Powder Coating Frame (color)

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I tore down my bike this past weekend so that I can get the frame powder coated and so I can rebuild the engine.

I had a thought about what color to do the frame and wanted some feedback. I am thinking about getting it done in the old Yamaha Yellow. But since I can't get plastic in yellow, just staying with the blue plastic.

I'm thinking it might look pretty good, but what the hell do I know.

Thoughts?

 

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CHR!S

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black! why would you do any other color?? :coocoo:

 

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John Cena

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Id go with a dark grey

 

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John Cena said:

Id go with a dark grey

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That's what I did. Err well I have a dark gray power coated frame for a 1990 KDX never got around to changing it. Gave the bike to my Nephew when I bought my CR250.

 

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I would go with either blue, black, or white, especially if that's your number plate in your avatar.

 

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FruDaddy said:

I would go with either blue, black, or white, especially if that's your number plate in your avatar.

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It is...


You all are just a bunch of haters! ;) :fft:

 

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IndyYZ85 said:

You all are just a bunch of haters! ;) :fft:

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True, but I do not discriminate, I do my best to spread my hate to everybody. :nener:
Personally, I think that white would be the way for you to go. Yellow would just be too loud. Now, if you switch to yellow number plate backgrounds, then a matching yellow frame would work better.

 

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I actually am thinking about selling it and getting something a bit more my size. So I wanted to get opinions on the idea, just to see if it was going to be a really bad idea. Would hate to make the bike look the way I want it and not be able to get a decent price for it due to an ugly color combo.

I'll probably just do factory blue.

 

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yellow-blue is actually a cool combo in my eyes. but the blue frame on yamaha's look wicked. if you fix yamaha's up you can actually make them look newer than they are. my buddy has a '98, he gets everyone to guess which year it is...average of the guesses are 2002-03.

 

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if you have a full pic of your bike I will photoshop your frame any color you want so you can get an idea :cool:

 

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IndyYZ85 said:

I actually am thinking about selling it and getting something a bit more my size. So I wanted to get opinions on the idea, just to see if it was going to be a really bad idea. Would hate to make the bike look the way I want it and not be able to get a decent price for it due to an ugly color combo.

I'll probably just do factory blue.

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if you're planning on selling it why would you even worry about (and spend the money to) getting the frame powder coated?

 

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CHR!S said:

if you're planning on selling it why would you even worry about (and spend the money to) getting the frame powder coated?

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Resale value..

 

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CHR!S

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then go with black, it looks trick compared to stock blue

 

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IndyYZ85 said:

I actually am thinking about selling it and getting something a bit more my size. So I wanted to get opinions on the idea, just to see if it was going to be a really bad idea. Would hate to make the bike look the way I want it and not be able to get a decent price for it due to an ugly color combo.

I'll probably just do factory blue.

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Yeah get a real bike ;)

 

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trial_07 said:

Yeah get a real bike ;)

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Oh, this is a real bike. No doubt about that.. just a small version of one. :nener:

 

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IndyYZ85 said:

Resale value..

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I doubt you'll get what it costs to powder coat it back out of it, especially if you count your time as money.

A good motorcycle frame paint, or even automotive wheel paints, are a much cheaper option, will last a long time, and make your bike look like new for resale value. I personally would rather have a painted frame than a powercoated one, simply for easy touch up. Some epoxy paints are TOUGH too.

 

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adam728 said:

I doubt you'll get what it costs to powder coat it back out of it, especially if you count your time as money.

A good motorcycle frame paint, or even automotive wheel paints, are a much cheaper option, will last a long time, and make your bike look like new for resale value. I personally would rather have a painted frame than a powercoated one, simply for easy touch up. Some epoxy paints are TOUGH too.

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If I do the prep work, I can get it done for about $125...

 

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Or you could paint it for $100 less than that.

 

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In the long run, $100 = Quality. I really like the blue frame on yami's.

 

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The yellow would look alright if you had a graphic kit to compliment the frame

 

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KdX_SkUiRrEl said:

The yellow would look alright if you had a graphic kit to compliment the frame

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second that

 

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I would not go with a yellow frame on a blue bike....IMHO it will not look good.

If you had yellow plastics a black, yellow, or metallic color frame would look best

If you're sticking with blue plastics...I'd go with blue or a metallic color.

 

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i would powder coat it black or dark grey
then 4 plastics~
black powder coat-red plastic
dark grey" " "-Blue plast.

 

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Here is the final result...

 

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why did you paint it with the subframe attached????????