• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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PAINT OR POWDERCOAT?!

Powdercoat for show, paint for riders. Once you get a chip in the powdercoat, there's no touching it up.
Also, must be sand blasted to remove.
 
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POWDERCOAT no liquid paint !:thumbsup:

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BARIGO CR 500 XR HONDA france
125 TM RACING italy
HUSQVARNA 125 WR 1982 sweden
 
My 2c, go with powdercoat. I've done both on frames, and i feel the opposite of Ron. I like the tank to frame paint match of base/clear on frames for display bikes, and the durability of powdered frames for resto-riders. To each his own, though.

Matt.
 
matt_finish said:
My 2c, go with powdercoat. I've done both on frames, and i feel the opposite of Ron. I like the tank to frame paint match of base/clear on frames for display bikes, and the durability of powdered frames for resto-riders. To each his own, though.

Matt.
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I agree, vintage show bikes loose points for powdercoat. IMO it holds up better and it's no problem touching up powdercoat with paint if needed.
 
What about color match? That is critical on spot repairs. That is why most painters paint full panels if not the whole car
 
The company i used do ute trays,just used the same colour white that they were using for the trays, looks a lot better than the bikes frames that i have had spray painted before.It also does not wear off as quick from your boots.
 
powdercoatingis a quick start for a project and gives you a great base to start your rebuild.. strip it down,plug all the threaded holes with old bolts, cover all headstem bearing surfaces, shock pivot pins etc and drop it off! thats it, await the phone call and its ready to start bolting on the powder coated headstems and triple clamps with the freshly plated nuts and bolts. its the only way to go. spend time getting all the bolts, fittings and any thing that can go to the electroplaters to be plated, brackets washers bolts engine mounts. then buy a box of 6mm 8mm and the larger 1 off nylock bolts. ready to go... understand that you will need to undo stuff you have done up as you figure out what goes where. enjoy!
 
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