this has been talked about loads of times in lots of topics powder coating is great and very long lasting some of us have done a diy home job with enamel radiator sprays and plasti coat rattle cans .
like so . sold this days after and the new owner killed it within 7 days seen it on gumtree weeks ago with missing pannels and damage for £900
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Personally I prefare to get them blasted and paint them myself with 2k, powder coating is ok but when it does chip and start to lift its a nightmare to put right again.
You'll need new bearings all around if you got it sand blasted. What I'd do is just drop the engine or mask it off, take the rust off down to the metal, coat with primer and a anti-rust treatment, then spray it black again. Jobs a good 'un.
Unless you wanted to do it professionally, then a full strip down and time without a bike. Mine was in excess of a month when I stripped it down.
My entire bike is powdercoated. I like it but it chips off and you have to get on to it with some paint or chip scratch repair so the water doesn't get in.
It is really easy do damage when working on the bike. I get good rates on it though. Paying what some people charge you are better of painting. Or as mentioned you have to replace a lot of stuff cause of the sand.
Av a spare frame which i was going to do! Its just sittin their and av been lookin threw the page and gee wiz some of the dts are tidy lyk! Wouldnt mind doing mine up abit, so yous think just rub it down and paint it? Dont want to powder coat it then bits chippin off lol wheres as if a paint it i could just touch it up. Reef how much was you to get it sand blasted and powder coated? If you dont mind me askin
£200 for everything in one of the pics below each of my posts (not the wheels)
If hadda known it would started flaking in places I would have not gone through with it tho, but looks good at the min and I'm sure it will be good for 6/12 months or so if I touch it up to seal it
Av a spare frame which i was going to do! Its just sittin their and av been lookin threw the page and gee wiz some of the dts are tidy lyk! Wouldnt mind doing mine up abit, so yous think just rub it down and paint it? Dont want to powder coat it then bits chippin off lol wheres as if a paint it i could just touch it up. Reef how much was you to get it sand blasted and powder coated? If you dont mind me askin
just keep in mind if you was to powdercoat it your frame numbers wouldn't be visible tho mate
Even the best powdercoat done properly will chip in places, it's just the nature of it. To be honest all the chips on my bike have been done by me with tools when doing work.
powder coating will Chip no now matter what u do but to get it to last for years and for it to never flake u must get the frame and any other parts zinc coated before powder coating other wise it's a waste of time and money
