| Actually, powdercoating is much harder and more durable than most soft anodizing. Hard anodizing is probably better than powdercoating, but colors are limited.
My brother and I own and operate a small powdercoating company, so I have experience with these coatings.
Considering powder is applied as a coating and soft anodizing is applied as a corrosive dye, it's only logical that powder is more resistant to scratching, weathering, chemicals, etc.
I challenge anyone to prove that soft anodizing is more durable than powdercoating.
And yes, parts that you don't want coated can be masked off while curing. The major drawback to powder is it's thickness on interference parts. |