TomvanHalen's MTB allsorts - drop bars are dead

As somebody asked how I did it, will crosspost my response here

This is the paint and the shop I bought it from.

matt-pack.co.uk/shop/fd/fdaerosol­s/fdaerochameleon/fld704/

It's applied over a matte black base coat, with a clear coat of the same company's "Super Gloss". I also used a spray-gun type attachment for the cans, which is much easier than just holding the can.

First I lightly sanded the surface, then rubbed down with ~70% isopropanol/water

I applied a couple of dust coats of black, then three wet coats, with some touching up. I then applied about four coats of the chameleon. I waited approx 15 minutes inbetween each application. I did maybe four coats ish of the gloss, the more coats the shinier it gets. I could have done more, it ended up a bit thin on the tops of some of the tubes.

I used blue-roll to stuff the main frame openings and bolts in all the braze ons. The paint is a vinyl so it was easy to scrape off the seat post.

In total I used less than a can of each of the black, chameleon and clear. I had enough black left to spray some fork lowers also. I bought two cans of the chameleon so wasted a tenner there. I did apply the paint a little thickly in a couple of places and got runs - the nozzles are quite temperamental. I'd also recommend a mask, the solvent is quite potent.

Hope that helps