skinny old retro steel ones. For skinny steel HT, I was quoted c150g for powder and c100g for liquid - and hey liquid paint chips off so easily, you'll have that 100g down to 80 in no time! Seriously though, when you're as careless and talentless as I am, you have to factor in that it's more fun riding a bike that you don't have to worry about cos it doesn't shed paint every time you sneeze.

thanks for the info
i'm not worried about this particular bike sheding paint "its a rental, dont be gentle" springs to mind

 

[rody]

Mike,

Just weighed two identical frames-

Liquid paint - two coats primer, three coats color, three coats clear - 4.25#

Powder - just as you see in the blog, sealer, color, clear - 4.55#

Net difference on a 24" TT frame is .26#

cheers,

rody

 

[FairfaxPat]

powder paint

I really like the durability of powder paint-for a MTB it makes a lot of sense. If it weighs .30 pounds more (your math was a little bit off, Rody, 4.55-4.25=.30) that is only 136 grams or so-less than 5 ounces-about one Big Mac. It's impossible to feel such a little difference in weight unless you have an accurate scale on hand-and the bling you get from nice paint is IMMEASURABLE !

 

[rody]

your math was a little bit off, Rody

thanks Pat...too many looong days

rody

 

[scant]

thanks for checking rody
fairfax pat, I totally agree! I'm also a sucka for a sweet paint job ...however in the context of the frame in question, its currently got a boring 1 tone paint scheme & my only slight gripe with the entire bike is the weight -its like 10lbs heavier than my hillclimb bike!

right then, next question. any way to stop an alu frame tarnishing once i've paint stripped & polished it?

 

[missmyfat]

So paint is a whole bag of doritos lighter than powdercoat? :shock:

Seriously no-one is going to notice 1/4lb.

Thats about the weight of a crap in the morning before a ride!
Or a bit of mud!

There are considerations to consider whether you use either finish i.e toughness, durability, longevity, price , appearance etc. Just don't think that weight comes into it really, this ain't the tour de france.

No offence meant scant You could just lacquer the alloy frame?

 

[scant]

So paint is a whole bag of doritos lighter than powdercoat? :shock:

Seriously no-one is going to notice 1/4lb.

Thats about the weight of a crap in the morning before a ride!
Or a bit of mud!

There are considerations to consider whether you use either finish i.e toughness, durability, longevity, price , appearance etc. Just don't think that weight comes into it really, this ain't the tour de france.

No offence meant scant You could just lacquer the alloy frame?

none taken
I notice the difference, which is why I asked. if you dont care, dont respond

"this ain't the tour de france" yeh i'm not into drugs ... tho every ride is a race. feel free to tag along

 

[FairfaxPat]

powder paint

I have a Funk that I polish with medium fine steel wool and soapy water-makes it look like chrome! After polishing I coat it with car wax and it is good to go for a few months and then repeat.

 

[gump]

1/4lb is pretty significant on a pretty light bike, but taken a bit further, how many 1/4lbs that you think you can't feel do you need before you can feel it?

Sum of parts....always the way in weenieism

Not actually seen a polished 5, wondering how flat the flat bits really are
:?