Fork leg powder coating WTH

[TalonChief]

A new shop, BDB Custom Cycles, opened here in the last few weeks and I finally got a chance to stop in. It is a small place with a few parts, t-shirts, a couple of lifts (several bikes INW), and the usual assortment of catalogs.

There were a number of powder coated pieces on display and I have been thinking about blacking out my forks. So, I pick up an FL leg to examine the job. Looked real good--smooth, no highs or lows and consistent shine. Then I got to the drain screw--it was coated into the leg.

I asked the lady that was shadowing me, I assume the owner's daughter or DIL, "are these the ones you're selling?" Before she could answer, the owner, who looked a lot like Paul Teuttel said, "I never take those out. When I do a front end, I pull the whole thing apart."

Seems like a lot of work to me for an oil change.