Re: [CR]Keeping a steel frame without any paint idea?

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Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 17:41:38 -0700
Subject: Re: [CR]Keeping a steel frame without any paint idea?
From: "Bainbridge" <gotfleas@earthlink.net>
To: <rocklube@adnc.com>, <Wornoutguy@aol.com>
In-Reply-To: <3E99FB13.3AED@adnc.com>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

on 4/13/03 5:04 PM, Brian Baylis at rocklube@adnc.com wrote:
> Sam,
>
> I doubt that gun blueing is a good approach. I can tell what WILL work,
> though. Sand and clean the frame real well and wipe with lacquer
> thinner. Then take it to your local powder coater and have them clear
> powder coat it. As long as they don't handle it before painting and it
> gets done right away, it will probably last indeffinitely.
>
> Brian Baylis
> La Mesa, CA
>
>
>>
>> I started thinking about something today while I was sanding a frame I am
>> going to paint. In the past I have run into people who wanted to keep a
>> steel frame bare showing everything to the world. I had tried spraying bare
>> metal with a thin coat of Acrylic Urthane clear coat. That product is not
>> designed to attach to bare metal and it will yellow and fail. I came up
>> with an idea today. Gun barrels are steel and they are not painted. What
>> if I used gun bluing to finish the metal and the owner kept it clean?
>> Any gun nuts out there have any ideas?
>>
>> Sam DiBartolomeo
>> Riverside CA
>>
>> _______________________________________________
> _______________________________________________

Hey Brian,

A question on the powder coating recommendation. Powder coating takes place at approx 400 degrees F, which makes me wonder about the affect of powder coating on the temper of some of the thin, heat treated steels. Maybe not a big deal, but I have seen it change temper in aluminum bikes. I know there are a zillion powder coated bikes out there, but what do you think???? No big deal or does your 753 or Prestige bike suffer?

Bryant Bainbridge
Portland, OR