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Can you powdercoat a frame in clear ?
When using paint the job is finished with a laquor / clear coat.
Can the same be done in powdercoat.
Have a frame that I want blasted and cleaned, as it's alu, I just want a protective coating pref using powdercoat ?
Any ideas ?
Yes powder clearcoat / lacquer is really common however as you have an alloy frame you could just have it painted and give it a buff every now and again, heres my old 223 for inspiration;
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i had my 5 stripped, polished and sprayed. All in cost around 150quid. Cant post pic now cos drugged up in hosp but search my threads for 'its not a new bike' or something. Sorry, morphine is really kicking in now!
Nurse! The screens!
Hey, Slowguy, whatever it is, i hope you feel better soon! 😀
aargh i didn't mean painted and buffed. I meant stripped and polished.
I remember slowrider's pics..It looked lovely.
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IFRC powder lacquer comes out quite thick.
A nice two-pack lacquer would probably be better. Car body shop could do that for you.
There was a thread on damaging alloy frames from over-heating during powdering last week or so.
The trick with clear powder coat is to give it a thin coat, if you put too much on it will come out of the oven cloudy/yellow-ish in colour.
lol cheers just had my appendix out. They are very generous with the drugs, though im not allowed any more for a bit. Apparently i insisted on a high five from the consultant and accused the surgeon of extracting some of my awesome. I always was a nob when i was high...
hread on damaging alloy frames from over-heating during powdering last week or so.
Whereabouts anyone? Steel is ok though?
IIRC you've got more to worry about from over zelous shot blasting turning the frame into swiss cheese, or at the very least weakening it.