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KDX 220 Project Bike

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kmc14:
We have a group of friends that are still riding and I'm usually the guinea pig on things but I paid $280 to have a frame done with a $40 discount for a bad job. I didn't know you could get dry spots and runs with powder coat. It actually flaked off with little to no rub. Would like to find someone to do a decent job?

Lunchbox:

--- Quote from: Danger4u2 on March 28, 2017, 11:49:49 AM ---If you want to paint the frame I'll offer a free sand blast.

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Thank you very much for the offer, but when my dad bought it he stripped the frame and repainted it. It's still in really good shape.

umberto:

--- Quote from: kmc14 on March 28, 2017, 01:34:09 PM ---We have a group of friends that are still riding and I'm usually the guinea pig on things but I paid $280 to have a frame done with a $40 discount for a bad job. I didn't know you could get dry spots and runs with powder coat. It actually flaked off with little to no rub. Would like to find someone to do a decent job?

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I'm not sure if he's still doing it, but alward25 was powder coating frames for a reasonable price. You might shoot him a PM.

Lunchbox:
The cylinder is on its way back. We actually ended up sending two that we had, one from the bike and one from the extra parts we got with it. The extra one had been bored out, worn out, and is no longer circular, but the one from the bike was in fairly good shape and is getting replated

Lunchbox:
While the cylinder is out, I worked on the radiators. There was a piece of galvanized steel pipe connecting two hoses where the hoses had to be zip-tied to the frame, and it was causing corrosion.

I washed out the radiators to clear the corroded material from them, but luckily there wasn't that much. Here they are drying:

They're not in amazing condition, but it's hard to find any that are for a good price.
While they were drying, I cut a new piece of aluminum pipe to replace the steel one.


Pipe cutter:

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