Originally Posted by
vwchad
I thought the same about having it powder coated, but he says it is a bonded aluminum frame. Not sure how the bonding adhesive would hold up to the heat involved in powder coating. I would stick to painting for this reason.
It is hard to say what temperature was used to cure the epoxy resin, but it could have been around 150 deg C. Powder coating baking temperatures can be a little higher, say 200 deg C. Hard to say whether there is anything to worry about. One thing for sure is that a lot of powder coating is done on aluminum with a bead blast prep so it is safe to blast the frame. How to coat it afterwards is another matter. Maybe the powder coater could advise OP about his temperatures. If less than or equal to 150 C, I wouldn't worry.