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I know this has been done before but im going to ask anyway. My DH bike could do with a new lick of paint. Its scratched because i keep crashing when i attempt to pull double backflip duffman 180 snatch grabs...

Can anyone reccomend somene who can do a decent respray? I seem to remember a company called Argos cycles but i cant find them anymore.

Any help would be appreciated.


 
Posted : 14/02/2014 12:18 pm
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i tried google:

https://www.google.ch/?gws_rd=cr&ei=uJPwUtCTE4m7ygPl_4DwCw#q=argos+cycles

http://www.argoscycles.com/

they seem to be well recommended..


 
Posted : 14/02/2014 12:27 pm
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Atlantic Boulevard in Bury. First class work. Can reproduce the decals too.


 
Posted : 14/02/2014 12:29 pm
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I'd be more inclined to go down the powdercoating route...

Leaves a tougher finish.

http://www.triple-s.co.uk/


 
Posted : 14/02/2014 12:32 pm
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I'm looking for a powder coating place in London if anyone knows a good one? Also, wondering about how to correctly strip and mask the frame of a full sus.. I guess I would need to mask all of the sockets for the press fit bearings as well as the BB and headset?


 
Posted : 25/02/2014 10:23 am
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Thread from a couple of years back re: Triple S and some others

2 YEARS! BLOODY HELL!

[url= http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/triple-s-powder-coating-anyone-used-them ]clicky[/url]


 
Posted : 25/02/2014 11:14 am
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Argos cycles in Bristol are brilliant. Better than most factory finishes, but they're not as cheap as a powdercoaters. Their paintwork is pretty hard wearing though.

Tom KP


 
Posted : 25/02/2014 12:21 pm
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Redditch shotblasting did all the powder coating when I rebuilt my Ducati and they were superb.
They were doing all the coating for the Motorcycle museum after the fire there, and I could not believe the finish, never seen powder coat like it.
Better than a lot of the wet spray finishes I`ve seen, closer to stove enamel in its depth and lustre.
Their candies were nice too and I had crackle finish done on the engine barrels with double masking (Once for blasting, once for coating)
I would happily recommend them and at the time they were 1/2 the price of Triple S (Who were my default Coaters up to that point)


 
Posted : 25/02/2014 4:10 pm
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Just got a quote from Armortex in London for £120 for a full sus frame which seems quite a lot to me...


 
Posted : 25/02/2014 4:12 pm

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