powder coating frame ?

[speedfoxracing]

any one here done this. how much did it cost u 4 every thing if so including the swing arm and front a-arms and frame and sub frame. i,m thinking of doing this but its prob not worth the time and money for me but it looks really nice and better then me paintin it my self

[AZ440ex]

Depends on the color, some colors require a base color. essentially you powder coat it twice. I did A-arms, swingarm, beadlocks and some other parts with a transloucent red over metalic silver for $200. Than included all prep, sandblasting etc.. A single solid color would of been about $120

Just an idea, if you do the frame you might as well gusset it first. Gusset kits are like 60-70 bucks and if you have the bike striped that far its worth it to get it done.

[speedfoxracing]

wuts that ?wut do they do i heard other ppl doin them but idk wut they are

[speedfoxracing]

and i plan on doing a charcol or dark grey or sliver

[Piche]

Dude a gusset kit is where u weld metal support to the weaker parts of ur frame so there is less chanse of you breaking the frame. And powder coating prices all depend on the color you choose i powder coat for a living there is quite a few steps you have to go threw the prep the part and spray it and depending on how many coats it takes depends on how many times it needs to be baked.

[speedfoxracing]

ok thanks and yea i looked up wut a gusset was and wut would u say u would charge if i gave u my whole frame with a-arm and swing arm after it was sand blasted or media blasted and wanted it coated in like charcol or dark silver wut do u think u would charge like around wut price

[Piche]

Well if you go just a plan jane color like that with no iradesents or matallics a fram would cost around $200 now as for everything else like i said it all depends on the color

[Piche]

All the same color would prob b around $300 to $350

[speedfoxracing]

ok yea i was on craigslist and saw a company that does stuff and idk if i really want 2 strip the whole bike down and then the motor will look like **** wut can u call do with motors ?

[Piche]

u can pcoat most of the motor if it was tore down but u can pain the motor with a high heat paint i have seen that and it looks good or u can polish it that looks really awesum but very time consuming

[speedfoxracing]

yea i know i just dont want 2 take down the whole motor 2 do that i,ll prob paint it and wipe off the paint on the fins 2 give it that nice look and i,ve heard when u paint motors black its sopose 2 dispose of heat better idk i have a while before i planing on doin all of this then lol

[speedfoxracing]

im just not sure if its worth doin all that cause i go trailin and it will prob end up looking like **** and plus i will be afraid 2 mess it up then

[Piche]

ya i did my bike but i made it into a project and after building the engine and buyin all the parts and powder coating it took me like 5 months but i payed cash for everything so it was build as u recieved stuff

[Piche]

well I have powder coated 3 of my bikes 1 is for sand and the other to r for the woods and I have beat the crap outa my woods bikes and I aint hurt the powder coating yet it holds up really well if dun rite.

[speedfoxracing]

yea thats wut i would be doing i did a blaster and at the end found out the bottom end was cracked and i had like 1100 in it and could only get 750 4 it i was pissed

[cam19aro86]

I saw that you said you powder coated 3 bikes. I am planning on doing this but had one question, what did you cure the frame in. I plan on doing the redneck residential range in the garage, but I don't think the frame will fit. What was your solution.

[hypersnyper6947]

Yea i also want to powdercoat the frame, sub frame, steering stem, and a arms, Im not that concerned with the price but how much work is it to get it tore down to just the frame? I plan on doing that part my self. Also is there any bushings or anything that i will need to replace after i tear it down?

[AZ440ex]

Originally posted by hypersnyper6947
Yea i also want to powdercoat the frame, sub frame, steering stem, and a arms, Im not that concerned with the price but how much work is it to get it tore down to just the frame? I plan on doing that part my self. Also is there any bushings or anything that i will need to replace after i tear it down?

The cooking process is hard on bearings and seals. I removed my swingarm and A-arn bearings. The other problem is if you don't remove them the grease can ooze out and ruin the PC when its in the oven. Other than that it was pretty easy. Just disasemble the bike and lable your parts bags! When its done you may have to clean out some PC from the bolt holes with a tap set.

[hypersnyper6947]

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Thanks sounds easy enough, i will just spray some break parts cleaner on anything that has grease before

[project400ex19]

I paid 305 for nerf bars (black) and frame/subframe orange w/ metal flake. My buddy sand blasted it for free.

[jonboysnegy]

POWDER COATED 11/07/08

IN UK

BEFORE

[jonboysnegy]

AND AFTER

[jonboysnegy]

TOOK 2 HRS TO STRIP AND 4 DAYS TO POLISH AND PAINT MOST OTHER PARTS SO FAR

PAINTED STOCK SWINGARM GLOSS BLACK, A ARMS RED,

AND MOSTLY EVERYTHING ELSE POLISHED BY HAND.

[AZ440ex]

Originally posted by hypersnyper6947
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Thanks sounds easy enough, i will just spray some break parts cleaner on anything that has grease before

I think most powder coat places include the sand blast which should take care of most grease spots

Just curious, Did you gusset the frame yet?

[jonboysnegy]

no gusset done has will just be using for fun i bought it for $500, so allows me to spend a little cash on it. after a beach race in weston super mare. in october. i may do it then.

[hypersnyper6947]

i have been looking into the gusset thing also, is it a big help also how much does the kit go for and how much would it be to get it welded?

[jonboysnegy]

I GUESS ITS HOW HARD YOU RIDE, I GUESS IT WILL STRENTHEN AREAS
I DONT KNOW IF YOU CAN BUY A KIT,ILL MAKE MINE FROM STEEL AND WELD MYSELF SO CANT HELP THERE SORRY.

i've heard that gusset kits can also be bad, heres why. I'm not the one making this up or anything just from what i have read and heard. The frame is suppose to flex, when you make it solid so it will not flex or break in 1 area it will crack in other areas. It makes sense but gusseting the weak spots i think you would have to really beat your quad to break the strong spots. How much weight does a gusset kit add anyways?

[hypersnyper6947]

they sell a gusset kit on ebay for like 67 bucks but what foxhoundrider says make sense i dont think im going to do it.