Hi,
Happy New Year to one and all - I hope 2016 brings you plenty of biking enjoyment.
I had a disastrous result getting a frame painted in 2k paint so now I've manged to get my money back I'm thinking of getting it redone in powder coat.
However, I've heard lots of people say, "Don't do it because when it gets corrosion under it, it comes off in sheets", or "Don't do it because if it gets chipped you can't touch it up", but I've never met anyone who has actually experienced any of those problems themselves - they all seem to have 'heard it from someone else'.
So, is powder coating a frame such a big 'no-no'? I'm confused by the statement that 'it comes off in sheets'. That seems to imply that the powder coating doesn't adhere to the steel but instead just forms a kind of 'unattached' covering - but surely it must stick to the metal when heated during the curing process?
Also, the statement about not being able to touch it up if it gets chipped. I can understand that you might not be able to get a perfect invisible finish like you could with conventional paints, but surely if you got a stone chip in the plastic coating, you could just put a blob of Hammerite/Rustoleum on the frame to cover the 'hole' in the coating? It might not be pretty but surely it would stop any corrosion at that point?
Are these problems I've been told about real or are they just part of the restoration folklore that seems to get circulated?
Regards
Tony
Happy New Year to one and all - I hope 2016 brings you plenty of biking enjoyment.
I had a disastrous result getting a frame painted in 2k paint so now I've manged to get my money back I'm thinking of getting it redone in powder coat.
However, I've heard lots of people say, "Don't do it because when it gets corrosion under it, it comes off in sheets", or "Don't do it because if it gets chipped you can't touch it up", but I've never met anyone who has actually experienced any of those problems themselves - they all seem to have 'heard it from someone else'.
So, is powder coating a frame such a big 'no-no'? I'm confused by the statement that 'it comes off in sheets'. That seems to imply that the powder coating doesn't adhere to the steel but instead just forms a kind of 'unattached' covering - but surely it must stick to the metal when heated during the curing process?
Also, the statement about not being able to touch it up if it gets chipped. I can understand that you might not be able to get a perfect invisible finish like you could with conventional paints, but surely if you got a stone chip in the plastic coating, you could just put a blob of Hammerite/Rustoleum on the frame to cover the 'hole' in the coating? It might not be pretty but surely it would stop any corrosion at that point?
Are these problems I've been told about real or are they just part of the restoration folklore that seems to get circulated?
Regards
Tony