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Old 10-17-09, 02:20 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by webelk6 View Post
Not saying powder doesn't last. I would powder coat things like seat brackets, air filter assembly etc. The frame will last with powder no doubt. But if you painted it yourself, you can always touch up knicks and chips.
after powdercoating my current frame I dont' think I will powdercoat a frame again.. unless its a hot rod never to be driven restoration .. for a landcruiser or a truck I'm going to use paint from now on

1. they screwed up in a few places so its peeling
2. i scratched it a bit with jack stands.. hard to touch up
3. they didn't really get in all the cracks and hard to reach areas that I could have with paint.

once its powdercoated its powdercoated... you can't go back and fix things.. add powersteering etc.

if you do get it powdercoated i can't stress enough they should be doing a zinc primer underneath

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