So I have my first powdercoated frames, and starting to assemble. Uh, how durable is the coating especially in where things are clamped on? I have one bike right now that needs a clamp-on derailleur lever (singular), downtube cable guide and to tube housing clamps for the rear brakes. Oh, and a water bottle cage w/out brazed-on mounts, so there are straps. How will the coating hold up, will it readily resist damage?

I recall being very young and my older brother laboriously cutting bits of electrical tape as insulators affixed to the inside of clamps to protect the finish. However, he used super-brittle Kandy Apple paints (blue-over-silver for road, red-over-gold for track) so that might be his vantage point (did I mention this was the 1960's?). Anyway, I don't want to damage anything I do not need to. It occurred to me that I have a bottle of Liquid Electrical Tape in the workshop, and painting a thin layer on (do not want to adversely affect clamping diameters) might be the answer -- but less than a year old, the contents have coagulated and is useless. I might be over-thinking this?