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Powder coating chromoly. DON'T DO IT, apparently.

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aditup2004:
I have just been watching American Chopper, on which they are building a drag bike, with a chromoly frame (they normally use high carbon steel). In the part when it comes to going to the powder coaters/painters, they pointed out that all the components have to be painted, opposed to powder coating, as the heating process of powder coating, has a SERIOUS detremental affect to the strength of the frame. WHOOPS. Is this right? If so, nearly all my builds are gonna snap! Glad I've sold em. :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ Only joking! ;) Any shed any light on this subject? Cheers, Ad

greentoad:
Hmmm    :o

There could be something in this -

http://forums.svttexas.com/showthread.php't=6869

This really all needs reading -

http://my.execpc.com/~davewrit/Powder.html

oberonspacefruit:
whoops.

Bob_Acid:
it's something to do with the heat at which powder is appied having an effect on the heat treatment of the tubing. If it were that much of a problem we'd have been seeing frames cracking and breaking all over the place as neally all restoration bikes these days seem to be powdered.

Not to worry though we'll all be dead from bird flu in a few weeks anyway so it won't matter.

oberonspacefruit:
heh heh. ive been rubbing dead birds in my eyes all week. im tired of life

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