custom bike vs paint job?

[divingbiker]

I think the rear stays are bonded (glued). I think the heat of a powdercoat oven may be ..um.. detrimental to your stays.
You might have to go to Specialized - via your dealer - for new decals. I think the order would be paint:decal:clearcoat. You don't clearcoat powdercoat....I'm talking "regular" paint.

Yeah, I just went down to the bike room to look at a Sequoia, and I think the rear stays might be a problem. Have to ask the LBS what my options are there. Or maybe DebW knows? Definitely won't do it if I can't remove the stays and paint only the frame.

My sister said that my nephew did a motorcycle recently, and they did a shiny outer layer over the initial powder coat. Might not be called clear coat, but there's some option like that.

I'll just have to call my nephew and talk to him about it tonight.