Whether you are in a car, a bus, a train, or riding a bike, you will interact with the unforgiving surfaces of the road: cement, steel, rocks, other vehicles, corners, road construction, and/or asphalt. You will at some time encounter sleet, snow, rain, hail, storms, and/or whatever natural disasters your area of the globe receives.
Your bicycle needs to be treated right. This is means a high-quality coat using powder coatings. OpenThrottle will help you find the right powder coating for the needs of your bicycle.
You can in fact use powder coating to breath new life into an old friend – your original bicycle. By powder coating your entire bike, you can match the color of everything from your accessories, the steel or alloy frame and fork to the bike’s many parts.
Powder coating your bike with a new paint job is an excellent choice in protecting it from the elements of the road and from weatherability factors. Being that powder coating is about twice as thick as liquid paint and is heat cured in an oven, it is very durable, tough, hard, and will thus help protect your bike against scratches, cracks, chips, dings and just plain wear and tear..
So, what about the dirty look your bike has after a long ride out in the elements? Well, some of OpenThrottle’s most beautiful colors are in the dark colors, and these colors hide dirt and grime better than light colors. Plus, a beautiful smooth gloss finish can help prevent dust and mud sticking much better than a textured matte finish.
If you’re looking for something super special, check out the translucent and dormant finishes on offer from OpenThrottle. Some of the dormant colors were initially developed for bicycle frames and offer an intense, high sheen finish that is incredibly smooth and bright while maintaining the tough durability of a powder.
Powder coating offers an advanced finishing process that is an eco-friendly alternative to regular paint. It also uses top quality powders for peak durability and sustainability to supply a low environmental impact. This cannot be said about liquid paint.
As well as being an attractive and tough durable finish, powder coating also offers eco-friendly alternative to regular paint. Top quality powders deliver durability, scratch resistance and beautiful colors while being the environmentally responsible coating choice. This cannot be said about solvent based liquid paint.
Powder coating is a much greener product and process with no low VOCs, no toxic compounds, no toxic waste created in manufacture or application and a great carbon footprint. As well as unbeatable environmental advantages it’s also safe to work with –especially when you compare it to solvent based paint!
How is the magic of powder coating done? The process is pretty simple regardless how big of a job it is. The powder is sprayed onto the grounded parts – in this case the bike- using an electrostatic process. There are electrodes at the end of the gun, and when the powder passes through these electrodes it picks up the electrostatic charge and is attracted towards the grounded part.
The charged particles adhere to the frame and then the part goes into an oven, where the part heats up. When it reaches temperature the powder melts, flows, gels and cures into a smooth, hard coating. This tough, scratch resistant film is exactly what you need!
There are plenty of great options to choose from when have your bike coated – whether you’re a cyclist in Arizona looking for color fade protection against harsh UV light or a mountain biker in Florida looking for improved corrosion protection from salt and humidity, there are powders that will help protect your bike.
With so many options out there, it is safe to say that OpenThrottle is one of a kind; they will help you find the right product option and the best fit to match what you need for your application