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    James_potter
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    Hi,

    All my friends have Summit unicycles, and I have a KH20. so
    ALLL of our unicycles are orange. I want to paint my frame
    so it's not the same as everyone elses. How do you do this?
    I've heard about 'powdercoating' a frame, but I don't know
    what this is.

    Thanks in advance.

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  2. Eenwieler
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    buy a black frame😉

    Ferko

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  3. James_potter
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    I don't have money right now to buy a new frame. I'm saving
    money for NAUCC, -and- a KH24.

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  4. Toddw9
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    James_Potter said:

    *I've heard about 'powdercoating' a frame, but I don't
    know what this
    is.*

    here's the basics of powdercoating a frame:

    The frame is stripped of its paint by an oven hot enough to
    burn the paint off. Sometimes it's sandblasted, but usually
    they burn the paint off. The frame is cleaned and prepped
    in a number of solutions, and finally allowed to dry. The
    frame is sprayed by a fine electrostatically charged powder
    (the electrostatic charge is what makes the powder stick).
    It is then put into an oven at about 400 F for 20-25 mins.
    When it comes out it has a very durable and sharp looking
    new paint job.

    The place I work at does powdercoating on lots of their
    products so I get to see this done every day.

    I'd expect powdercoating a uni frame to cost between $20-$30
    but don't quote me on that.

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  5. Sockmonster
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    I don't suppose you could prime and paint it with
    exterior paint...?

    I'm considering that myself with my Unistar chrome

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  6. Eublapharis13
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    I think you can have Darren Powdercoat it for like $23.

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