BMC_Kid 

I had my Zullo and Tesch both powder coated by Spectrum in Colorado Springs a while back. The lugged Zullo frame was base colored safety orange, then “decals” of my own design stenciled on, then a clear coat with some pearlescent thrown in. They did a fantastic job, all edges still present, no runs, drips, or sags. The cost due to complexity of the job was still cheaper than a better than average wet paint job, certainly way less than a top notch painter. I prefer the durability of the PC over wet paint not to mention that the turn around was magnitudes faster than the painters I looked into. Regarding a powder coated frame’s susceptibility to rust as compared to lawn furniture, that’s just “kooky talk”. My Tesch S-22 being fillet brazed was a much easier decision, no edges anywhere on that frame. The PC base coat of red, then factory decal set, then clear coat PC. This one was much easier than the Zullo job.

rsacilotto

I had a couple frames done, lots of rust, both needed new top-tube cable guides. No complaints, really happy with the results

1989Pre 

My Technium is about due for a new coat, but powder-coating is not an option because the heat involved (400F) would melt the flux in the lugs, and I'm not even sure how 6000-series aluminum would respond to that much heat.

arex

I've had a couple of frames PC'd, absolutely no complaints, the shop did a wonderful job of cleaning, masking, and applying. Neither frame was a collectible by any stretch of the imagination, and I'm sure that a quality paint job would look much better. However, the jobs that were done were of excellent quality, and they masked off the threaded portions perfectly, as well as charging a very moderate price for the work done. The PC on both have held up very well.

I really lucked-out by finding the shop that had a lot of experience doing bike frames. The shop's out of business now (retired), so I'm dreading having to find another shop that I can trust as much.

bulgie 

Techniums were powercoated originally, in-house, but maybe they had a special lower-temperature process?

Guerc 

I powder coated this Marinoni EL-OS and it came out amazing. Thin coating kept the lug lines crisp and shows the M logo well.

I’ve worked with a local PC shop that does a great job, masks the threads so it requires minimal prep. On this one I did need to chase the BB threads but I haven’t needed to in the past.

My issue is that prices have gone way up. I paid $250 this time, vs $90 a few years back. It’s California prices.

gugie 

Just a reminder that I have another thread "Powder coaters you like - post them here!" if you haven't already. I'm cataloging powder coaters that have been tested by BF members and found to good.

Fredo76

When my brother gave me a PC job as a birthday present, I finally refinished my '76 Fredo Speciale (i.e. the frame I built with Colin Laing as a senior in high school). I went with a local frame-builder/powder-coater here in Santa Fe, NM. It was great to get the thief's old metallic burgundy rattle-can paint job done away with; I don't know why I didn't do it 40 years earlier. I had no problem going with a modern finishing solution - I had the first pair of Shimano vertical dropouts in town back then, and went with a Phil Wood bottom bracket, still as smooth as butter. Charlie O'Leary did a wonderful job, thinner where needed and thicker elsewhere, and i'm pleased as can be.