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Crank case paint, again!!
oldboy:
Have made enquiries, but is very expensive. Have seen powder coated cases which look very nice and also because it's thicker so it covers the blemishes in the aluminum better than that Cerakote, which is only microns thick.
oldboy:
Nice stand by the way!!
SumpMagnet:
I always worry about powder coating....both in terms of its heat handling ability over time, and the horrible issue of dealing with it if it cracks or flakes.
I would always paint rather than powder coat a frame, but I can see why people powder coat a frame.
Engines, however, would have lots of raw edges, where every gasket surface was, and thats usually where corrosion starts, working under the coating.
oldboy:
My cases have been vapour blasted and thoroughly cleaned so I'm going the spray paint route with the paint suggested by "the nurse"!!
deltarider:
As for our bikes, I don't like powder coating. First, I don't like the looks of it. It is so obvious for anyone to see that a frame has been 'powdered'. Then the problems it can bring when preparations have not been a 100%. Many had 'surprises' afterwards, when holes that should have been left open, have received a layer that involves extra labour to remove. What's wrong with some spray paint? I mean, Honda did it...
Also I don't like to paint my engine. A CB500? Notorious for oil sweating sooner or later, no matter what you have done. And once more... it's so obvious for anyone to see. Also I don't know what the consequences are for the temperature household.
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