i have a similar Valentino Rossi replica helmet and would like a matching jobby done on a valve cover


can it be done via powdercoat and retain the "pop" and pearly effect? by whom may i ask?

any help would be greatly appreciated

 

I would start by talking to a local powdercoat shop.

 

bingo! most shops will have pieces of sample tubing powdercoated in every color they offer.

 

there's actually a few reasons i haven't gone local for this type of thing.

a: there are only two people locally who powder coat. i have bad blood with one of them over damaging $4000 in MTB frames(Intense M1 & very rare Spooky Metalhead ) and denying it, i hear not-so-great things about the other

b: soda-blasting or chemically stripping: i don't know anyone locally who does either

c: i am going to have to order an Evo 7 valve cover online anyway, may as well just have it drop shipped to a powdercoater

d: if i have to give money to someone i don't know or trust, i'd i'd rather give the business to someone who comes highly recommended and supports this community.

thanks for the tips tho guys

 

Is Tirado Coatings still active here? He'd be my best bet for dealing with someone online.

 

this color: http://www.prismaticpowders.com/colors/PPS-4765/
it's a little more green than your helmet, at least from the pictures, but it does have a very cool effect.

 

That does look pretty slick on chrome with the yellow top coat. Hmmm

 

I have a Evo 7 cover instock in case you need one. Its brand new with the grommets for the cover and spark plug wells as it comes like that.