Some '11s had issues with paint, poor prep it looks like from the one I saw. I've seen Chevys and Dodges like that too! I had my '03(nickel frame) powdercoated, turned out great. I went over the frame and cleaned off any weld spatter with a chisel. I wiped it down with solvent, washed it with Simple Green, and dried it off/out by placing it on my wood stove. VERY important to get all moisture and crap out of the frame tubing so it does not blow out when heated in their oven. Any threaded holes I used sacrificial bolts, and washers on the inside engine mounts. I plugged the steerring head with large high temp rubber stoppers. The powder coater chose to bead blast the nickel surface to remove anything that might peel later.
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