Like painters, there are good and poor powdercoaters and similar assessments must be made as in painters. It is far easier to put on a heavy coating for coverage issues and to avoid surface blemishing such as orange peel. In doing so, the results are as Paul reports.
I have done some fairly good powdercoating surfaces on bikes, i have seen excellent ones (Spectrum sticks in my mind having seen their work at Nahbs). It is a different process that painting, and in my eyes incomparable, no better no worse but very different.
if one is particular about finish (as i am), cheap is usually just that.
gabriel romeu chesterfield new jersey usa
W PAUL PATZKOWSKY wrote:
> I had a Zeus mixte frameset powdercoated a while back and wasn't impress
> ed. While the overall appearance was good the outlines of the lugs were so
> ftened by powder buildup. The detail was blurred and looked like old house
> trim with years of paint coat buildup. I had a clear coat on top of the c
> olor coat.
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> Paul Patzkowsky
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> Longmont, Colorado
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>> Rob Goughary wrote asking about inexpensive paintjobs. Has anyone had
>> good experience with powdercoating?
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