Powder Coating Technology vs Painting….The lines keep fading.

Apr 27, 2007

It’s called “IMAGEFUSION” where you can transfer ANY IMAGE ON ANY SHAPE of metal or alluminum. While trolling around at this weekends Leesburg Bikefest, i ran into the folks at Paradise Powder Coating out of Sarasota Florida. What an increadible product and wow, has the technology jumped a few decades. Here is the information i was able to pickup from them. Paradise Powder Coating is an exclusive licensee of the new image transfer technology patented by Kolorfusion International. This is not a decal or screen print on the surface. Images are vapor transferred right into the powder coating and become a part of the coating. Images can be transferred to any shaped object giving a brand new way to custom decorate anything made of metal (and some plastics). The images are stored in a digital file and if you ever need a replacement the exact image can be re-created just on the part needed.
It’s also a great way to do many parts with the same image. Once the original artwork is created it can be applied as often as needed without further hand work. Any high resolution image can be used for the process. Photographs, paintings and original art can be source material with respect given to copyrights. In some cases permissions for copyrighted materials can be obtained. Just think of all the possibilities we have at our finger tips? And what does this do to traditional painting?! Take your honey and put her on your bike…or replicate a design you developed while in a creative moment. What about your favorite album cover? The list is endless. After thorougly examining numerous samples and seeing how these images penetrate through the entire depth of the coating, we’re looking to have parts of our next build using this technology. For more information contact Paradise, you won’t be dissapointed.