It will probably not be as tough. I had a new steel fork painted by the builder with a rattle can. He did a beautiful job, but routine bumps against the paint knock it off. (He had 2 weeks to build the fork but did not have the tubing on hand. Finished the fork about a day and a half before I had to take delivery. That red fork in my photo is it in action 2 weeks later. Now, 3 years later, there is a lot of brushed touchups on it.

Ben