powder coating!

[il_ragazzo]

i called a local shop and they gave me a quick quote of 580 for frame swing arm both wheels. not including what they charge for smaller pieces i bring in for the same coat. so i'm assuming for the

valve cover
top triple clamp
clipons/ bar
brake calipers.
rotors
shock linkage
various brackets ect

it would be 400-600
+580
--------------------------
1200 total ish
is that fair? doesn't sound that bad to me, but im not in the industry.

[JamieKatana]

Actually, it doesn't sound fair at all. That's insane! Unless it's a special coat, they should charge you $200-$300 total. Maybe an extra $100 or so to set up a special colour, if that's what you are doing. I'm speaking from my experience in dealing with local shops to me when I was getting prototype checkout racks done.

Too bad you are so far away, I could get one of my suppliers to do it...

[cintidude04]

they should charge you $200-$300 total. Maybe an extra $100 or so to set up a special colour

+1

[diesel]

I guess it depends on location, but where I am i was quoted about 250.00 for my swingarm and both wheels. your quote seems high to me

[steves]

Does that include stripping and blasting the pieces first?

[scottynoface]

Sounds like rape.

[150mphbike]

taking my rims tomorrow in Bowling Green Ky 60$ for each. prep. and all.

[bigkat]

Call these guys:
Class A Powdercoat
8538 Tiogawoods Drive
Sacramento, CA
(916) 681-7474

[ep87]

Does that include stripping and blasting the pieces first?

That makes a hug difference. like any other coating or paint the real labor/cost is in the prep.
Richard

[axelpkt]

That seems a bit high, I found a guy near me that last year coated my rims and swing arm for $230, and I just had him coat my fork tubes for $30. Included sandblasting

[DCsdime16]

It would really depend on how busy they are. Busier places are cheaper, cause they can spread the cost of running the cooking cabinet across more customers. ya dig???

[ep87]

I paid $300 for this stuff last year including stripping. I'll be sending almost the same stuff for the 600 project in the next few months plus the frame, I imagine it should run about $500.
Richard

http://www.vancouverpowdercoating.com

[il_ragazzo]

Call these guys:
Class A Powdercoat
8538 Tiogawoods Drive
Sacramento, CA
(916) 681-7474

yeah that price included blasting for every thing. so ill call these guys today and get a quote.

thanks guys.

[steves]

When you are asking for an off the cuff estimate... and they have no idea on size... they'll likely quote a bigger price.

The prep work can be expensive and tedious to do. Do they replace/repack the wheel bearings or do you do that? Be clear about what the service includes for the price when looking at different vendors.