Originally Posted by bvancouv
Personally, I don't want to spend the money for powdercoat, but I don't want to do a crappy job painting it myself either...so I'm going to leave the frame of my aluminum Gary Fisher MTB bare. I've got it all stripped, and I'm simply going to sand like crazy, to get the frame all nice and polished. I've seen a couple of bikes like this, and I think they're cool. Minimalist to the max.
I might paint the fork white.
That is one way but be VERY CAREFULL when it comes to oxidation! The paint serves as a protectant also. If you go raw aluminum use some Mother's Mag Wheel polish on it from time to time. It will keep the aluminum looking like chrome. Good Luck
Tim