powder coat vs paint frame
Prep is easier blast and powder coat your colorpaint will look better imo but will require alot more prep time blast prime sand paint clear if desired scuffs easier chips alot easier. I powder coated my TDK coil suspension.
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Paint but my question is do some parts really need powder over paint for longevity or does it really come down to preference.
. The auto manufactured use what they call an e-coat. True i supposethey do bake them to a nice glossy finishi have only ever seen mates of mine use powder coat on frame and wheels. Rust will start in one spot and eventually it will creep along under the powder coating until you can pull it off in sheets.
Or if you coat it you could always use a flap disc on an angle grinder to knock it off. The powdered pigment can be swept up and used on another frame. 26 May 2011 at 947pm.
You cannot have any plastic filler on the metal. Clean thoroughly with lacquer thinner. Powder coating is harder wearing than paint though and done properly looks good.
Over the years I simply did a quick roughing of the original powder coat with 220-400 sandpaper and did all subsequent re-coloration with spray paint. Painting yourself with rattle cans is 100 powder is 700. Ships Next Day Air for only 695.
This time around I am powder coating the frame once everything is tidied up. We found rattle can touch-ups a good deal cheaper than re-powder coating and done with a little care looked just fine. Slicknick218 Registered Joined Sep 5 2007 383 Posts Discussion Starter 7 Feb 3 2009.
Really when was the last time you heard of a frame cracking. I mean your bike was meant to be. Wipe the frame down with a quality liquid paint stripper.
I prefer Baked enamel paint it can be touched up polished and stripped easy. Paint is the best thing for a frame. Plus a pretty resilient finish and easy to keep clean.
I welded engine mounts to frame something to consider depending on your engine option. 6500 custom colors Prismatic Powders has you covered. A factor to consider.
If you powder coat your frame make shore you plug the steering head bearing cups its tough hit to remove trust me. Generally it is also more difficult to achieve an even coat with wet paint. Powdercoat is actually softer than paint and therefore absorbs some of the energy of the media to get around this alot of places would just turn up the pressure like they do for steel but in the case of a bike frame that has been proven to weaken the frame.
Powder coating is also much greener process than liquid paint since the pigment is delivered with compressed air rather than solvents and remains inert when not in use. The local shop does garnet or glass bead blasting. Nov 9 2020.
Most powder coating is put on thick for a better finish D. Ive powder coated several frames and very much so prefer coat to paint. The only negative side to powder coating is any deep rusting or pitting not that you have any being on the Left Coast will show through on powder coating so you either need to grind it flat or use lead or another filler that can withstand the oven that the powder coating is baked in.
I might have second thoughts on PC. Its a coating thats suspended in water simlar to a powder coat but it chemically bonds with the metal better then standard powder. Curently doing a 66.
Rust can then occur under the coating. There is a slight chance that it could hind a microscopic crack in the metal. A big saving in time more cost effective than spending considerable time preparing it for paint.
Secondly---spraying a tube wastes more paint than it uses --and I am a tight wad. First what finish do you wantie high gloss or semi-glossboth have advantagespowder is more durableit will scuffscratch it is a lot more durable. Im actually having my bike powder coated will be done tomarow 100 for frame forks bars stem crank arms seat post seat post clamp brake arms and brake lever and its a metallic color.
Firstly--no powder coat--I have seen frames with powder coating lifting off the metal but the coating seemingly intact. I have powder coated a few frames over the years and for the above reasons I prefer paint. Paint will chip easily with stones from the freeway uncleaned bug guts might have some effect as well.
Ill still sand everything down before sandblasting and tidy up the rough edges and smooth things out. Whereas powder coats apply smoothly and evenly paint can leave trace marks and be under-applied in certain areas over-applied in other areas and drippy along points. Media blast powder coat.
With the coat theres no clean up necessary. Ive read some debates on powder vs. Strip the ATV down to the frame.
Begin applying sprayed coats of enamel paint we prefer PJ1 Frame Paint. In most cases the painted surface will need an entirely new coat of paint after a number of years. If you can get the color you want and can afford it.
The chassis might look nearly the same during the start of the season but as the season wears on the painted chassis will start to chip and wear whereas the powdercoated frame will look nearly. Overspray is also easy to contain and can be literally swept up and reused making it a zero waste process. I used a color that matches a rattle can satin I use for Touchup.
If you were racing etc. Check out our customer gallery. My biggest problem is if I mix between the two getting the colors to match.
Apply an even coat of black etching primer let dry. Run 200-grit sandpaper along the frame to roughen up the surface remove the stock paint. Hey guys I get my jeep this weekend Im going to pull the body off and have the frame blasted.
Powder Coating hands down is far superior to any paint. Looking to paint or powder the frame lower legs trees swing arm and several small pieces on the bike.
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