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Had an old 531 steel frame stripped and powder coated, the only problem with this was it showed up all the inperfections in the frame that the builders filled and covered over before painting. The powder coat will only stick to bare metal so you cant fill any small dents , unless you fill them with braising. As already stated if your frame is not too bad just rub it down a little and spay on top of this as the old paint acts as a good undercoat.
If you strip your frame down to bare metal you have to give it a coat of primer then an under coat then your top coat and then a lacker, probably three coats of each to get a good finish.