Anyone powder coated his original chrome parts? I am thinking to make black my bars and front end. I will buy new front end which i can now buy black. But than my bars and hand controls would look strange chrome.
I have chrome Carlini Tbars and i realy like shape. Thinking to make them matt black. I also think to do same with my chrome skull levers which i like as well. Is it actually possible and worth of the work? What should be done? Anyone did this?

 

sure. no problem at all so long as it's is good quality chrome.

grimm

 

Lots of chrome parts got powder coated.

My powdercoater sand blasted every thing before it went into coating

 

So should i get the chrome off before? Also wonder if is better matt or glossy black for bars and levers especially from design point of view and practicality also. Propably the levers should be matt definitely to fit the original black hand controls. My gas tank/fenders will be matt black but i thing that the new inverted front end is glossy black.

 

If you use a reputable powder coater they will sandblast and prep all parts. You won't have to do anything..I didn't

You can see I did a combo of Matte and Gloss...Most of my chrome parts got the gloss finish, while the tins got the matte finish

 

Make sure you tell them to blast them before coating. I know too many people who have gotten parts back looking like crap.

 

I trusted a guy that said he would blast and acid dip prior to powder coating ... he did neither ... the job was a disaster ... I wanted to deball the bastard powder coater ... drop by their shop ... ask them to see some of their work .. insist on blasting and acid washing prior to coating ...

 

Half my bike is chrome under the black. I've never had chipping issues. Just scuff them up w/ sand paper and coat them. Now if the chrome is chipping then blast away. It's a good way to save money by doing the prep yourself not all of us are ballers.

 

my buddy owns a powder coating business he said right now the local harley dealer is helping he keep the doors open in the down economy. they bring in all sorts of good crome for him to powder coat black. we even called one and they let him switch my scratched battery cover for a new one since it was just getting powder coated red and no one would notice.

 

Too bad you aren't stateside as there is a guy on the Dyna Forum named Joe Knack who has a powdercoating business and is highly recommended.