Exactly as Paul said. I am currently stripping a 1971 Atala which appears to an amazing chrome frame. Someone power coated it at some point. Like melting a red crayon over the entire frame. The lugs, serial number and all details were hidden.
Chris Plunkett Chicago, Illinois ___________________________________________________________________ Message: 12 Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:59:32 +0000 From: W PAUL PATZKOWSKY <oldtrikerider@q.com> Subject: Re: [CR] was frame painters, now powder coat? To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Message-ID: <BLU123-W245ECCD06A7CF0322330D9AA990@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I had a Zeus mixte frameset powdercoated a while back and wasn't impress ed. While the overall appearance was good the outlines of the lugs were so ftened by powder buildup. The detail was blurred and looked like old house trim with years of paint coat buildup. I had a clear coat on top of the c olor coat.
Paul Patzkowsky
Longmont, Colorado