only posting since we're on the subject
parts should be properly chemically pretreated after media blasting ,my aqueous pretreatment was 4 stages and I have seen as many as 12 on automatic coating lines
media blasting is just a form of cleaning and offers no other form of protection other than a clean surface and an etch !
when choosing to have your parts restored price should not be the main concern, quality is and if your going to have parts powder coated have them done right .quality powder done right is competitive in price to quality wet paint ..
not just anybody should be powder coating or painting parts ,period ! even if they have a kitchen oven in there garage and a pc gun from harbor freight, or stayed at a holiday inn
I am an industrial coater and painter for a living , I use to own and operate a custom coating shop before my accident ,I have seen it all
if the pictures come up ,and I can post many more of other things.
the chopper is my brothers its a 2012 custom soft tail 103" S&S ,,it's all coated no paint anywhere ..
the 06 gsxr750 was mine all put together after powder and paint went and got inspected and hit on my way home from it on 9/11/12 at 1:29 , I was hit in an intersection because of an 18 year old on her cell phone :smash: who thought her time is worth more than my life was.. she hit me doing at least 35mph and I was doing 26mph she drove straight into me ,the bike broke clean in half in the pics its held up with rebar ( the ins agent did it )
they say I died 3x
my spleen ruptured ,I almost bled to death after 3 hrs of them running tests needed 3.5 units of blood after surgery to remove my spleen (please donate blood when and if you can) donated blood saved my life
broke my ribs (all of them on my left side )
collapsed lung
broke my back
my neck
collar bone broke and now sticks right up
MY hip twisted forward and snapped my femur in 3 spots and is now bolted together
so my advice is stay off your cell phones and hire the right people to paint and coat your parts also carry proper insurance
I had 157,000 in med bills with 50 in coverage the low life brat that hit me had nothing so what do you sue them for ? someday:smash::teethout: