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Mx391
11/4/2017 2:29pm
11/4/2017 2:29pm
When yall have a frame, swingarm or subframe powdercated, what do yall do about the bearing surfaces? Is it a thin coating to where it doesn't matter? What about leaving the old bearings in then once its coated, pull them out? Or just have it coated and sand the coating off where the bearings will be?
The problem w/ leaving the bearings in is that when they coat the swing arm you may not be able to get the bearings back out. PC is a very strong finish and in areas with small crevices it tends to load up and create thicker packed areas that are hard to be removed without a tool like a dremel.
Hopefully someone can chime in who has actually PC a swing arm before to give you the specifics of what they did to avoid these issues. Regardless... I would be very clear with the company you go with that no bearing areas can get any coating inside them at all or you could have a nightmare on your hands.
The Shop
If theres locations you dont want powder just tell them. They have silicon plugs and high temp green tape they can mask it off. As mentioned make sure instructions are clear, dont assume anything.
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