New Finish.
Tonic Fab Global HQ has been experimenting with a new frame finish.
It's not paint.
It's a plating process which is used on steel products intended for severe use / outdoor applications, and is corrosion resistant. Because the frame is submerged, the entire frame, inside and out, is treated to this finish. It can also function as an excellent primer, and I think we'll be treating our production frames to this process before paint.
Anyway, enough tech. What really matters is what it looks like.
What do you think? Love it, or hate it? This particular sample has a gloss clear coat, but we could also do a matte or no clear at all of course. Although it looks kind of brown in these photos, the color is definately a gradient of grey to black. The first photo best represents the actual flavor of this finish. I expect fans of the "raw" look to like this. The discoloration around the welds remains visible, but only barely because of the way the frames are cleaned before plating.
By the way, take a moment and enjoy those welds.
Lemme know what you think. Thumbs up, down, or sideways.
-L
It's not paint.
It's a plating process which is used on steel products intended for severe use / outdoor applications, and is corrosion resistant. Because the frame is submerged, the entire frame, inside and out, is treated to this finish. It can also function as an excellent primer, and I think we'll be treating our production frames to this process before paint.
Anyway, enough tech. What really matters is what it looks like.
What do you think? Love it, or hate it? This particular sample has a gloss clear coat, but we could also do a matte or no clear at all of course. Although it looks kind of brown in these photos, the color is definately a gradient of grey to black. The first photo best represents the actual flavor of this finish. I expect fans of the "raw" look to like this. The discoloration around the welds remains visible, but only barely because of the way the frames are cleaned before plating.
By the way, take a moment and enjoy those welds.
Lemme know what you think. Thumbs up, down, or sideways.
-L
posted by Tonic Fab at 11:12 PM
7 Comments:
Way, way up.
Total class. The finish looks nice but then I like raw finishes so I might be bias. The welds look so clean. You make some beautiful frames man.
looks really nice, cool you can have the raw look, and not worry about inside rust in the tubings..
i like. i want.
thumbs up.
Killa! Leave it just like that, no paint bs.
Sounds good.
We'll offer this finish in addition to our stock colors.
Thanks!
-L
i like it a LOT. like the force field ftw/sinister offers (or offered), but better. in and out, awesome. will this finish be an upcharge from paint?
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