PRIMO22

I want to paint my bike flat black. Any tips on painting what should i get? What do i take off of my bike? Never painted my bike before so i need lots of tips.

Street rider

take everything off: i.e. wheels, cranks/sprocket/chain, bars/forks, and remember to cover up your BB bearings and headset bearings. and dont forget to sand your frame down first. all you really need to do.

PRIMO22

Ok what do I kind of paint will I need. Any special way of putting the paint on like a spray gun. I'm new to painting.

Street rider

i usually just use spray paint. and if you want your frame flat black, then just buy flat black paint. its real simple. just make sure to do several coats.

PRIMO22

OK, Thanks

Street rider

yea i was actually thinking about flat blacking my bike. right now its blue and it has a few layers of clear coat on top of it. so its shiny. its gettin old.

PRIMO22

Yea, I just got a 2004 DK 4-pack and it's tan. I don't like it. Flat black looks awesome and I might also get some red and paint the cross on my chain wheel.

Street rider

that would be pretty dope.

Punx

That would look cool.

mspike

I painted some stuff using Krylon fusion and that stuff is great. Just sand the stuff with 400 grit sand paper and do a coat of paint every 5 minutes for like 5 times. You will be satisfied, beleive me. You can get the paint at Wally world

Street rider

krylon fusion? see when i flat black stuff, i use the 99 cent cans of spraypaint at the local walmart. 4 or 5 coats is fine. spraypaint is spraypaint dude.

NJ Jersey Fresh

NO you want to buy a RED SCUFF PAD (if the paint is decent if not strip it down and sand the rust off) and some self etching primer! take everything off the bike and scuff the whole thing then dust in the self etching primer... You wasnt KRYLON Flat black BBQ paint or Flat black engine paint! this turns out the best... Buy 600+ grit paper and slowly sand down rough spots in between coats.

Begin:


Stripped and sanded:


Primer:


Paint:







Think i might make a decent how to the next time im painting


*spray paint is not spraypaint* The hightemp and auto stuff holds up better if krylon BBQ is durable and flat.

gnr rocker

https://www.bikeguide.org/forums/showthread.php?t=53962

all you need to know

PRIMO22

I'm using auto paint. I know someone that I can get it from cheap.

Punx

Nice job NJ. Those bar's and fork look sick.

minichamp31

Just make sure you primer it. It helps a lot with the paint sticking to the metal.

Street rider

NJ that looks dope dude. and i know that auto paint works best, but ive had some decent experiences with some really cheap paint. all i did was prime it first, and it turned out fine.

PRIMO22

Well, now it won't be done until later in the winter. My dad is making me play football.

Street rider

lame. making you though? how old are you?

minichamp31

I think he said he's 15. And I play football, too. Summer's not over yet.

Street rider

15 and being forced to play football? just tell your dad to shove it and then hop on your bike and go cruise for a while.

PRIMO22

Football next week though.

PRIMO22

I know i wish I could but whatever i guess i'm stuck playing football.

Street rider

that blows dude. im not really gonna be able to ride for like the next two weeks, but ill make up for it eventually.

PRIMO22

I might just refuse to go like a little kid does. Maybe that will work it does for my little brother.