To polish or powdercoat?

[bikemike]

Currently rebuilding a 1990 Kr-1s, I've bought a frame which is quite nicely polished, but I fancy a more modern looking black frame.

Seems a shame to coat over somebodys hard work so I'm undecided.

What do you think?

Thanks,

Mike

[Tom Mac]

if your gonna powdercost the frame then you're gonna have to do the engine as well

[rossm]

Personally I'd powdercoat it, but that's because I'm a lazy bugger and the thought of keeping a polished frame clean and shiney all the time would do my head in

Ross

[ml1275]

Powedercoat satin black (and the swinger) - it'll look mental.

ML

[SHimmer45]

bikemike,

ive got my KR1-S frame powder coated welcome to come round and have a butchers if you want

[BenW]

What do you think?

Personally I think polished looks rubbish. Johnny Mac's ZXR750RR is awesome (well, it will be... ) but the polished frame ruins it for me. Then there's the fact that everytime it gets wet it'll need polishing again!

B

[tootall]

Scotchbrite it. Muuuch better. Polishing is for Harleys.

[racerd]

have you checked for un even barrel hight and the power valve linkages, polish the frame

[GREENGOATCHOKER]

polish it . that beautiful single spar is begging for it . it might be fashionable to spray it black now but a couple of years from now .............

[heds954]

Funnily enough a similar thread was on the old site just before it sank to Davy Jones locker...

BenW (PB bloke type chap) has his ZXR750R in PB's September issue (p70) and was wondering wether to stick with polished gubbins or get them powdercoated...

here's the mock-up I did...

HTH

[dizzyr1]

old school all day long with that one, or follow the crowd and powder coat it, hell paint it white and get some matching leathers and boots! nah not that one son.......

dizzy's opininions are normally fuelled by carlsberg....... probably the best desision making tool at his desposal.....

[Red Devil]

Black, black wheels and vapour blasted engine. Then again you may have guessed that I'd say that

[SHimmer45]

have you checked for un even barrel hight and the power valve linkages, polish the frame

looks even better in black not that im biased

[bikemike]

Scotchbrite it. Muuuch better. Polishing is for Harleys.

Love the scotchbrite look, and how they look when beadblasted.

But it is as bad as polished to keep it that way

Can you laquer that finish; or, even better, is there a clear powdercoat?

That would be my perfect solution.

Mike

[navek]

Polish it, everyones powder coating.

[spacemonkey]

Don''t worry about avoiding what everyone else is doing, just decide what's best for you! And don't avoid good sense and good taste if it just happens to be fashionable....

The powder coating looks great but I would expect one nasty scratch will ruin it totally....

The polishing can look nice in my opinion but can also look a bit 'bling.' You might have to get a gold medallion!

Scotch bright sounds great! It won't look too flashy and it'll be quick/simple to bring the finish back! I suppose it's basically like a brushed finish but quicker and easier.....

[Acid]

another powercoat black vote, it will look so much better with the kwack green and yellow number plates