BOOTH Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 O.K. I trail ride about 95% of the time. So what would you do? I have never seen anyone Line-X a frame and was wondering how it looked and if it held good. I know it may be a little heavier and I know that I will have to keep it out of the holes and mounting brackets.............and do you think it would be O.K. to do the swing arm as well?......................thanx Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesw Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 line x would make it super tough but really heavy. its up to you. if your going to bash the shit out of it might be worth it. would be kinda ugly imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilarious Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 I just gotta say to WESW....god damn, at your sig. Now back to the topic at hand. I think your frame would look way better with the powdercoat. My brother and I got one of those bed liner kits, I know its not the same as the line-x but the results look similar. We did his Rancher with that stuff.All the racks and whatnot and it looked ugly as hell to me. On the other hand, it might be cool to do something new. You might get some prices of both ways and that may help you decide which way to go too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheeryder_69 Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 PC, you can find a ton of cool colors and for the most part its pretty durable. Not near as heavy and it will cost about the same as line-x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOTH Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Alright thanx guys...........Going to check out the prices and if I go with the line-x it will probably just be a light coating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansh88 Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Light coat of LineX is pointless. Those products need to be applied thick to work. I have seen truck beds with the thin coat. Tons of chips and scrathes. Most powdercoats are strong and look great. LineX/Rhino line is brutishly sprayed. I highly doubt the best sprayer could make an even, nice looking coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bzy2p Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 i had a 400 ex that someone linexd, personally i wouldnt of done it but it kinda grew on me once i had it its deffinatly different and durable. it will keep your frame from getting banged up,, but i think i would just stick with powdercoating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 id just PC it. i dont think the line x would look that great.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txblueshee Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Alright thanx guys...........Going to check out the prices and if I go with the line-x it will probably just be a light coating. 466006[/snapback] Then what's the use in doing it at all .... Like everybody else here said.. go with the pc.. if it's done right you'll prolly never have to do it again... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOTH Posted February 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Light coat of LineX is pointless. Those products need to be applied thick to work. I have seen truck beds with the thin coat. Tons of chips and scrathes. Most powdercoats are strong and look great. LineX/Rhino line is brutishly sprayed. I highly doubt the best sprayer could make an even, nice looking coat. 466027[/snapback] Well Im sure if you powder coated a truck bed it would chip as well....I wouldnt be doing it in black either It would be the color of my plastic......blue. T hanks for the info guys.....I called the guy who does it around here and he said for about $100 I could get it done..........I'll post pics if I do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandlizard Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 As a former Burton company (Line-x) salesman I would strongly recomend powdercoating for your frame and swingarm. Color matching with Line-x would be very cool for a while. The cons include. Light uv fading over time, very hard to clean debris especially petroleum products, and Line-x will flake rather than peel if you Do happen to scrape the frame. My pickup is sprayed (And used hard), coffee table, stools in the garage. Even the coffee cup tree is coated in the kitchen. I would take the time to remove all unused brackets, brass braze all the weld's then powdercoat. If you decide on Line-x, E-mail me the pic's www.gixxerjohnny9@yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOTH Posted February 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Ok man thanx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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