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thinking of powder coating my engine casings.....pros and cons
or is it not viable???????????

Had mine done recently





I had these done by WTA coatings.

You need to get someone who knows what to mask cos it's a bugger to get off if it gets in the wrong places and they need to clean them properly after blasting or it can hide corrosion of the alloy underneath.

Is PVD plating viable yet for alloys? I have several e-cigs which have various finishes from a rainbow tungsten type to a black "chrome" but doesn't chip off like paint finishes as its a plated process not a paint or powder coat and is incredibly resilient being stronger than chrome plating as its molecular bonded to the metals.

cheers guys....will be posting finish product when done.

I've had plenty coated including vespa

Good thing is they are easy to clean over say a plain indian casing as you get a relatively smooth finish.
Which is harder for road muck to stick to - bit of muck off and a cloth and they look as good as new.

Bad thing - when you want it off - as it generally means more blasting - so only use someone who knows what they are doing and does just do garden gates !.......experience !

Didn't get my last ones done and I wish I had now......in fact I think i'll take side casing off and get it done before exhaust comes back from the chromers

Gaz

cheers fella...