Modern Vespa

Good day everyone.

Since I have been on a powder coating frenzy lately, I was curious to know what people thought of the durability and expense of the procedure versus painting. For moving parts, I like to stick with painting (most of the time) but for some of the accent and wear pieces, I am leaning towards powder. The same prep work goes into cleaning and sanding for both making it a nearly a wash for me when it comes to prep labor.

Any thoughts or advice?

Justin

I think I paid like $90 for my rims , hubs and couple of small parts. Powder is much harder and looks nicer IMO .

i would powder coat anything that is going to get wet frequently, like rims, hubs, anything that's just a few inches from the ground. It resists rust much better than paint. I know some people will powder coat the entire frame and cowls, to seal the metal from oxidation, then paint over it like normal.

i had my whole scoot done for free and its not the best idea .... round the indicators water got in and blew the coating

ohh and you cant coat over filler so my panels had to be painted