Here are some close images of the clear powder coat on an early Bombadil prototype -
http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2008/cc452-bombadilproto0208.html GP's early Hilsen proto also had a similar finish - http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclofiend/507828696/ Most of the clear powder frames I've seen have looked pretty close to those. It is clear powder coat. There have been some reports (archives?) of surface rust showing up under the powder coat. Clear coat as used over paint would be much, much worse. I've seen a few of those and they are much more porous and rust within a short period. - J On Wednesday, January 9, 2013 12:57:00 PM UTC-8, El Sapo wrote: > > I like the bare metal look alot. Is that clear paint or clear powder over > the bare metal? Is there any color diference at the lugs? Can you see the > material used to connect the tubes to the lugs? I've seen bare metal fillet > brazed bikes and the color difference between the steel tubes and the > "gold" brazed areas looks pretty cool. > > I also wonder if you've had any issues with rust? I'm in the Seems like I > read something from Grant where he said he wasn't going to send out bare > metal frames because the finish wasn't holding up. > > > I'm partial to clear coat over bare metal: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/20986098@N04/8155803596/in/photostream > > But purple and orange sound good too. > > jim m > wc ca > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/-WRfn7N1TDcJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
