Paint over powder coat
 

Hi,

I am repainting a lugged steel frame. I want to powder coat it, but I also would like to paint the lugs a contrasting color. Any suggestions on how to do this?

Ride Safe,

Joe

Remove them and do both separately?

That would seems to be a hassle though, it not really impractical.

Why do you want them a different color?

A good Powder coating specialist may be able to lay down the 2 colors in separate steps and either 1 or 2 heating steps
Cloisonné is an old technique for laying down 2 colors Cloisonné - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It involves a little wall surrounding the separate color area..


There may be also a Powder with a much Higher melting Point.., It could be applied first ,say your lugs,

then masked off and the main color applied, of a lower melting point then It brought up to it's melting point ..

(Jewelers use Silver solders of various Melting points to make sub portions and then attach them with a softer solder. )


all else seek out the folks doing the work and ask..

Spectrum In Colorado has been mentioned as a top company.

I have seen many, many bikes painted with contrasting lugs. I think it may look nice on this bike.

Joe

Some processes are just not that compatible.
Not impossible, but your needing to ask suggests what you don't know will foil you.
Wet paint.

Mask the lugs and powder the remainder, mask the powder and paint the lugs.

I've sprayed Duplicolor clear over a powdercoat sample tile. Duplicolor is lacquer based and didn't cause any of the coating underneath to wrinkle or react in any other undesirable way. I can't comment on the durability though, since I haven't tried it on a frame.