Highlighting lugs, what paint?

I have just got a frame back from armourtex in a satin deep blue/grey i didnt get it lacquered because i wanted to pick out the lugs.

What paint should i use?

and then what laquer should i use.

I spoke to armourtex and they said use a polyurethane based paint and lacquer but all polyurethane based stuff seems to be for wood, any one done this before or have any hints?

Personally I would believe them.
Halfrauds have lacquer that seems pretty good.

humbrol is apparently good for lining. needs to be good to stick to a fresh powdercoat as there isn't much to key to

i use hobby paint with a very fine brush. let it dry then use a sharp blade to clean up all the shitty edges you just made. practice on a shit frame first, as this job requires lots and lots of patience.

ahh awsome where would i get hobby paint from? and would it be a good thing to do a lil sanding on the lugs first

+1, hence I haven't tried it yet

useful?

any model store. one in camden, one on holloway rd, they're everywhere £1 a pot. no sand, as its enamel and dries very hard.

OR buy a paint pen, as i believe what most places like mercian do now

plus, it would be very has to sand exactly where you want the paint to go and you'd end up scuffing the paint around the lining.

that was a usefull link but i went bac to the home page and found this

http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/lug-lining-rest.html

Seems sign writers paint is best, but how is your enamel hobby paint holding up that seems cheap and easy.
What type of paint pen i have seen the things but can you get them in a paint hard enough to hold up against rain etc.

try to find one-shot paint, expensive but thats what the pro's use

better even, buy a paintmarker but dont use the tip (if the tip has been used with the ink it came with its now useless), throw away the ink that it came with and fill it up with the one-shot. lining should be quite easy now.(never tried it with one shot yet but i usually do it with some homebrewed ink for tagging with and that works really well)

enamel paint is what is on your fridge, it sets very hard.

i think i am going to go with hobby paint the one shot is expensive also worst case is it rubs off or fades and all i have wasted is a couple of quid

ok now on to a good spray lacquer

from what i have been told you need a paint that is very opaque and dries up very hard but has to be 'watery' enough to be able to make smooth lines, that one-shot stuff is what the guys use that do pin striping (it might be a little too good/expensive for just some luglining and the fridge enamel could do the trick also)

i will let you know how it goes going to camden now, might have some details on results by this eve. Dont worry i am a carfull painter and have a shit frame to practice on first

the place is opposite to runnersneed on the rd down from regents park.

good luck, check out that like on post #7, it shows you the different types of lug lining you can go for and the marmite top eye decorations.

yeh i did good inspiration

I've used Humbrol enamel model paint in the past and had some good results, it dries quite shiny and didn't need lacquer.

ok i now own 3 pots of white model paint, 2 brushes 0 and 00 and a scalpel and also some white bar tape i picked up along my travels thank you cavendish cycles

here goes nothing

ive used the touch up paint pens from halfords. they have held up fine so far after 2 years of almost daily riding in all weather. the pens come with two tips, a fine one like a pen nib, and brush like nail varnish.

i used the brush to do mine, and the pen nib to tighten up the edges. i also used a tightly folded piece of kitchen towl dipped in white spirit to correct mistakes. i did one application of the whole bike in a couple of hours and rode it the same day.

i couldnt comment on whever it would damage your powder coat or not, but it worked great for me.

nice wish i hd red this before buying the paint pots it is quite a slow process forks and one lug from frame have taken me nearly an hour

dont use spray lacquer over the enamel it will crack and blister.