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Doesn’t make any difference, I rode my handmade frame for months then stored in for a year before paint. Any good painter will properly clean the frame prior to paint
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You can ride it all you want.
I'd be careful using too much grease when mounting components tho if your painter isn't careful blasting/cleaning the frame, grease/oil will start running when curing in the oven.EDIT: this^
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If I'd want to ride a frame before powder coating it what would my options be? If it makes powder coating more complicated it's not worth it, but would like to build it up first and then a couple of rides will be hard to resist.
I suppose it depends on how long I'd want to wait, 2 rides should be fine as is as long as I clean it after? How about a month? Or 4 months? Oiling the outside will probably be a sticky mess and hard to remove? Wax? Or should I just get it coated as soon as possible?