Paint?

smerch69

smerch69

So im pulling my motor so it can be worked on through the winter. My frame is really dingged up and was wondering if getting it sandblasted and painting it with just brush paint would work or is powder coating a neccessity? What kind of paint do i use? Primer? How many coats? Bikes got a steel frame. Any colour suggestions?
 
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2strokesteve89

2strokesteve89

I would wash and clean the frame as well as possible,and for a quicky job, knock off the loose paint with a wire brush prime, paint and clear coat, aerosol spray is ok, if you want to do a decent job, use paint stripper, let soak, wire brush, repeat till bare frame, Sand all the left over rust spots, then go ahead and prime paint and clear coat, powder coat is nice but it'll look just as good after a season of riding.
 
smerch69

smerch69

2strokesteve89:
I would wash and clean the frame as well as possible,and for a quicky job, knock off the loose paint with a wire brush prime, paint and clear coat, aerosol spray is ok, if you want to do a decent job, use paint stripper, let soak, wire brush, repeat till bare frame, Sand all the left over rust spots, then go ahead and prime paint and clear coat, powder coat is nice but it'll look just as good after a season of riding.
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Okay thanks!
 
smerch69

smerch69

2strokesteve89:
I would wash and clean the frame as well as possible,and for a quicky job, knock off the loose paint with a wire brush prime, paint and clear coat, aerosol spray is ok, if you want to do a decent job, use paint stripper, let soak, wire brush, repeat till bare frame, Sand all the left over rust spots, then go ahead and prime paint and clear coat, powder coat is nice but it'll look just as good after a season of riding.
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I can get my buddy to sand blast for free at his work? Is that an option? To get to a bare frame.
 
timoyz

timoyz

If you have the time, and squish, powder that bitch. Powder will hold up way better then a rattle can. :picard: Also if your buddy will blast it, you're half way there.
 
smerch69

smerch69

timoyz:
If you have the time, and squish, powder that bitch. Powder will hold up way better then a rattle can. :picard: Also if your buddy will blast it, you're half way there.
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I wasent gonna use a rattle can. I was gonna buy paint and use a brush on it.
 
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ossagp

I think you will be happier with the rattle can for looks. If you have the paint " wet" enough it will settle in a cool (sub 55 f) to look fairly smooth. It just takes days to set up enough. The best alternative is to let the brush marks settle and then move it to a warmer place. I can get powder coating for the cost of the material. If I Couldnt do that I wouldn't use it. Hard to touch up. It isn't like we didn't have painted frames before " powder " was out there. Let your budget be your guide. Maybe paint a section that won't show with your brush and see. Get your reducer right and decide. Napa sells some older formulations done places that classic restorationists seem to like that also adapt to brush application similar to fleet paints.
 
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PALMER84ONE

PALMER84ONE

Reminds me of high school. My buddy was given a 1967 ford falcon hand painted by his grand parents paint brush blue we called it. The whole thing with the exceptin of glass and tires was blue. You could see every stroke of the wallpaper glue brush they used. It was THICK!!
 
jackson409

jackson409

I had an old 74 F250 that was about 4 different colors when I bought it. I used a low nap roller and fine bristle brush to cover the truck In primer then wet sanded it to remove all the small brush marks. You couldn't even tell when I got done.
 
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