Vaz Finishers

Got a Basso frame and fork repainted at Vaz finishes. Mario did a great job saving the old chrome. With a stunning burgundy paint. I will definitely be using him again.

Mario sprays all my new built frames, he does a great job

Mario has been excellent, very fast to respond to any questions I had. My 90's retro MTB looks spot on. Could not be happier. 5 outa 5.

A hidden gem of Hither Green. Craftsmen in bike building, repair and refurbishment. Complimentary businesses run out of the same workshop by two brothers who are veterans of the industry. Handcrafted frames and paintworks combined in this Aladdin's cave in South East London. Friendly and helpful. Support local business.

AVOID! I came to get a frame straightened by Winston and was approached by Mario as I mentioned I would be painting the frame by another company. he proposed to do it for 120 pound. I also dropped off a frame for a friend that needed a fork straitened and painted. More than a month later I am told by Mario that the frames are finished. I came back to pick up both frames and am told that the price has gone up on the bike fix as there was unforeseen damages (which?). Total bill, 400 pounds (in cash, it is all Mario accepts). When I dropped off the frame I initially asked for gloss black with silver lug lining but after reading all the reviews online about the bad quality of the paint on various forums I called him up and asked not to do the lug lining, there was another call 2 weeks later mentioning not to do the lug lining once again and he assured me that he noted it down. When I arrived, He had of course done the lug lining and had indeed done it extremely poorly (pictures attached). He blamed me for changing my mind! In any case traveling to his shop had cost me 40 pound one way and I just accepted the frame with the bad lug job. Upon arriving home and inspecting the frames, I noticed the extent of the defects (pictures attached) 1) Every single thread had been painted over including all eyelets (He assured me before accepting the job that these would be protected and that the BB would be chased after paint, none of which was true). Some threads even have left over beads from the sand blasting painted OVER! I had to get every thread re-chased by an actual professional (it's a touring bike, that is a lot of threads) costing me quite more money. All the brake bosses and downtube shifter bosses threads are also covered in paint. 2) Painted OVER the crown race without protecting it assuring me that it was normal procedure (I have had more than 30 frame painted, painting over the crown race is a big no no). It has to be refaced at JIS sizing by a professional. 3) Painted inside the seat tube leaving a layer of 2mm plus in diameter (a thick sloppy paint job), have to get that chased as well to use original seat post. 4) Stained the fame all over with lug lining paint! Very shoddy work (some pictures included) 5) Lug lining is atrocious (pictures included). 6) The paint job itself is by far the worst in my 15 years experience building bikes. the paint is rippled in places, uneven, it is littered in dust marks, and in the month it took to do the job, was not cured properly (which is fine had it been mentioned to me). The paint job is so bad, that what used to be once a well defined DAWES logo on the seatstays is only partially visible as the rest have been completely FILLED with paint, that's a lot of paint (picture included) >