powder coating

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powder coating

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aside from frame and swing arm, would you do same to center stand, kick stand, and triple tree thing?

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In a word, "Yes" :D

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Ditto to Zunspec4, along with the engine mounting plates, and especially the battery box ! 8)
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Agreed the only black bits I would wet paint are ones that have corroded and need plenty of primer to fill in the pits.
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All black bits.
Including battery carrier, solenoid/rectifier plate, rear brake torque arm, handlebar clamps............
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+5 on everything back powder coated..
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so, what you're all saying is anything "black"....I think I get it....i was told powder coating is harder than wet paint....I should do some reading on this...thanks all....

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You will also get to choose the gloss level.
The powder coater for our GT250 cafe project gave us the option in 20% increments, ranging from flat black to really glossy black.

I don't know what gloss level would correspond to the original Suzuki black frame paint.
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interesting..that didn't occur to me that the gloss level could be chosen....I like the high gloss level look for a frame...looks like it might be easier to keep clean as well.......
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