rosswaa Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 hiim currently thinkin about gettin a frame anodized, does anyone know what sort of prices it would beand where i could get it doneid rather have it anodized than paint it myself and bodge that upalso its lighter and alot harder than paintim lookin for it around lincolnshire-ishthanks alot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 Get your yellow pages out and ask a local company you will get a accurate price and find out if you have to do any prep work before hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosswaa Posted August 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 thanks alot, has anyone had this done to their bikes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy wonka Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 thanks alot, has anyone had this done to their bikes?tarty adam, look in the bike pics area, its something about the lightest czar ever.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosswaa Posted August 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 that looks mint, thanks alot for that, iv found a anodizer nearish me and iv emailed about the prices and stuff, so hopefully ill be able to have it done properly if it doesnt cost amazing amounts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy wonka Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 that looks mint, thanks alot for that, iv found a anodizer nearish me and iv emailed about the prices and stuff, so hopefully ill be able to have it done properly if it doesnt cost amazing amountstarty adams cost 70 to be shot blasted and anodized i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeriding Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 Thats pretty steep,halfords, primer, laquer, paint is piss easy, all you do is follow the back of the cans and spray, can't really go wrong at £20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 Thats pretty steep,halfords, primer, laquer, paint is piss easy, all you do is follow the back of the cans and spray, can't really go wrong at £20It costs more than 20quid when its 5/6 quid a can. And you need 2 cans of paint, 2 cans of laquer, and proberly 2 cans of primer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosswaa Posted August 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 It costs more than 20quid when its 5/6 quid a can. And you need 2 cans of paint, 2 cans of laquer, and proberly 2 cans of primer. yeh, it costs about £40 to do it properly, i was thinking if anodizing is to much powdercoating might not be so bad, iv emailed some companies near me about prices and stuff, if i get it done ill get some pics up of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Owen. Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 tarty adams cost 70 to be shot blasted and anodized i thinkhe got spanked by the sound of it. i got my old frame forks and stem done for £25. they did an awsome job for me aswell, masked all the threads off to make sure i could get my bb back in etc. i rekon like said above, ring around a few of the local places that do it and get some quotes. good luck and hope i helped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 he got spanked by the sound of it. i got my old frame forks and stem done for £25. they did an awsome job for me aswell, masked all the threads off to make sure i could get my bb back in etc.Sure yours wasn't sprayed/powder coated? Anodising actually removes material, there's no need to mask off threads etc.Check out: http://anodising.blogspot.com - stevebarry1978@hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy wonka Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 Sure yours wasn't sprayed/powder coated? Anodising actually removes material, there's no need to mask off threads etc.Check out: http://anodising.blogspot.com - stevebarry1978@hotmail.comsurely thats a reason to mask them? because they will strip easier then.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 I'm talking a couple of microns here... Plus the dipping process strips everything off the frame, including steel helicoils/inserts. A bit of masking tape wouldn't stand a chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy wonka Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 alot of masking tape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 Hehe, unfortunately not.I'm not 100% on the full process but have a quick google for it, the chemicals used are pretty nasty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy wonka Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 so anodizing makes metal harder right? so would the threads the less likely to be stripped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Owen. Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 o yes, sorry ad, mine was shot blasted and powdercoated, thats why it was so cheap. sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosswaa Posted August 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 o yes, sorry ad, mine was shot blasted and powdercoated, thats why it was so cheap. sorry nice, sounds like a good idea to get powdercoating then, have you got any pictures of the bike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeriding Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 It costs more than 20quid when its 5/6 quid a can. And you need 2 cans of paint, 2 cans of laquer, and proberly 2 cans of primer.narr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosswaa Posted August 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 narrprolly cheaper to get powdercoated by the sounds of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard jersey Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 My mate tried anodizing his t-pro and it just smudged the paint because apparently the t-pros are powder coated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosswaa Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 My mate tried anodizing his t-pro and it just smudged the paint because apparently the t-pros are powder coated.dont they strip it and beed blast it before anodizing? it just stains the metal so you get a really tough finishiv just recieved a quote from the powder coaters in peterborough, they say i would be looking at £60-100 including stripping and shot blasting! maybe i will just do it myselfhaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosswaa Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 does anyone know the difference between bead blasting and shot blasting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 does anyone know the difference between bead blasting and shot blasting?no, but in both cases you're going to be throwing marbles at the frame for an awful long time before it's doneoh, and for i think the third time the t-pro is anodised then laquered NOT powder coated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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