The paint factory

One of my last stops was at the painting factory, the only reason i went there was because i was curious to see what they did and to help me get all SA products perfect. It was a bit of an eye opener to see just what goes on in there i had never seen so many different types of bike products in one place. Basically all the cycle stuff thats made over there from the 12" wheel kiddies wall mart bike to the full on DH rig ends up here to get painted.

I took shots of each stage of the process to show you how it all works

Ok the products are hooked on to a line and then first primed, the paint gun is attached to the roof and moves up an down while spraying


Then the line moves along to the next automatic spray gun and the first layer of paint is applied




After this the paint is finished off by hand but what shocked me is the lack of protection the guy was wearing i bet his lungs are chuffed! behind the line was a continuos flow of water to catch any over spray



Then the line moves into the biggest oven ever! yes it was warm in there, ha



If the product has under lacquer decals then they are applied here then sent back through the line where the whole process is repeated with clear lacquer but if not they are just applied here and then sent back to the frame makers



I have no idea what products they are painting here though, maybe i should of asked, ha