Steven Froment is in So. Attleboro. He did a great job on a frame and crankset for me. His prices are very reasonable. Tell him Nelson referred you if you ask for a quote. You'll save some $$$ if you strip it yourself, whoever you go to.
A few years ago it was $250 in Beverly for a couple of motorcycle frames. I can't figure out what the name of the place is, but there are lots of other options listed in the Boston area. My impression is that for smaller stuff like bike frames, you can have the work done very cheaply if you're willing to wait a bit for a batch that has room and have some flexibility on color. It really depends on how big the ovens in question are.
Make sure things are really clean. Heating up a frame can cause all sorts of random spoo to dribble out; best to deal with that in advance.
Powdercoating is spraying a piece of metal with a colored powder and then baking the piece in an oven. it results in a harder and more durable finish than paint.
What lesenthusiasm said. It's kind of analogous to laser printer or photocopying - the metal is given a mild static eletric charge, the pigment dust sticks to it, and then it's baked on.
Some people will tell you once it's baked on it's actually "bulletproof," as in it won't chip if you fire a bullet at it, assuming the underlying material isn't destroyed. I've not yet had the opportunity to test this, however.
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I think it costs about $150 for the booth and you can fit around 3 frames into a booth.
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Make sure things are really clean. Heating up a frame can cause all sorts of random spoo to dribble out; best to deal with that in advance.
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Some people will tell you once it's baked on it's actually "bulletproof," as in it won't chip if you fire a bullet at it, assuming the underlying material isn't destroyed. I've not yet had the opportunity to test this, however.
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