** apologies. Apostrophe seems to have disappeard from my keyboard!
Thanks for the answer! Dont worry, I know how exciting it is to be putting my own bike together!
My follow on question is when putting the bike back together. are you reusing the old headset or getting a new one?
TBH fooling around with the headset and the fear of damaging the sensitive threads around the Bottom bracket are what have turned me off powder coating my beast. Plus, the fact that it looks like a piece of crap makes it less attractive to potential thieves.
The couple of times Ive made enquiries with powder coating businesses theyve been vague at best,and when I asked in a couple of local bike shops about getting the frame prepped for coating, their advice has been universally to buy a new bike.
And youre lucky with the timing. Anyone I approached, I was looking at 2-4 weeks timeframe.
Good luck! And well done on starting this thread. Your enthusiasm is shining through!