Originally Posted by
orangepaint
Speaking from experience, if you're thinking about stripping and rattlecanning a frame, I'd avoid it. It's a nasty and time consuming process. Unless you have a good reason to do this, I'd pay the money and get it blasted and powdercoated.
If you've got $100 to blow, get a paint shop to do it.
Painting frames is a pain in the ass and the best you can generally hope for is that it doesn't look like crap.
But I have seen some really nice rattlecan jobs out there.