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Thank you for the kind words.
I do:
Bare minimum 1 coat zinc rich primer. I usually end up doing two coats because I miss bits rather than for any thickness concerns.
At least one coat base colour. Often doing two for reason mentioned above.
Crackle or marble.
1 coat Halfords Heavy Duty PU clear lacquer.The crackle paint requires you to use a base colour from the Gold or White range, one or both of them is low pressure and I don’t really like it. It comes out real powdery and goes everywhere. Crackle is also really difficult to do consistently. I think it’s pretty sensitive to temperature and drying time.
I prefer the Black range which are high pressure cans. You’ll still get a fair amount of ‘dust’ (I’ve been told this is the pigment and there being so much of it, compared to other types of paint, is why the finish can be so durable) but a lot less than the low pressure cans. Hold there can closer than you think, that way the pigment and solvent settle on the frame together, if you hold further back the solvent flashes off and it’ll be dry pigment hitting the frame which won’t stick as well and will be rougher.
One can of Montana Black range should do you a couple coats on a frame, if you’re doing forks too I’d get two cans.
You don’t nearly as much of the crackle and marble, one can will do multiple framesets.
The longer you can leave it between coats the better I think and you also want to give out all a good day or two at the end before building and it’s probably really a week or more till it’s 100% fully cured.
I don’t do any sanding between coats but if you can be bothered then you’ll probably get much smoother results.
Photos attached of the primer and lacquer I use. This lacquer seems to be a lot harder than any other I’ve tried.
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Hey not quite sure if this is the right place to ask because it is about DIY custom paint.
I am thinking of painting an old MTB frame. On the shortlist and heavily inspired by some of the brilliant stuff from @M_V I am considering a two-color Montana rattle can job.
Crackle paint or Marble. I feel like this might also be quite forgiving if the finish isn't perfect in the end.
I am just wondering how much I need.
Do I need a primer? Is one can of each enough?
Also while I am here. Any good tips for DIY filling a tiny dent before painting?
Inspiration below