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Powdercoat the Frame?

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I'm almost down to the bare frame.

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I was going to take the frame out for powdercoating, but wonder if it's worth the effort. Won't most of the frame be hidden by the bags, etc? Is it worth it?
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I went ahead and paid for having the frame sand blasted. I rattle canned a good primer ($7). Then went to Napa bought a quart of cross fire brand black base (with reducer) and a quart of clear (with activator). The cost was around 50 bucks and I have 3/4 of the paint/clear leftover. The paint is as hard as a rock. I decided against powercoat, but then again I have an HVLP gun and compressor too. The paint job looks fine.
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I had one blasted and coated 2 or 3 years ago. About $450 here in Norfolk but a beautiful job. That stuff is hard. Not a scratch on it after a complete reassembly and 2 years of normal road maintenance now. I am not a painter. Considering that it would probably cost me close to that to have someone else do a complete job I will do powdercoating again.

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OMG, that's beautiful! DO you have a pic of the final assembly?
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Didn't know NAPA supplied paint. I'll check them out. My next step was to locate suppliers and begin pricing. I have a compressor and want to buy a paint gun, since I do enjoy painting. Getting tired of the rattle can with all the drips and overspraying. This might be my excuse to save some money and add more equipment to the workshop :-D
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lsendel wrote:OMG, that's beautiful! DO you have a pic of the final assembly?
For a full size version go to my album page 12 and click on it twice http://www.ngwclub.com/gallery/whiskerfish There are more pics on page 18.

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I have one bike that has the frame powdercoated. The problem is that when it does get a rock chip it's hard to touch up.
If you use black gloss spray paint you can touch it up to good as new anytime.
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whisker! That is a killer frame. It looks like it was dipped in thick plastic. Very nice. Won't get that effect with paint unless you spray 10 coats!

BTW, I found if you add just a little more reducer to the crossfire base paint, and a smidge more activator to the clear, it set helps the paint harden.
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Just a tip for those who want to paint their frame.

The initial impulse is to start by coating the first surface you see and work inwards. It's best to start on the inner surfaces and hard-to-reach areas so if you bump the surface you're painting getting to them, you're not disrupting the paint.

Also, the smallest gun (gravity feeds are better for this sort of thing) you can find is just fine. Many a rattle-canned frame have wound up winning shows; technique is more important than the fancy equipment used! ;)

I have plans to build a rotisserie of sorts, so I can spin the frame over at will... if it works out, I'll post plans for it.

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Whiskerfish wrote:...For a full size version go to my album page 12 and click on it twice http://www.ngwclub.com/gallery/whiskerfish There are more pics on page 18...
I just noticed the 4-1 exhaust. Sweet man. Very sweet.

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