Painting frame?

Please share your technique.

Please share, I am repainting my old peugeot next week and putting on some decals (my dad is helping me), however it is going to be rattle can job. Any tips would be appreciated.

yeh i think people shout ARMOURTEX way too much round here, we should be getting to grips with this ourselves.

emoxfag, that paint job looks tight, love to see some detailed pics...

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that looks pretty ace.

yes, please share these secrets, i've wanted to DIY paint my frame forever, powder coating is much too expensive.

i just finished painting mahhh bike last week. did 5 or 6 coats of white on it and three coats of clear. i used plasticote paint which and clearcoat. pretty happy with the finish although it isn't as tough as i'd have liked (chipped it already pumping up a tyre while the bike was leaning against a railing).

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stripping, prepping, spraying and clearcoating took about just over a week all told. including two/three days drying time before assembling. the slightly dimpled effect you can see in the close up pics evened out a lot as it dried. i think those pics were pre-clear-coat too.

i just finished painting mahhh bike last week. did 5 or 6 coats of white on it and three coats of clear. i used plasticote paint which and clearcoat. pretty happy with the finish although it isn't as tough as i'd have liked (chipped it already pumping up a tyre while the bike was leaning against a railing).

stripping, prepping, spraying and clearcoating took about just over a week all told. including two/three days drying time before assembling. the slightly dimpled effect you can see in the close up pics evened out a lot as it dried. i think those pics were pre-clear-coat too.

I recently sold a Raleigh that I'd sprayed up with Plasticote and got the same mottled finish. I was tempted to spend some time sanding then spraying, sanding then spraying, to even it out, but in the end I just didn't have the inclination - after all, with the amount of time and effort it would have taken - not to mention paint - it would have been easier just to send it off to be powdercoated - although the sense of achievement is much greater. I agree about it not being all that tough - even with a couple of coats of primer, mine chipped quite easily.

Very nice.

You need to flatten each coat with wet and dry before you apply the next coat. You get a better finish that way.

prep first, i.e. sand sand sand til the existing paint is smooth as silk, flatten each new coat with wet n dry, give min 6 hours per coat despite what the rattle can tin might say, lacquer to finish for a gloss/sheen if required.

took me a week to rattle can my old raleigh, in mild conditions in an unheated garage (around 17 degrees the whole week - perfect). do it in cold weather and you will get problems with moisture, paint bubbling, etc.

this is it below: a hammerite white finish, with 7 light coats of paint, 6 hours between each coat, and wet and dry between last two coats. no lacquer. total cost about 14 quid, but will last a good while.

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I've just won a beater on eBay that I'm going to be using as my geared bike. Odd as it might sound, I don't want it to look any good, as I'm going to be touring on it as well (possibly outside Europe). I've always liked the 'battleship grey' matt look I got when I put primer on - does anyone know (or think - no need to be scientific) whether I can just put a couple of coats of primer on and leave it at that, or do I need to put proper paint or lacquer over the top?

it'll lap up grease = hard to keep clean.

Bogey, that looks like a ghost bike ;)

wassat??!

just researched it, it does look like one dunnit?

are you rik of cambridge rik?

no I rik of spain in london

just researched it, it does look like one dunnit?

are you rik of cambridge rik?

No, he's a bloody Spanish.

Watch out he will steal your bird with his Latino good looks and guitar/singing combination.

John McCain thinks he's Mexican

Without sandblasting and powder coating (which |can't afford) what is the best way to paint a frame? I want to be able to paint details on it so a paintbrush would be idea, but im more lost as to what prep i should do and what type of paint...

Cheers

In honesty, shotblasting & powedercoating at a professional place IS the cheapest to paint your bike.

You can go hit some pound shops for rattle can paint or hammerite, or even a can of waxoyl from a car place, but it will all look shit and work out poorer value.

It doesnt have to look shit but... wear is questionable deffo.
It does cost quite a bit to get a rattle can job done very well(primer paint and clearcoat) but not as much as powdercoating.
Best thing I think to do is strip it yourself(nitromores) and get it powdercoated.

In honesty, shotblasting & powedercoating at a professional place IS the cheapest to paint your bike.

You can go hit some pound shops for rattle can paint or hammerite, or even a can of waxoyl from a car place, but it will all look shit and work out poorer value.

never a truer word said..

Armourtex is like £50 for the whole hog powder coating isn't it ?

nah, £60: £45 for the powdercoat and an extra £15 for clear lacquer (or glitter lacquer i learned last night).

i was closish... :)

rattle can just peels off and chips, might aswell just powder coat it. and done well, still looks a bit crappy.
or paint it with Hammerite which is a sturdy finish also, but makes your bike look like a caveman used to own it.