I'm curious about powder coating in OZ.
In bike forum I belong to with members from all over the world, including Oz and the UK, the statement was made that powder coating is not done in Australia. I find that statement pretty hard to swallow since its actually safer than spray painting in environmental and health terms.

Can any of you fill me in on the status of powder coating in Oz???
Is it done there or are there governmental prohibitions preventing the use of powder coating?

Regards,
Steve

it's done all over Australia, last thing i had done was a set of boxter wheels for my Karman beetle convertable

Yes, just picked up a pair of wheels for my lowlight from the powdercoaters.

People make the funniest of statements without the facts..

But it is hard to drive with all those kangaroo's and hoop snakes in the main streets. How much can a koala bear.

Can anyone provide contact info for reputable Australian powder coating firms that could handle coating motorcycle frames???

Depends where you want to send it as there would be dozens of then in each state.
I have had tinware, bike frames done ect, infact I have a load of stuff there now waiting for me to collect.
Australia isn't that far behind the rest of the world that we don't have powder coaters.
Mind you he does make me pedal his electrickity making machine really fast to get a good job,, lol

A couple of things to remember about powder coating:-

The process requires heating to around 200 degrees C. This may be close to affecting heat-treatment on some metals [springs?], also most fillers[including lead solder] will fail.

A good sand-blaster is probably more important than the powder coater, as the preparation is just as important as any other finish. 'Powder coat friendly' primer is a good move, and should be applied IMMEDIATELY AFTER blasting.

Like most things, it's best to find someone who REALLY knows what they are doing.

You need to use Dulux zinc rich 1p on steel, i think it cost me $140 for 4 litres. if you dont use this primer it will rust under the powder coat.find someone that blasts with fine garnet, And the primer needs a good going over with scotch brite to smooth it out before p/coating.

It's really not that expensive Lee, I was quite surprised.

I had my tinware sandblasted and powdercoated gloss white about 3 years ago and it was $120 all up.
Just kicking myself for not doing it in the first place and avoiding all those years of prepping and painting.

Its such a durable finish, doesnt scratch or stain like paint and if it does it polishes out easy as




Dad had the ladder racks of the Navara done gloss black which were about 2 meters wide and 3 meters long by the local powdercoaters here so I'm sure a bike frame would be no worries

Can anyone recommend a proven, reputable powdercoater in NSW who either can handle and has experience with motorcycle frames or who has the capability to deal with motorcycle frames?

Any help with contact info would be much appreciated.

Regards,
Steve