I had a great experience with Powdertech Plus.
I was working on a project (a bike build). The paint on the used bike frame I purchased was not in desirable condition, despite how much I tried to cover all its scratches; "sore spots".
So Option B came to mind....to powder coat all the frame and parts. I dealt with Richard, the owner of Powdertech. The process was fairly easy. Just provide him all the parts needed to be powder coated (parts are to be stripped off, nuts and bolts removed, etc). All parts are then sand blasted to bare metal finish and smoothed out. Then that is where it goes through a powder coating process and the parts are "baked" into a 400 degree oven until finished.
So why powder coat and not paint? Let me lay out the benefits...
* Smoother texture
* More durable
* More resistant to chipping, scratching and fading
* Longer-lasting
* Corrosion resistant
* Wide range of colors to choose from (up to 6500+ colors)
All in all, I received my parts back in about 7 days despite how busy the shop was with orders. The parts looked brand new and I was definitely pleased with how my overall bike build turned out. read more