New owner of Marks powder coating Biz

[Martian]

Hey guys, sorry to keep everyone waiting. Mark and I had some struggle with scheduling, but all is said and done.

First I want to thank Mark for the great deal, and all his help in doing this. Your patience is greatly appreciated, as is this new opportunity. To those who do not know me my name is Josh.

To all his currnet customers, I will do everything I can to assure the same quality Mark did. I hope that you all will give me the opportunity to earn your business. Same with anyone who was thinking of using Mark, please keep me in mind.

I still have a couple business things to take care of before I can start coating, but it should not be that much longer. I will also be sponsoring HAI and will have a section, just give me a little time to get everything together.

Lastly, thanks to Tobi and Barb, I will be running out of TC Performance. They have been kind enough to rent me some of their space. This is great for me as it gives me somewhere to establish this endevor and build a name. For now this is something I am doing in my off time from my full time job. But being at TC's you will be able to drop off and pick up, whether I'm there or not. As of right now you can expect me there from 7am untill noon mon-thur, and all day on friday.

Thank you all for patiently waiting, it will not be much longer. Your new Powder Coating place is "Martian's, Powder Coating & Media Blasting"

[Terry]

I want my rims coated!

[Mark_H]

Good Luck man!! It was a pleasure doing business with you. Josh is a cool guy, so definately hit him up when you guys are ready for some powder coating.

[Pang]

Congrats dude! Now when can I drop off some stuff. Any plans of doing ceramic coating?

[Martian]

Actually yes, that is something I'm looking into now. I'll let you guys know when you can start bring items in as soon as I can. There is some legal (Registering the business, insurance, ect) things being taken care of now, but it shouldn't take long.

[stu]

Congratulations.

[Kwando]

bout time josh! j/k


the center caps for the s2k wheels aparently have a thin layer of metal (aluminum i assume), can you PC that? i also have some small side vents that i want done. LMK when everything is up and running.

[M@]

Congrats Josh, good luck and let me know if you need a website.

[Nightfall]

Do you have any pictures of past jobs by chance?

[Martian]

Simon:
If the metal can be removed from the plastic then yes, if not then no. 400* = plastic goo

M@:
Eventually yes, but I need to get things going.

Nightfall:
As I do work I'll post pics, I will admit that I am new to this. However, Mark took the time to relay and teach me his knowledge. This is another reason why I'm not accepting work just yet. I want to make sure I can deliver good quality consistantly.

[Conrad]

Nice Josh.... Congrats!

[Brandon]

right on Josh, glad to hear it was you who bought it! Good Luck with the new business.

[Dave_L]

Congrats josh! That's awesome man.

[Mario]

Congrats dude that's awesome! :)

[floored4door]

FINIALLY! and Congrats! I am wanting my wheels Powdercoaded asap! Looking for an Ultra Flat Black. Can you please PM me pricing and let me know how soon I should drop off my wheels? Gracias!

[stu]

Can you powder coat the barrel of my gun bright orange?

EDIT: Actually, a bright red might be kind of cool...

[Brandon]

Stu, you don't want to PC that.

http://www.mrarms.com/index.html

http://www.duracoat-firearm-finishes.com/

[BlueFang08]

Yeah do you have an idea what your pricing will be. Have a set of wheels that need to be redone ^.^

[Martian]

Thanks everyone, I'll be honoring Mark's current General pricing once I get going.

[Evil_SpeedRacer]

Congrats Josh!! I haven't been on the board but here and there, and missed this thread somehow.....

[mirror]

congrats. I'm going to be needing some powder coating done.

[Jackrabbit]

Right on Josh, congrats my man!
You have an olive drab or similar type color?
Hopefully I'll have some stuff for you as soon as I find time to tear into this '43 GPW.

[redb20teg]

cool! my friend needs some wheels done. let me know when your up and running. thanks

[monicle]

nice one josh. ill be hitting you up in the near future

[vince]

Awesome! Congrats Josh. If you wanna practice on some rims i got a set that i want done.

[Martian]

Thanks again for the well wishes guys.

Mark, sorry to be whoring your section bud. I'm still waiting to hear back from Brian, hopefully it won't be much longer.

Wade, I don't right now but can look into it for you.
Vince, I may take you up on that.

[vince]

Vince, I may take you up on that.

Word just let me know.

[Street_Kings]

Martian, how long does the powdercoating process take from start to finish? I think it'd be incredibly convenient to just drop off my car at TC's for my 30k, and while it's there have the rims and calipers done.

[Martian]

It depends soley on how long it ends up taking to prep the metal. The calipers would be easy and quick, the wheels would be the hinge point. If they have a tough finish on them they could take a while to strip, if not then they could go quickly.

This is an FYI for everyone, I do not have a tire machine and neither does Tobi. This means if you want your rims coated they need to be dropped off without tires and valve stems.

[lagunabluek]

Howmuch would you charge for all four of the calipers on an Si to be coated?

[Street_Kings]

It depends soley on how long it ends up taking to prep the metal. The calipers would be easy and quick, the wheels would be the hinge point. If they have a tough finish on them they could take a while to strip, if not then they could go quickly.

This is an FYI for everyone, I do not have a tire machine and neither does Tobi. This means if you want your rims coated they need to be dropped off without tires and valve stems.

cool, can you give me a quote on how much it'd be to get my brembos done in red? the gold is so god awful =(

[chang]

congrats! looks like your gonna be quite busy when you get started