You bring a part. I finish it properly.
Powder coat and Cerakote for bicycle frames, furniture, architectural hardware, prototypes, fixtures, and design objects. Steel, aluminum, titanium, carbon. The real question is never just what color. It is what the object needs to do, and how you want it to feel when somebody finally touches it.
Approach
I am not the cheapest option and I am not set up for volume. What you get here is judgment, care, and real attention to color and finish.
How much of my opinion you want is up to you. Some clients come with the whole thing figured out and want me to make it sing. Some want a second set of eyes and a point of view. Both are welcome.
The two coatings
The workhorse. Durable, flexible, and capable of a lot more subtlety than people give it credit for. Single colors, layered builds, fades, texture shifts, masking, and the occasional detail that turns out to be the part everyone remembers.
Thinner than powder, excellent on carbon, and different in the hand. I price it alongside powder because the point is not to steer you toward the cheaper coating. The point is to pick the right one.
Pricing, at a glance
These are starting points. Complicated work gets quoted as complicated work. I would rather talk plainly about cost up front than have anyone act surprised later.
Three tables below, in order: everything that is not a bicycle frame, then bicycle frames in powder, then bicycle frames in Cerakote.
Objects and hardware
$75 minimum. Rush work, when possible, adds 25 to 50 percent. Drop-off by appointment. Shipping handled either way. The Trust Fall price depends on the object and the scope; we talk before we land on a number.
Bicycle frames, powder coat
Bicycle frames, Cerakote
Lead time is usually 2 to 4 weeks. A $100 deposit locks in a spot. Builders sending multiple frames can ask about batch pricing.
How it works
Reach out with what you have, what it is made of, and any rough thoughts on timing, color, finish, and anything else.
I will take a look, ask questions if needed, and let you know if it feels like a fit.
If it does, I will recommend an approach and send over pricing.
Once we agree on scope, I will confirm timing and next steps for drop-off or shipping.
I handle the work. You get your part back.
Start here
Email hello@watermanmade.com with what you are working on, a rough timeline, and anything useful to look at. Even vague is fine. Some of the best projects start there.