remi_357 Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Looking to add some color to my banshee. It is used mostly for trails. What's the better of the two? Paint or powder? I'm already set up to paint and would have to buy the gun and oven to powder coat and would still be limited to small parts only. You think painted frame swingarm and a-arms would hold up? Opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NetBSD Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Looking to add some color to my banshee. It is used mostly for trails. What's the better of the two? Paint or powder? I'm already set up to paint and would have to buy the gun and oven to powder coat and would still be limited to small parts only. You think painted frame swingarm and a-arms would hold up? Opinions? i painted mine a few months back, 5 rides since then and the frame/swingarm/a-arms were all chipping. i do nothing but trails and coal hills. if you want it to last just powdercoat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawDog Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 My buddies bke is powder coated black. Couple weeks ago he tapped a tree, and when i mean tap he just barley hit it and chipped off the powder coat. id go paint cause it would be easier to touch it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickisGod Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 paint is just primitive. powder coat all the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacko2000 Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Depends how picky you are and how much money you wanna shell out But I painted a frame back in the day and it was a complete waste of time, only powder since than and I've never had a frame or anything chip for that matter Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vifferman Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Powdercoat, no question. I've done two bikes and there are near infinite choices of colors. I chose black and white, boring. If you need to touch it up, which you'll have to do a lot less than regular paint, use regular paint to touch it up. Regular paint: Cheap but lots of prep to do it right and it isn't nearly as durable. Powder: More money, less prep and more durable. Bottom line: If you have the $, Powdercoat it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 PC all the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandmanPNW Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 PC all the way. Yea, pain is ghetto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyRTby Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Pc when you can. I'm in the process of painting my a arms, since stock a arms can't be powder coated. Prep is everything. Quite tedious and time consuming. But I hope it will pay off in the end. I sand blasted my arms. Primered with etch prime. Picked up a half quart of jet black. And my clear coat is going I be "chip guard". Pictures will be posted soon. Anything else on the bike that is able to be powder coated will be. I don't know much about anodizing (spelling?). But that could be a option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberneck Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Bike in my sig is painted, and i will never do it again. I have a PC set up but my oven wasnt big enough, so I spent almost 300 bucks on the proper etching primer, base and clear, pearl and more clear etc. I wanted to do it myself and have painted quite a bit so what the hell. It just doesnt hold up near as well as a properly cured powder coat job. For what i spent i could have damn near had somebody pc my frame but oh well live and learn. Bike will be coming apart eventually and heading to PC. Yes powder will chip, yes it will scratch but not nearly as easily as paint. Now if not cured properly, pc will flake off, but thats another story. Go to a reputable PC shop and just get it done. You can not buy a decent setup for the cost of paying somebody to do a frame. NOw if you have a lot of work to do, then go for it im all for DIY. Just not into spending more just to say i did it myself, not anymore anyway. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concrete Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Powdercoat then just touch it up with paint if needed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones30 Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 My step dad is rep for miller paint, he has painted some parts and one frame with some sort of industrial urethane and it has held up awesome. The paint has remained glossy and minimal chipping. Just my experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06specialedition Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 PC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booboo Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 When you powder coat your frame spots I mea the engine is grounded to th the engine is grounded to the chassis somewher somewhere right I just po I just powder coated my bike and it runs like shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzrmbsg Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 When you powder coat your frame spots I mea the engine is grounded to th the engine is grounded to the chassis somewher somewhere right I just po I just powder coated my bike and it runs like shit If its not grounded, it wont run at all. Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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