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    • NINJA
      NINJA last edited by NINJA

      Everyone seems to get their frames powder coated, but after my mountain bike and current SuMo frames have both been powder coated, which has flaked off after 10 years, I'm looking at alternatives. Obviously there's paint which is durable and easy to repair. But I was thinking about getting my frame anodised. Has anyone done this before and what were your experiences with it?

      Alternatively does anyone here currently work at or previously worked at a metal finishers and have some experience with anodising? And is it a good finish for a motorbike frame - Thanks.

      SEDUCED BY THE DARK SIDE!!!

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      • Louis-DT-WR
        Louis-DT-WR last edited by

        Anodising steel doesn't really work , powdercoating is very durable, I've never known it to peel. Frame should be sandblasted and rust should be treated then acid etched before powdercoating

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        • NINJA
          NINJA last edited by

          This article was linked to me on a Facebook group, it's very illuminating;

          https://motocrossactionmag.com/we-build-a-66-horse-2015-honda-crf450/

          SEDUCED BY THE DARK SIDE!!!

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          • Calum
            Calum @NINJA last edited by

            @ninja All that for a thumper....

            A real passionate person would have dropped the 500 2 stroke lump into there.

            Always Originate, Never Pirate!

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            • Louis-DT-WR
              Louis-DT-WR last edited by

              That's an aluminium frame in the link

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              • Calum
                Calum @Louis-DT-WR last edited by

                @louis-james You can anodise steel. Iron-Oxide (rust) is a form of anodising.

                Always Originate, Never Pirate!

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                • Louis-DT-WR
                  Louis-DT-WR @Calum last edited by

                  @calum I know you can but is doesn't really work well in previous experience, not very durable

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                  • F
                    finnerz89 last edited by

                    Chrome or nickel plating might be worth looking at

                    Current bikes:
                    DT125X '07
                    Street Triple R '11
                    Aprilia ETV1000 '02

                    Previous:
                    DR650RSE '96
                    FJ1200 '92

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                    • stinkwheeler
                      stinkwheeler last edited by

                      Ok so i saw an image of a dt with a chrome swingarm online and twin exhausts a few years back and rang around every chrome plater around here and they wont do frame parts such as frames or swingarms as the preparation is too much and will not do it i did try talking them in to it 😂

                      The hills are alive with the sound of ... braaaap baaaaap 😁

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                      • Calum
                        Calum @stinkwheeler last edited by

                        @stinkwheeler Weemans DT

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                        Hilarious, as I think like 6 months later he just let it rot. Basically, like some of us, he was more interested in the project than the final product.

                        That's probably up there with one of my all time favourite DTR's. It's a bit marmite, but I love the effert.

                        Always Originate, Never Pirate!

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                        • NINJA
                          NINJA @Calum last edited by

                          @calum Such a crying shame to do all of that work and then let it just rot away. You'd be better off selling it and using the funds for your next build.

                          SEDUCED BY THE DARK SIDE!!!

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                          • stinkwheeler
                            stinkwheeler @Calum last edited by

                            @calum yep thats the one 😀

                            The hills are alive with the sound of ... braaaap baaaaap 😁

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