[CR]Powder-coating and future restorations

(Example: Production Builders:LeJeune)

To: Dale Brown <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "Jon Spangler" <hudsonspangler@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:31:15 -0700
Subject: [CR]Powder-coating and future restorations

Dear bikies,

Does powder-coating a nice steel frame in any way limit or damage one's future chances of restoring its finish?

My local bike shop's owner thinks that powder-coating is a good and inexpensive way to protect a steel frame, but I'm wondering whether the odds of a future restoration are compromised by this short-term protective measure.

(I am not considering powder-coating as a long term measure or as an equivalent to a proper restoration repaint. Promise! :-)

Thanks in advance,

Jon Spangler
Alameda, California USA
hudsonspangler@earthlink.net