[Ducati] Re: Was Painting/Powdercoating Frame - now my faq on powder coating

[Dave Wright]

Hey all,

being in the business industrially, some time back I wrote a "faq" on 
powder coating for motorcycles. Some of the information as to sources 
is dated but the basic info is still current and busts some of the 
myths and mystery in powder coating.


Powder coating for cycles faq at: http://my.execpc.com/~davewrit/Powder.html



At 10:01 PM 3/27/2008, Thurmans wrote:
>350 is the number that the powder needs to fuse.
>That is the temp for aluminum because it transfer heat so well.
>For steel my guy heats the oven close to 400 to guarantee there are 
>no cool spots in the metal.
>Darrel
>
>
>400 for steel, because aluminum's better abRich Roberts wrote:
>>That will protect it from the environs of a powdercoating oven? 
>>What do they run those at 400 degrees?
>>
>>Thurmans <dthurman55 at austin.rr.com> wrote:  They should have 
>>special tape that can be applied over the area of the sticker
>>that will prevent it from being painted.
>>I don't know if it will result with the look you want.
>>
>>Darrel
>>
>>Alec Moss wrote:
>>
>>>Well, I don't know about the VIN sticker, but I've pulled off the
>>>emissions/decibel stickers in one piece with no problem and at least on my
>>>bikes they seem to be of the same material. Maybe a little heat from a hair
>>>drier would help but I didn't bother.
>>>
>>>
>>>Alec
>>>
>>>
>>>On 3/25/08 4:11 PM, "Garth Williams" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hey guys,
>>>>
>>>>I just got my frame back from the frame shop and will be dropping it off
>>>>soon to get powdercoated. However, as I'm sure the powdercoating will cover
>>>>the VIN stamping on the frame, I would like to keep the sticker that shows
>>>>the VIN number. Is there any hope to remove it in one piece and re-apply it
>>>>to the freshly painted frame? Or do I just have to chance it and pull the
>>>>sticker, have the frame powdercoated and hope no one questions it?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Garth
>>>>99 SS 900 (the rebuilding begins...)
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