Sealing paint?

hi there,

got a cheap frame out in here in canada for $20 to ride while im here for 4 months. it was pretty rusty, paint job was a bit messed up. so i was going to respray it but it started to look expensive for a temp bike. but i had already started sanding some of the rust/paint off. not too much jus on the forks.

is there any kind of sealent i can apply to the sanded parts just to protect it a bit. doesnt need to look good. just keep it going.

thanks a lot!

dave

Clear coat it like 31trm's frame.

yeah i was thinking that. got any suggestions on what clear coat to get? dont want to mess it up.

also, have u got a picture of 31trms? good to see what itll come out like

@pavid, if you only have the use of it for a few months, just leave it, it won't fall apart from the rust. or just get some laquer from a car shop if your worried. mine is on the first page of "names and faces"

ok great, thanks for your help.
on one part is slightly showing the metal. might just go ask in a car shop what theyve got.

ur bike looks nice!

its so hard putting a bike together that your gonna have to get rid of in a few months, dont want to spend anything on it but i want it to be a nice ride. ha

cheers

someone clever once told me use the same brand of clear coat as the paint you use because sometimes brands chemically react differently

someone clever once told me use the same brand of clear coat as the paint you use because sometimes brands chemically react differently

This makes sense to me. It could give a better bond between the paint and the clearcoat.

True about the clearcoat, it can cause the paint to bubble up or crackle.

Wouldn't look pretty but you could just spray some primer on the bare metal patches. It would definitely stick to the metal whereas spray paint by itself would quickly flake and peel off.

I'd wonder how well clearcoat would stick to bare metal as well. I suspect it would work better on aluminium than steel, but I've never tried...

it sticks great to blasted steel, not sure about untreated, unless it is well de-greased and cleaned.