10-29-2018, 05:46 PM
HBFL, I tried to reply to your PM but it is disabled on your end. But to answer your question, the paint on my Kayaba shocks held up fine. It was a normal gloss black spray can paint, not powder coated. I've painted springs for years, going back to the Girling days, and never had a problem. They do not have to be painted with any special paint.
The difference is that I took the springs off to do it, which you won't be able to do on your shocks - they are not designed to be taken apart. The chrome cover would have to be compressed about an inch before the shaft's jam nut is exposed. Re-assembly would be the hard part as you also have to hold the shaft firmly.
The 2014 shock springs are not available separately from Honda, so you might put a wanted ad for take-off shocks - many members have replaced theirs.
Most powdercoaters like to run their ovens around 400 degrees F so the paint flows smoothly and gives a nice gloss. Most of what they are coating are furniture and gates, nothing critical. Don't know how well they regulate the ovens or how long they are baked, but I don't like to powdercoat springs as they will lose their temper from excessive heat. I think their threshold is closer to 350F.
I had a bicycle frame with brazed lugs come out of the powdercoater's oven with loose lugs because the filler had melted away. That oven was way too hot.
The difference is that I took the springs off to do it, which you won't be able to do on your shocks - they are not designed to be taken apart. The chrome cover would have to be compressed about an inch before the shaft's jam nut is exposed. Re-assembly would be the hard part as you also have to hold the shaft firmly.
The 2014 shock springs are not available separately from Honda, so you might put a wanted ad for take-off shocks - many members have replaced theirs.
Most powdercoaters like to run their ovens around 400 degrees F so the paint flows smoothly and gives a nice gloss. Most of what they are coating are furniture and gates, nothing critical. Don't know how well they regulate the ovens or how long they are baked, but I don't like to powdercoat springs as they will lose their temper from excessive heat. I think their threshold is closer to 350F.
I had a bicycle frame with brazed lugs come out of the powdercoater's oven with loose lugs because the filler had melted away. That oven was way too hot.