Do it man, its powder or nothing!!! Yes the VIN is still visible on the neck...I too was worried about that. The powder coat isn't too thick at all really. So just a heads up, basically if there is a scratch on your frame and you run your finger nail over it and your nail catches on it, it will show. So just make sure if your frame has any deepish scratches sand them out first, surface scratches wont matter. Also the satin black is a good choice because gloss black will really show any defects right up.