[Joe W.Cup]

I have a new Boxxer Team that I was thinking about powdercoating the lowers. Has anyone does this?

I know and trust the guy that'll be doing it, Chip at C4Labs does a lot of old school BMX restorations and takes a great deal of pride in his work with bikes.

I'm just worried about if the general process would be okay. I'm guessing I just need to disassemble them, get them powdered, then build them back up. It should be simple as that.

Just wondering if it's been done before and if so, is there any feedback.

Thanks Monkies!!

 

[saruti]

Did it to my marzocchi last week
Take everything out
Take out the outside seals too
Make sure the holes are all closed with old cloths or something like that.
I recommend sand blasting it first to take off the original paint. The powder will stick better.
Than you can put your stickers on it and reassemble it.

 

[MasterofGroms]

Did it to my marzocchi last week
Take everything out
Take out the outside seals too
Make sure the holes are all closed with old cloths or something like that.
I recommend sand blasting it first to take off the original paint. The powder will stick better.
Than you can put your stickers on it and reassemble it.

The lowers are too thin to sandblast.

You will almost certainly blow through them rendering them to the junk pile.

Other stripping methods will work such as a chemical stripper or if you're intent on using an abrasive stripper use something much less abrasive than sand in your blaster such as baking soda or walnut shells.

 

[ridiculous]

there is no way I would ever sand blast a set of lowers. Chem strip fo sho.

 

[istratetm]

take the bushings out too. the curing temperature will damage the teflon layer on them.

 

[Runner]

The lowers are too thin to sandblast.

You will almost certainly blow through them rendering them to the junk pile.

Useless lowers are way too fun to throw away, next time you have a campfire drop em in!

 

[saruti]

I'v sand blast my marzocchi lowers and then powder coat it
it works fine.

 

[Cabdoctor]

How much are you guys paying to get these things powder coated. I got a frame I need done and trying to get a point of reference.

 

[FOXROX]

Useless lowers are way too fun to throw away, next time you have a campfire drop em in!

i have always wanted to do that! i have been tempted so many times haha

 

[mattmatt86]

How much are you guys paying to get these things powder coated. I got a frame I need done and trying to get a point of reference.

I paid 75 total to have an Evil Imperial frame sandblasted and powdercoated, but that was 3 years ago and was also in South Carolina where everything is cheap.

 

[Cabdoctor]

Yeah and I live in California so its going to be super expensive.

 

[jonKranked]

Depends on the scale of the setup. When I had mine done I was in Rhode Island and it cost me $150.

 

[IH8Rice]

next time you have a campfire drop em in!

dont forget to pee on 'em...it makes for even better videos

 

[BKQuill]

How much are you guys paying to get these things powder coated. I got a frame I need done and trying to get a point of reference.

http://www.c4labspc.com/pricing.html

The cats at C4Labs are the bomb!! The main guy (owner) there Chip is an old BMXer and knows his stuff. I know someone that had a BMX frame done locally here in SC and the thing came back warped.

I've had several vintage and new frames/forks powdered by him, he's also polished a couple pairs of Saint cranks, Thomson stems, hubs, posts and other parts.

I'm packing up the links and dropouts from the 951 to send him.

The dude is seriously talented!!

 

[Brian HCM#1]

I'v sand blast my marzocchi lowers and then powder coat it
it works fine.

Ditto

 

[thad]

My friend had his Totem lowers powder coated, and they warped from the heat. He had to buy a new set, and has a pretty looking paper weight.

 

[WBC]

RE: Thad's post

I've heard of Fox 40 lowers doing this often, too. I know that Magnesium is a fairly sensitive metal, especially when it's as thin as a lot of fork lowers are.

I had the lowers on my old 06 888 powdercoated and they warped at the bridge ("brake arch"). I had throw em out and buy new ones to sell my fork.

 

[Joe W.Cup]

My friend had his Totem lowers powder coated, and they warped from the heat. He had to buy a new set, and has a pretty looking paper weight.

RE: Thad's post

I've heard of Fox 40 lowers doing this often, too. I know that Magnesium is a fairly sensitive metal, especially when it's as thin as a lot of fork lowers are.

I had the lowers on my old 06 888 powdercoated and they warped at the bridge ("brake arch"). I had throw em out and buy new ones to sell my fork.

This is what I am afraid of. I wonder if the heat was too high and caused them to warped. Now I'm have second thoughts about this. I guess the worst thing that could happen is that I wouls have to buy new lowers from SRAM. Heck I dunno if I should or not now.

Thanks for the input guys!!