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I am a novice to world of motorcycles, but i have a CL350 '73, and I am cutting the excess partoff the frame and beefing up spot welds, I am a big boy. So for the next step I need the frame to be colored Ducati red. Should I powder coat or have it painted? Is one tougher, in resistance to scratches? I have a few friends who are po painters and I would like to use them for the other themed parts, but I need to know what is better.
Paint looks better, it's crisper and brighter but more difficult and time consuming to apply. Powdercoating is much tougher and lasts much longer than paint. But it can be thick and blobby if not applied with finesse. If you want the best looking finish go for paint, the most durable go for powdercoating.
Not to mention the colour matching superiority of paint vs powder... tell the powder coater you want Ducati Red you get red... the same red every other customer gets. When I wanted paint & powder to match I had the powder done first and had the painters match it.
But I have to say powder is damn tougher than paint. Be careful on reassembly. Lots of tape and towels.
Paint looks better, it's crisper and brighter but more difficult and time consuming to apply. Powdercoating is much tougher and lasts much longer than paint. But it can be thick and blobby if not applied with finesse. If you want the best looking finish go for paint, the most durable go for powdercoating.
the POR15 is for bare metal right? how does one apply it? im always making crap like the cage in my avatar thing and want to leave it bare, but at my house it rusts in about 4.3 minutes. id love to strip a tank to bare metal and coat it clear.
the POR15 is for bare metal right? how does one apply it? im always making crap like the cage in my avatar thing and want to leave it bare, but at my house it rusts in about 4.3 minutes. id love to strip a tank to bare metal and coat it clear.
PM Mysta2. He has a clearcoat made by POR that can be applied to bare metal. It is supposed to work great. Regular POR is not UV stable and will fade/discolor in sunlight.
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