has anyone painted or powdercoated their handlebar switch housing? I am thinking of going the same white as my bike andd want to know if paint or powder coat stands up. Thanks

 

Powder coat will stand up to abuse for a long time. At least a couple years. If you go gloss it isn't a problem, matte tends to get shinny over time.

Either way though, PC and paint are softer than chrome and can scratch easier. But normal use won't hurt them.

 

+1 on that. Just powdercoated mine gloss black and it came out pretty good and looks tough enough to hold up.

 

Hey man, if you choose to PC, Top Koat powdercoating is just south of you in Kennedale and they do good work.

 

did you also do your master cyl? did you have any issues with it?

 

thanks for info warg, they seem to have some decent pricing.

 

i coat them all the time. have a set in stock if you would ike to do an exhcange program... here are mine in black
as you can see i coated everything, bars, master, housings...
i have tons of colors in stock and we can coat them ship them and take yours in exchange



and one of when i had them coated in black cherry:

 

do you have white gold pearl to match the white on my bike?

 

All right - dumb question. What's the difference between paint and powder coat? Was always curious about this. Thanks.

 

I was waiting for this question lol. Powder coat is a polymer powder that is applied the the surface of the material using a negative charge. The it gets baked on at a high temperature (400-450*) and the polymer melts and forms a solid coat that is very tough and cheaper to apply than paint.

Paint is simply a fine mist of pigment and generally doesn't last as long and is not as durable.

Both can chip and paint is easier to repair however. And paint is still used because it allows the use of graphics and the sort.

I'm sure google might have a better answer but that's what I know about it.