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Hi guys,

I'm pretty new to this forum, but I have been cycling for a while and decided on building a fixie a few months back to try and help work on a few things with my technique and maybe get into some track riding. I have been looking through the thread 'post your fixie pics' and there is some fantastic looking whips on there with some great looking paint work, but not may people have commented on where they've been getting them done and all my key word searches have been pretty fruitless.

My question is, can someone recommend a good painter or powder coater around Melbourne. I have a totally bare frame that is almost ready to go. I am trying to do things relatively cheap, but I don't mind spending a little bit to get a good job done.

Let me know.

Ive just resprayed my roadie in white enamal from the can. I intend to flat it back a littke and clearcoat it with something toxic but perdy. All up it may be $200 finished? Worth thinking about. Ill post picks tonight

The Womble wrote:Ive just resprayed my roadie in white enamal from the can. I intend to flat it back a littke and clearcoat it with something toxic but perdy. All up it may be $200 finished? Worth thinking about. Ill post picks tonight

Thanks Womble. I had considered doing it myself, but it needs to be sandblasted and maybe some surface finish work done. So I figured taking it to a one stop shop to be sandblasted and powder coated would do the job. That and the fat that last time I tried my hand at painting it didn't surn out so well. I'll be keen to see some pictures of your DIY job though.

Rodger. Have a GPs appointment (leg fell off again ) and then Ill head home and snap away

I'm getting a lot of views but no real answers to my question. What's up with that?

surfin' addiction wrote:Hi guys,

I'm pretty new to this forum, but I have been cycling for a while and decided on building a fixie a few months back to try and help work on a few things with my technique and maybe get into some track riding. I have been looking through the thread 'post your fixie pics' and there is some fantastic looking whips on there with some great looking paint work, but not may people have commented on where they've been getting them done and all my key word searches have been pretty fruitless.

My question is, can someone recommend a good painter or powder coater around Melbourne. I have a totally bare frame that is almost ready to go. I am trying to do things relatively cheap, but I don't mind spending a little bit to get a good job done.

Let me know.

First of all, what do you want, a good job, or a powdercoat ??

For me those are two different things.
I can not help you with powdercoat, i'm sure others can, but if you are intereted in a good paint job , i can help.
I wil send you a pm.

Of course Id recomend DH now hes seen this and posted. From memory he sprays and everyone raves about the finish

If yer happy with powder, talk to Jon at Gripsport, he'll see you right. Blast and powder for good money.

Spray ya bike in Brunswick is worth a look...
http://www.sprayyabike.com/

yehuda wrote:Spray ya bike in Brunswick is worth a look...
http://www.sprayyabike.com/

I know...i work there...

The Womble wrote:
Of course Id recomend DH now hes seen this and posted. From memory he sprays and everyone raves about the finish

Thanks.

The Womble wrote:Ive just resprayed my roadie in white enamal from the can. I intend to flat it back a littke and clearcoat it with something toxic but perdy. All up it may be $200 finished?

Your bike looks nice, but for $200 i could have done it for you...
Altough it takes away the satisfaction of doing it yourself.

Pity youre in Melbourne though. Id kill for some detail work for contrast

The Womble wrote:Pity youre in Melbourne though. Id kill for some detail work for contrast

New thing, called courier delivery, you may or may not have heard of it.

Parker wrote:

The Womble wrote:Pity youre in Melbourne though. Id kill for some detail work for contrast

New thing, called courier delivery, you may or may not have heard of it.

You just beat me to it...
I was thinking the same thing...

Only downside would be that the delivery costs would add to the total costs...

damhooligan wrote:

Parker wrote:

The Womble wrote:Pity youre in Melbourne though. Id kill for some detail work for contrast

New thing, called courier delivery, you may or may not have heard of it.

You just beat me to it...
I was thinking the same thing...

Only downside would be that the delivery costs would add to the total costs...

The things we do for bikes

Parker wrote:

damhooligan wrote:

Parker wrote:
You just beat me to it...
I was thinking the same thing...

Only downside would be that the delivery costs would add to the total costs...

The things we do for bikes

Unfortunately some of us need to do things for our wives before we do things for our bikes. Spending money on bikes is a touchy subject this week

The Womble wrote:Unfortunately some of us need to do things for our wives before we do things for our bikes. Spending money on bikes is a touchy subject this week

Don't worry, you can do it next week...

The Womble wrote:Unfortunately some of us need to do things for our wives before we do things for our bikes. Spending money on bikes is a touchy subject this week

Perhaps if you actually touched your wife and stopped fondling the bike?

damhooligan wrote:

The Womble wrote:Unfortunately some of us need to do things for our wives before we do things for our bikes. Spending money on bikes is a touchy subject this week

Don't worry, you can do it next week...

I like the way you think. Youre not a female

damhooligan wrote:

yehuda wrote:Spray ya bike in Brunswick is worth a look...
http://www.sprayyabike.com/

I know...i work there...

I have not been there, but the word of mouth is good... and I have seen some of the work, very nice.

Thanks everyone for your comments and suggestions. I am pretty sure I know where I'll be taking the frame now. I'll be sure to post up pictures as the project progresses.

Looking forward to seeing it

The Womble wrote:Looking forward to seeing it

me too

The Womble wrote:Looking forward to seeing it

damhooligan wrote:

The Womble wrote:Looking forward to seeing it

me too

Jeez guys, no pressure at all.