| Author | Message | ||
     Scottorious |
So I would like to do a color change on some parts namely rider and passenger heel guards and the passenger peg supports. Powdercoating is clearly the best route but in the meantime does anyone know of a spray can that is pretty heavy duty? I use rustoleum on a lot of things and have always thought highly of it but didnt know if someone had better luck with other products. | ||
| Gentleman_jon |
Rattle can paint can put a fairly hard finish if the part is baked after painting. That's right, just bake the parts in your oven at about 200º for about 20 minutes. Do a test first, of course. Good prep, and several light coats instead of one heavy one all help. I found that if I put the pieces in the oven with a very smooth dull finish that I made with 0000 steel wool, the part would come out of the oven with a very nice shine. Just my . 02¢ | ||
| Scottorious |
...electric oven or gas oven? Does paint off gas fumes that could start a fire in a gas oven? Does this oven then become only good for baking painted parts? | ||
| Hughlysses |
Does this oven then become only good for baking painted parts? That depends if your wife is there when you do it.  | ||
| Scottorious |
well I have no wife so the oven is free for parts baking however I would like to not ruin my oven. | ||
| Ratbuell |
Gas BBQ grille works great for me. Just remember - DON'T PAINT THE PARTS **IN** THE LIT GRILLE. DAMHIK... | ||
| 86129squids |
What Jon said. | ||
| Kyrocket |
It's all in the prep work.  Make sure it's clean and maybe rub down with some alcohol to get any contaminants off and rattle can does pretty well. I painted my rocker boxes with hi-temp rattle can and they still look good. | ||
| Daves |
I rattle canned the grill and mirrors on my Expedition since it had the chrome stuff (ick) Has held up pretty good for the last 30,000 miles I will need to redo it as soon as it warms up a little. I am the "King of rattle can"! | ||
| B00stzx3 |
Saw a good video a while back...can't find the link at work now. But like said above, it's all in the prep!! Sand with multiple-grit papers...thin light coats (thick coats will run) of primer, thin, light coats of spray. Enamels will be best bet... look for metal-specific ones (engine, BBQ, etc.) Didn't even think about baking the parts after.... will this make the oven stink? | ||
| Xbjelly9s |
Like mentioned above. It's all about the prep work. Also when the clear is dry i wet sand with 1000, 1500, or 2000 grit depending on what the finish looks like. Sometimes all three. Then buff back out with buffing compound just like painting a car. Make sure you do enough clear as to not sand through it. Got some Victory 8-ball parts for my brothers bike painted and cleared ready to be wet sanded and buffed out in the garage now! Here's mine. All rattle canned and finished by me in the garage. Minus the ceramic coated Micron. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/327 77/627173.html?1303166673 | ||
| Gentleman_jon |
Baking the parts does not adversely affect the oven, or create any offensive odors. Of course as a bachelor, I never actually put any kind of food in mine anyway.  | ||
| Court |
I met a spray painter on my adventures yesterday . . .  | ||
| Sifo |
I've had great results when followed with Krylon acrylic clear. Prep is also very important. Proper priming also helps unless your base coat is designed to go right on the material being painted. Baking really does little more that cure the paint faster. The only reason auto manufactures bake paint is to speed production. Expecting any paint to hold up well on heel guards on a motorcycle is asking a lot. Mine are worn right through the anodized finish which is way more durable than any spray paint. Of course you can afford to paint them many times over with a can of paint if you wish. |
