Thinking of painting an old frame myself. I have done one frame before but I was wondering what brands of paint other people have used.
best spray paint for frames?
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I'd be interested in hearing this too.
What I like that is easy to apply, hard to screw up, and durable (once it drys for a long time) is Rustoleum Hammered Finish paint. I originally got some to use on a beater single speed I was building up, but it turned out nicer than I expected. I'd say its great for sprucing up a beat up old frame.
i'm no paint expert, but here's what i have found:
most spray pain can give you a very chip resistant finish just make sure you do it right. This means wet sanding between coats, lots of thin coats followed by careful sanding and if your painting on bare metal, primer is a must. so here is my list of best paint:
strongest: duplicolor wheel paint, lots of thin layers, wet sanded in between...had that bike for 2 years...never a single ship.
next: duplicolor auto touch up paint...once it has cured (and this may take a while), this paint will dry to a rough finish if you do not wetsand it with some extremely high sandpaper grade...finish paint job off with a few layers of clearcoat.
last: some sort of appliance epoxy my roommate used on hsi bmx bike...ended up with a pea green bike, but the finish never chipped...i don't know the details of how he did it besides that he had the frame media blasted and then painted directly on the metal.
most spray pain can give you a very chip resistant finish just make sure you do it right. This means wet sanding between coats, lots of thin coats followed by careful sanding and if your painting on bare metal, primer is a must. so here is my list of best paint:
strongest: duplicolor wheel paint, lots of thin layers, wet sanded in between...had that bike for 2 years...never a single ship.
next: duplicolor auto touch up paint...once it has cured (and this may take a while), this paint will dry to a rough finish if you do not wetsand it with some extremely high sandpaper grade...finish paint job off with a few layers of clearcoat.
last: some sort of appliance epoxy my roommate used on hsi bmx bike...ended up with a pea green bike, but the finish never chipped...i don't know the details of how he did it besides that he had the frame media blasted and then painted directly on the metal.
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no real need to completely strip if not all chipped up, just sand smooth, old paint makes a great primerDwayne said:
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I just finished with my FS frame using epoxy appliance paint...gloss black. I'm much more confident with the epoxy than enamels as far as durability goes. Though I have to admit, getting an even coat is VERY hard with the rustoleum I used. That stuff is thick and it took much longer than my original enamel job.dompedro3 said:
Just finished and selling.
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