[Alex Wingrove]

So I got the frame back from the fabricators last week, and today I got it back from the Powder Coating People

I was vying with the idea of getting it powder coated, but I know someone whose powder coated frame has chipped and begun to rust. They are the cleanest and neatest window cleaner I know, so if his chipped, im stuffed. Im not messy, but I when Im at work, Im in a rush to get as much done as possible so things have to be hard wearing.

Anyways, so then I though about galvanizing and then powder coating, but this was going to be costly.

So the guys down at Aurora Powder Coating, suggested PlasCoat.

Basically its a plastic coating that is sprayed on and then baked. Its more impact friendly that powder coating, and because its a plastic bond less likely to flake.

So here is the finished result.





And here is the frame I have designed for two hose reels.

[Mike #1]

Very nice Alex what size tank are you housing in frame . Mike

[Fin Clearview]

Looks the nuts - how much was that all in mate?

[PoleKing]

Very nice Alex.
Is that a sealy hose reel? Have you used them before?

[Alex Wingrove]

The tank dimensions are 1200mm wide by 1400mm long and 650mm, so it gave me after the baffles 1000-1020l.

The frame was £366.00
The reel cage was £97.00. Higher than I was expecting to be honest, and a little too well engineered, could have done with 5mm sheet rather than 10mm sheet.

The PlasCoat was £130.00.

Its a Redashe reel. My old one was Redashe, and that's still going strong after 3 years, so hopefully these will too.

[easy clean]

What vans that going in Alex?

[gavinb]

You got ripped off good and propper !!!!

Especially the powder coating !
Oh no hang on , on all of it !

[telfordwindowclnr]

What vans that going in Alex?

It's going in a chromed and lowered sprinter with 20" rims I bet!

[Alex Wingrove]

You know me too well.

Its going in a standard MWB Sprinter. 1415kg payload

[Alex Wingrove]

You got ripped off good and propper !!!!

Especially the powder coating !
Oh no hang on , on all of it !

Maybe, but im happy

[gavinb]

Happy with an empty pocket lol .

To be honest theres no way you should have paid that .

[Alex Wingrove]

I am not in an ideal situation.

I am being harassed into a tight schedule,and the company that replied to my enquires for the tank got the business. The other 8 I emailed didn't bother.

I dont think £366.00 is alot to pay for what I have, maybe you cant see in the pictures, but there are two 50mm box sections on the base to secure in to the floor.

As I said about the reel cage, that is over price, but again, I need it for next week.

The PlasCoat. If you can find me someone who will do all of that for £130.00 I will be amazed.

Alex

[telfordwindowclnr]

I think it's good for about £600.

My mate has 1000ltr tank in his van, well, hie ex-van, you see, he had a slight knock. He took an island too quick thinking he was in his Octavia VRS and clipped a kerb. His van tipped over onto its side and he hit a barrier and stopped suddenly. He had a full tank of water and has the same cage as me. The police examined the van after the event and measured that the tank had slid towards the cab just less than 1 & 1/4". They told him if he had ratchet straps, an inferior cage or bolts holding it in place it would have broke through the bulkhead and made him part of the carburettor! He would have died without a doubt. He was glad he spent decent money on a hard wearing cage.

You have done the right thing Alex.

[Alex Wingrove]

I also live in an expensive part of the UK

[gavinb]

I am not in an ideal situation.

I am being harassed into a tight schedule,and the company that replied to my enquires for the tank got the business. The other 8 I emailed didn't bother.

I dont think £366.00 is alot to pay for what I have, maybe you cant see in the pictures, but there are two 50mm box sections on the base to secure in to the floor.

As I said about the reel cage, that is over price, but again, I need it for next week.

The PlasCoat. If you can find me someone who will do all of that for £130.00 I will be amazed.

Alex

I know what you are saying alex .

But from personal experience ( 16 years ) fabricating welding i know how much
I would charge for a job like that i know how much it would have cost etc .

And the powder coating etc theres no more than say £40 at a push .
Put it this way i paid £50 to have 10 meters of wrought iron fencing painted
Including posts .

If i could still do my trade i would and i would have done it for a hell of a lot cheaper .

But if anyone else wants frames made give me a shout and i can get some sorted for a good price especially if your local .

[Alex Wingrove]

Surrey.

Where are you

[gavinb]

Wolverhampton  .

[Carl@Cwc]

Surrey.

Where are you

how much are the hosereels?

[Carl@Cwc]

Wolverhampton  .

id like a frame for 1000ltr ibc and a hosereel stand

[STEVE-UK]

Alex, Where are you getting your tank from?