R&E's the one I know too. It costs about $200 for a custom paint job on one of their bikes; not sure if it would be different on a non-Rodriguez bike.
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10-12-2006, 06:08 PM #1
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10-12-2006, 07:24 PM #2
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R+E is the only one I know, too.
Mimi- who is doing your dh's Davidson's paint?
I wonder if TiCycles does their own paint on the frames they build.
Recycled Cycles works with a lot of restorations/rebuilds, they might Know of some paint shops. www.recycledcycles.com"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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10-12-2006, 09:59 PM #3
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Elliot Bay bikes does painting and powdercoating.
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10-13-2006, 06:06 AM #4
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Thanks!
Most excellent! I will call around and post what I find... I did a search for "bicycle paint seattle" and came up with something like "cycling with body paint"... not what i was looking for...
Someone also suggested auto body shop... so I will try there too...
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10-13-2006, 06:42 AM #5
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Knotted, I don't know. I'll ask.
And Fresh, please let us know what you find out. One of these days, my Bianchi is going to need a paint job too.
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10-13-2006, 09:46 AM #6
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I had a custom road bike built by R&E and their frame/paint shop is still in existence; as others have said, R&E is on the north end of University, near Ravenna: http://rodcycle.com
Also, their former framebuilder/painter is Matt Houle and he's in business for himself now. He's the one who built and painted my beautiful bike, while he was at R&E and I saw him at Bike Expo earlier this year.
His website was easy to find, so here's the link, in case it helps with your consideration:
http://www.bicyclespecialtiesonline.com/paint.htm
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10-19-2006, 06:27 AM #7
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Ok, so after looking at different options, I decided against paint because I was pretty sure I was going with one solid color unless I could chrome just my lugs, which I didn't see how that was possible unless I disassembled my frame which wasn't going to happen. Someone can correct me if they understand the chroming process better, but I think I'd have to chrome the whole thing, and then paint just the tubes, which would add on extra weight, and would cost more than what I'm willing to spend. I decided to go with powdercoating my frame instead because it's a little more durable, it's cheaper, and I can still get a nice color with the technology nowadays. Someone also mentionned that it also has little if no impact on the engironment, which is always a plus to me.
That being said, I also read about Aaron's Bicycle Repair, which does do paint for the lowest price I have seen, $230 for bead blasting (supposedly better for your bicycle than sandblasting), base coat, top coat, and one solid color:
http://www.rideyourbike.com/paint.html
And I'm going to go with these guys:
Northwest Powder Coatings Inc
1400 S 192ND St
SeaTac, WA 98148
(206) 241-1614
For $150, they'll sandblast and powdercoat your frame to a color of your choosing. I've heard some good things about them in another bike forum and it sounds promising.
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