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Out of interest what would be the correct prepping for a frame to be powder coated?

Doom Patrol wrote:Out of interest what would be the correct prepping for a frame to be powder coated?

Get all the frigging rust off!

Always helps.

Considering that powder coat is the weapon of choice for lots of automotive components that are exposed to all sorts of shite - brakes, suspension for example, I would have thought a shopping trolley wouldn't present too much of a challenge.

As Mr Fly posted its all in the prep - which is true of any coating system.

Yes, but Lambretta frames are cussed things and it depends if your blaster is having a good day as to whether he gets into all the corners or not. And then there's the handling of bare metal with big greasy fingerprints all over it. You might think it's clean, but it can all get sealed beneath sweaty powder coat.

Doom Patrol wrote:Yes, but Lambretta frames are cussed things and it depends if your blaster is having a good day as to whether he gets into all the corners or not. And then there's the handling of bare metal with big greasy fingerprints all over it. You might think it's clean, but it can all get sealed beneath sweaty powder coat.

True, but having read this I feel strangely contaminated and uncomfortably grubby. I think I'll just nip off for a quick shower

Doom Patrol wrote:Yes, but Lambretta frames are cussed things and it depends if your blaster is having a good day as to whether he gets into all the corners or not. And then there's the handling of bare metal with big greasy fingerprints all over it. You might think it's clean, but it can all get sealed beneath sweaty powder coat.

You need therapy Neville....

Dipping is the way to go.

Den 08 wrote:A mate of mine is into Kawasaki's ,Grown up up bikes as he puts it, Bless him, anyway we we're discussing this same
issue not so long ago and he said there had been a few reports in the grown up world of motorcycles mainly a few
kawi frames that had been powder coated and after a few years started to brake up where the powder coat had cracked
and being grown up bikes only came to play occasionally and the moister had just Eaton away under the powder coat.
Tbh I never saw it for myself but it does make you think. Sorry for the long response but you get my drift.

in the early/late eighties they plastic coated the bike frames not powder coated and yes they rotted fron the inside out.

The scooter was done by a very reputable firm/guy. I haven't mentioned him as I am not being critical of him. He post on the lcgb site maybe on here as well. I can only presume the prepping was correct and would believe it was.
I have been a big advocate of powder coat but now am having second thoughts. I started this thread just to let people know how the powder coat has lasted or hasn't. I always thought powder coat would not stick to rust and was the answer to preserving metal.
The scooter needed a facelift anyway.
As for stainless what are the problems with it?
What is the vue on tubeless wheel rims.

DigDug wrote:

Doom Patrol wrote:Yes, but Lambretta frames are cussed things and it depends if your blaster is having a good day as to whether he gets into all the corners or not. And then there's the handling of bare metal with big greasy fingerprints all over it. You might think it's clean, but it can all get sealed beneath sweaty powder coat.

You need therapy Neville....

Dipping is the way to go.

Was that a bit Freudian then?