Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > frame painting part 2

[keefer]

ok some of you will of seen that I have been giving the bike a bit of a makeover this winter, and the other day posted some pics about striping the frame.
well after much discussion on the board and driving about from shot blasters to powder coat shops I have picked up the beauties.
I have been very pleased with the quality of the finish and cant wait to start putting it all back together.

[keefer]

two more

[keefer]

boring i know

[chris_of_1979]

That looks proper good mate!

How much work was it (seriously) stripping the bike down to a bare frame?

[Lee1980]

I like the black swingarm

Very nice, My 1 year old 748s frame has rust marks in certain places where I guess the paint is thin

This might be the way to go in the future

[Jools]

That looks nice.

I have an old Montesa trials bike which wouldn't go after it had the frame powder coated. Took me ages to work out that the powder coating was insulating the electrical earth

[desmojen]

Swingarm looks sweet

[Albie]

Is this powder coated or paint ? It looks very nice. Price please and maybe where done as Im going to strip the monster down soon and want her in tip top as battery acid scarred. Powder coating. Can it be done in same ducati goldy colour or maybe silver ? and did you have to prepare the frame.? Thank you.

[keefer]

Originally posted by chris_of_1979
That looks proper good mate!

How much work was it (seriously) stripping the bike down to a bare frame?

didn't take long to strip down I did a 900ss a few years back and that was allot worse to do. These 916-748 series bikes are really designed well with racing in mind.
to give you a idea I was not expecting to get it all stripped till after Christmas, and here I am ready to start rebuilding

[doogalman]

How did you address the vin no stamped into the headstock? Was going to get mine coated at some point as she is six years old and the frame is tiring cosmetically. Have you lost the vin no under the coating?

Dogalman