Painting with Preval and Duplicolor
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Lacquer reducer is a very effective solvent that can quickly eat into an incompatible paint substrate causing it to bubble up. I doubt that you want this sort of effect so best to take it down to bare metal. There may be some primers that would prevent this but you'd have to experiment.
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the cost to paint will really add up (depending on what you have in your garage) to way more than you would think: Mask for fumes, stripper, scrapers, steel wool, paint prep cleaner, sand paper, tack cloth, etching primer, sandable primer, color, clear, multiple preval cartridges, etc.
you can get a beautiful finish, but unless you use auto paint it simply wont be durable and if the bike is used it will show it soon in chips and such
unless these are super special frames, consider a powder coater.....who has bicyle experience.... it will probably be cheaper
Of course if you want the experience of do this, go for it, I have and won't again
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Squirt pappy!,
One of the few time I have agreed with you straight off! I pay a specialized powder coat company in Indy $180 per bike to get it right, Acid dip, bead blast, phosphotize, and then powder coat with an option for later clear coat after decal installs . I have done about twenty so far with excellent results.
Pro Kote Indy is the company and so far they have been a great help for me. Smiles, MH
One of the few time I have agreed with you straight off! I pay a specialized powder coat company in Indy $180 per bike to get it right, Acid dip, bead blast, phosphotize, and then powder coat with an option for later clear coat after decal installs . I have done about twenty so far with excellent results.
Pro Kote Indy is the company and so far they have been a great help for me. Smiles, MH
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You can use a single part paint with good results if you clear it with 2000K two-part rattle can clear. The 2000K has a container within a container and when you pop the plug on the bottom it mixes. The results can be exceptional both in looks and durability.
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And does Aircraft paint stripper go bad after a few months? It used to be clear...now its brown and doesn't seem to be doing much.
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I have used Spray Max 2K with very good results. One $20 can will do two bicycles or one model aircraft. It comes out looking like glass,supper shinny. After a few days it is bullet proof. It will go over any paint but you can not go back over it with any Lacquer based product. Decals should go on before using it.. Once the can is started it will last for 3-7 days.
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I have used Spray Max 2K with very good results. One $20 can will do two bicycles or one model aircraft. It comes out looking like glass,supper shinny. After a few days it is bullet proof. It will go over any paint but you can not go back over it with any Lacquer based product. Decals should go on before using it.. Once the can is started it will last for 3-7 days.
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It can be used over any clean, dry finish including powder coat to seal decals.
Yes, you can apply decals to the 2000K as you would any finish on top if removal later is wanted but if you spray over a decal it will be on forever util a strong paint stripper is used or mechanical means such as sanding. It is a two-part, activated coating and is very durable.
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Revisiting this...and knowing that the Spraymax 2K has a durable finish, wouldn't it be acceptable to to a Rustoleum or Duplicolor paint job knowing that it would have a durable clear finish over it with the 2k?
I haven't painted anything yet...still stripping frames.
I haven't painted anything yet...still stripping frames.
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Best is a subjective term and just like everything in this old thread you dredged up, opinions will differ. Nice thing is, if you know how to paint your bike or anything else with spray equipment. It's easy to do any time you feel a need to change color.
However if you strip your bike, a local powder coater might do it for cheaper than you can get decent paints and equipment together for. Except maybe if you mean rattle can prices as "best"
However if you strip your bike, a local powder coater might do it for cheaper than you can get decent paints and equipment together for. Except maybe if you mean rattle can prices as "best"
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I did an economy paint job 10 years ago using Rustoleum enamel. It turned out great; however took many weeks (many, many weeks) to cure to the point that I was comfortable building it up. I thinned it 50:50 with acetone and used an HVLP conversion gun.