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Chapter III: Powdercoating 00/05/27
Just got the frame, swingarm and wheels back from the powdercoater. What a great job! All the pieces now look like new, with the exception of the areas that were masked off because of threads, etc. The powdercoating was done by a friend of a friend, so the price was very reasonable. I had to get the frame sandblasted before delivering the lot to the powdercoater, due to the fact that the frame would not fit in the powdercoater's sandblasting machine. The good fellas at Master Blasters in Vandorf were more than happy to meet up with me on a clear day and do the blasting outdoors with the sandblaster they use for pools, heavy equipment, etc.
For the sandblasting of the frame, I left old bolts threaded into any threaded openings in the frame. Also, the stubs that the rear shocks pivot on and the steering head bearing cup areas were masked off with duct tape. Finally, I put large washers over the swingarm pivots and bolted them together with a nut and bolt to protect that area during sandblasting, and left them in for the powdercoating as well.
The bearing cup areas on the wheels were masked by the powdercoater before sandblasting and coating. I had left the cush-drive rubbers in place for the whole process, but due to the high heat needed for the baking process used for powdercoating, it was feared that the rubbers would be damaged. As of now they appear undamaged from the heat, but they very well might have become brittle. If I can get replacements and have a way of getting them out and new ones reinstalled, I definitly will go that route.
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