Where do you draw the bloody line...?!?! (2014)

B+Bogus · Mar 9, 2014

Another vote for 2-pack here - any paint shop should be able to accommodate you, and not just the 'specialist' types.
The powder coat I'm familiar with scuffs easily but doesn't seem to like being polished, and doesn't seem to like being touched up (so to speak

).
It also goes on pretty thick - Walmsley's Manx bikes do without paint at all due to all that unnecessary weight!
I have a feeling Kenny Cummings bikes are the same?

If it's a race bike I'd say Halfords Appliance aerosol would be fine. How durable does it have to be?

mike996 · Mar 9, 2014

Gloss black rustoleum in the rattle can will look as good as the original frame finish. If you are wanting a show/custom look, then powder/Imron/whatever is the way to go, but if all you need is for the bike to look as it did when new, Rustoleum will do the job and it's quick/easy. My FB frame's rattle can paint has held up with no issues at all.

grandpaul · Mar 9, 2014

You have to spend DAYS researching and comparing EVERY PAGE in the parts book to your available stack of stuff, and have the total amount ready to pay before any prices change (and don't forget shipping), then add 10%, THEN draw your line.

..then again, unless you have specific/limited resources, why draw a line?

cjandme · Mar 9, 2014

Just make it a wavy line, then your covered, either this way or that.

kerinorton · Mar 9, 2014

On the Bloody White House.
I wont do powder coat again because when I rode the bike the first time, the f/glass tank rubbed the paint off under the rear of the tank . I used a rattle can to do the repair but it was lucky it was under the tank.

ILLF8ED · Mar 9, 2014

1up3down said:
Once you start there is no stopping.

Click to expand...

if you throw enough time and lots of money at a Commando the madness does stop

Not really. After you think your done you put 35,000 miles on in 17 years, then repeat. Just keep at it

Jdub · Dec 10, 2019

Hi all reviving this thread on the Nickel plating question.

I have an outfit that would replate fasteners in high phosphorus electroless nickel plating. Being mindful of plating buildup and interference fitting, is this a route anyone has taken?

gnolan · Dec 10, 2019

I have had fasteners electroless nickel plated several times. The original plating must be stripped first. The buildup for EN vs the original Cad or Zinc is comparable, so no issues there.
I have been happier with Cadmium plating, it is more forgiving than the nickel.
Nickel looks great when new, however.

kerinorton · Dec 10, 2019

Bit of nostalgia here. J R B and Hobot [ where are ya Steve ].
Dereck

Where do you draw the bloody line...?!?! (2014)

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