Cove Handjob XC Paint quality?

Pauldunk

Evening all...

Just put my new handjob frame together this week and the build went fine until I put the rear caliper onto the frame. The paint cracked as I did the bolts up (less than the correct torque, running avid 5's) and the paint just fell on the floor...

Now I know its only paint and I know that over time, chips and scratches will happen, but hey when a frame costs £400 I would have thought that the paint would be better?

Anybody else had this problem?

Regards,

Paul.

downhillholty

i had a stiffee frame a while back and i had a rather large patch underneath where there was no paint just bare metal.
i have heard that cove are just generally not the best for their paintjobs. bit of a bummer when you have just forked out for a decent frame really :?

P-Jay

The paint on my Shocker is really good. MUCH better than my old Norco. But heard it's a bit hit and miss. I guess that's the downside of buying from a small bike company rather than just another mass produced frame knocked out in a jungle clearing in Taiwan.

Pauldunk

Thanks for the replies.

I had some feedback from silverfish which is worth a try.
Try using some washers between the bolts and frame, this will help stop the twist on the powder coat as we do them up. Also the use of the wifes/girlfriends nail varnish, Hmm - I'm sure shes got some bright orange somewhere... .

Cheers,

Paul.