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Painting Fork Brace: Powder Coat or POR 15?

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srsupertrap

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I am painting my Racer Supply fork brace and I was wondering whether I should use POR 15 or send it out to be powder coated gloss black? Looks like it has a real thin coat of paint. Anyone have experience painting one of these or any suggestions?

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Either will work fine... :)

Powder will be harder to chip but once you do you can't repair it like you can with paint....
 
I went with powder coating for mine (it had a natural aluminum finish, when I bought it on the bay) for durability. For the $20 they charged to coat it, and a couple other small bits black, it was hard to justify the time/effort for painting.

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Tony.
 
Mysuzyq said:
I went with powder coating for mine (it had a natural aluminum finish, when I bought it on the bay) for durability. For the $20 they charged to coat it, and a couple other small bits black, it was hard to justify the time/effort for painting.

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Tony,
Your fork brace finish appears to be real smooth like the fork legs, I thought powder coating always added a textured finish?

steve
 
srsupertrap said:
Tony,
Your fork brace finish appears to be real smooth like the fork legs, I thought powder coating always added a textured finish?

steve
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No Steve, to my knowledge, it does not. It will look like a painted part, if you go with the gloss black....think of it as paint (but tougher), applied through a different process. The coating usually is thin enough that it will retain most of the texture of the part....tiny depressions/scratches will get filled in, but deeper gouges/nicks will not. I don't know if they offer different texture finishes upon request, but I doubt it.:-k

Tony.
 
Yes, I scored it on ebay a couple years ago, for $30. It was NOS, appears to be similar to these Daytona braces you might find on ebay, once in a while....works well!
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Tony.
 
Do you have the POR paint already? You'd need the POR topcoat since it isn't UV resistant, which would drive the price higher.
 
midnightcafe said:
Do you have the POR paint already? You'd need the POR topcoat since it isn't UV resistant, which would drive the price higher.
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Nope, I have not purchased any paint etc . . . just gathering information at this point. So the POR topcoat isn't UV resistant or is?
 
The POR rust preventative paint is not UV resistant. You'll need a topcoat. I made the mistake of painting with just the chassis coat black topcoat, which I assumed was a hard enamel similar to the standard POR15 product. Not quite- dropping parts and hitting the frame have lefts scrapes and scuffs I'll have to touch up. You'll need a spray gun ($12 from harborfreight), inline filter, compressor, etc. I agree with Mysuzyq, for the price you'd be better off sending it to a powdercoater.
 
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