Looks like I will choose painting , powdercoat sounds like a PITA

Find a decent powder coater............ he will blast it, mask it with heat resisting glass-tape (not paper masking-tape that will burn off in about 30 seconds) and chase out any clogged threads afterwards. All you will have to do is remove everything from the frame, deliver it to him then come back a day or so later with a wad of cash!!!

Quote from: sledge on June 11, 2011, 11:19:22 AM
No mention of the need to sandblast the frame and remove ALL traces of old paint prior to coating  Has anyone other than me actually had a frame professionaly powder coated??

At around the 400deg the powder needs to cure, old paint tends to bubble up and this will ruin the finish and durability....... this assumes the powder will stick to it in the first place..........and this in turn assumes the operator is prepared to even attempt to powder coat a painted frame!!

However.........every powder coater I have dealt with has blasted the parts down to bare metal prior to coating as part of the job.

I used to PC some smaller parts for people,so I just tell people what they need to do before it comes to my shop.I usually go through the process with them when they come or over the phone before they ship the parts to me.