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Old Mar 28, 2017 | 01:48 AM
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That looks great! Excellent upgrade.
 
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Originally Posted by skid_pimp
Question for ya, has the powder coat on your oil tank started to form hairline cracks by chance?
No, mine looks good.... and are you sure it's powder coat?? I read on another thread, that the Breakout oil tank is painted. I figured the Rocker's was as well....

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That looks great! Excellent upgrade.
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Originally Posted by Rocker B
No, mine looks good.... and are you sure it's powder coat?? I read on another thread, that the Breakout oil tank is painted. I figured the Rocker's was as well....


I assure you the Rocker's oil tank is powder coated, as the tank is a cast part, not a sheet metal part like the average softail. I am not 100% sure on the Breakout, but I am 99% sure it is also powder coated as I believe it is also cast. I did read that comment on the other thread, about oil tanks being painted, and I agree standard softail tanks are painted, and technically There is a 1% chance a Breakout tank is painted, as I have never touched one, but I assure you mine is powder coated.
 
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Just curious how can you tell that it is powder coated versus painted?
 
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Originally Posted by skid_pimp
I assure you the Rocker's oil tank is powder coated, as the tank is a cast part, not a sheet metal part like the average softail. I am not 100% sure on the Breakout, but I am 99% sure it is also powder coated as I believe it is also cast. I did read that comment on the other thread, about oil tanks being painted, and I agree standard softail tanks are painted, and technically There is a 1% chance a Breakout tank is painted, as I have never touched one, but I assure you mine is powder coated.
Ya, it would make sense that they're both p/c, with the exhaust coming as close to the oil tanks as it does, it seems like it would hold up to the heat better.....

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Just curious how can you tell that it is powder coated versus painted?
I was wondering the same thing......
 
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Several ways, it's thickness, it's strength, and it's texture (remember cast aluminum)
 
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It is far easier and cheaper to powder coat cast aluminum parts if you want them smooth, then to do all the prep and painting.
 
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Originally Posted by skid_pimp
Several ways, it's thickness, it's strength, and it's texture (remember cast aluminum)
But I can't see thickness or strength?? and it's texture looks the same as paint to me....lol
 
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But I can't see thickness or strength?? and it's texture looks the same as paint to me....lol

Hahaha Very true, but as someone who has PC and painted many a things I can see it. Plus I just had my oil tank out, and was able to play with it. As I sadi mine is starting to form some imperfections, which I will correct at some point, so I hit it with a center punch in a discrete spot. I assure you it is powder coated.
 
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But I can't see thickness or strength?? and it's texture looks the same as paint to me....lol
hey bud, you ARE the standard , in my eyes, when it comes to quality customizing....I didn't see listed, that sick tear drop headlight cover, I saw one today, not like yours, but pronounced, and measured up to mine, yea thats gotta go asap!..lol
 
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