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Powdercoat or rattlecan?

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#1 ·
I'm waffling back and forth. I can get my frame, swingarm, and wheel hubs/rims powdercoated for a decent price. It's durable, but if it does chip, well, it's kinda hard to touch up.

I can spray bomb them with appliance epoxy for a really decent price, and easily touch up, but not nearly as durable.

What else do I need to consider here to make a decision. What are you guys doing?

Z
 
#2 ·
All my shit is black powdercoat with clear powdercoat over it. It's damn near indestructible. My guy charges "half again" for clear on top. Meaning if it's $100 to do the stuff just black, it's $150 to do black and clear. I'm happy I did it this way.
 
#14 ·
Rattlecan! Depending on the build. Nice resotration then nice paint/powdercoat. Rat bike or rattletrap bike then rattle it!!! My last build is a 49 Pan and I rattlecanned it, no worries. I have a 56 Pan that is painted nice but it is my 49 that I seem to ride all the time. It is nice to have decisions like this and that is why we like the process of building them.
 
#15 ·
Go for the rattlecan. They make real good spraypaint these days, and if you're so inclined, you can keep the can in your saddlebag for touch-ups as necessary. As above, unless you're planning a trailer queen, just spraybomb it. I have a buddy who even used rustoleum brush-on paint on his FLH frame, and it looks great. Nice and glossy. He used a $15 artist brush from a school supply store, and just painted it right up.

If you go low-tech and DIY, you can always do it again if you don't like it. I don't know if that's a ringing endorsement exactly, but if it looks good you'll be real proud of it, more so than if you just had it powdercoated by the shop.
 
#16 ·
Interesting people brought up the touch up... if you're going with a power coat you don't see in a paint color, how does one touch it up?

Also since going with an abnormal color, how well does the powder coat the clear powder coat hold up?
 
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