Louis K
11-26-2004, 12:44 AM
This is a step by step process that will help you paint your frame and parts the beautiful color you we're looking for! This will tell you every detail of what you should do if you want a bright, really nice colored bike!
To paint your frame!
Materials:
-2 cans of your selected color spray paint, for richer and long lasting color that won't flake off, buy a can of paint that has it being used on a car or something that is outside!! Make sure it says water resistant = $12
-A pack of steel wool (the color should be silver, not bronze or gold) = $3
-A pack of large sandpaper (the medium material so its not too rough) = $5
-2 cans of clear coat = $12
-1 can of primer! - $5
-x2 Metal clothes hangers - In your basement or ask your mom for free = $0
Total: $37
Step 1: Strip your bike down to nothing! Remove every part, all you want if the frame naked!
Step 2: Put a rag inside your insterrior tube (where you put your forks and headset in!) And put a rag inside your bottom bracket and inside where you put your seat post in.
Step 3: Put masking tape over the rags so when you spraypaint none of the paint gets inside of them, because if it does then your parts won't work to the maxium of their ability!
Step 4: Use the steel wool to remove any of the dirt/ greese you have on your bike, even if you don't see any still do it anyway :)
Step 5: Use the sand paper and make sure you make your paint job right now looks raw and dull! Thats what you want! Make it look like it has alot of scratches in it! Thats what you want so the next step works!! (Make sure you get where the welds are, and under the top tube and all of that really good, you want to get it everywhere with sandpaper!)
Step 6: Get 2 metal clothes hangers, break them so its 1 long piece of metal, then bent them so both ends meet, then put 1 hanger inside where you put the rag inside of your rag in your sterrior tube, and put one of the clothes hangers inside your bottom bracket. Find a good tree with a sturdy branch (so your frame doesn't fall down while your painting it!) and hang your frame up on it!
Step 7: When you have the frame a nice raw and ugly metal scratched color you can spray a light coat of the primer on it, put your hand over the can of spray paint, use your pointer finger over the trigger of the paint can and push it down for a half of second, then with a "side by side" motion spray light strokes on your frame (Hold the can 6 inches from the frame when your spraying so no drips happen if its too close!). Let it dry for 1 hour and then repeat again with a little bit more of it. (NOTE: Make sure you avoid runs! If any runs do occur, wait for it to dry, then sand down that area and put a light coat of primer over it.)
Step 8: After you waited for an hour so the last coat of primer dryed, then apply a thin coat of your colored spray paint the same way you did to put the primer on. Make sure you get everywhere!
Step 9: Wait 30 minutes then paint your frame once again with the colored spray paint. This time a little bit thicker, so that you can't see the primer anymore! Wait another 30 minutes and do this atleast 2 more times! (NOTE: Make sure you avoid runs! If any runs do occur, wait for it to dry, then sand down that area and put a light coat of paint over it again.)
Step 10: After your frame has a rich color, then use your clear coat. Use it the same way you did to paint your frame. Do atleast 3 layers of clear coat waiting the amount of time needed on the back of the can so you don't get any runs. You can do more than 3 layers of it, remember, the more you do, the more your bikes paint job will look nicer and it will last longer!
Step 11: Regrease all of your parts, and put them all back in the same way you took them out. This will also make your bike work alot better!!
Well their you go. The more you let the primer, paint, and clear coat set, the more your paint will last and the shiner it will be! For the best performance of your paintjob, you should let your frame sit for atleast 2 weeks (so that it is FOR-SURE dry. Remember, when you paint a car it takes atleast a month for all the paint to dry, so if you want a nice job you need patients! This stuff won't dry overnight!). I bet you it will not chip at all :)
If you want to paint your bars, forks, seat post, stem, brakes, or cranks, or spokes. Do the same steps as above!
I hope this helps anyone who is looking to paint their bike parts! I definetly tryed my best on this article :)
To paint your frame!
Materials:
-2 cans of your selected color spray paint, for richer and long lasting color that won't flake off, buy a can of paint that has it being used on a car or something that is outside!! Make sure it says water resistant = $12
-A pack of steel wool (the color should be silver, not bronze or gold) = $3
-A pack of large sandpaper (the medium material so its not too rough) = $5
-2 cans of clear coat = $12
-1 can of primer! - $5
-x2 Metal clothes hangers - In your basement or ask your mom for free = $0
Total: $37
Step 1: Strip your bike down to nothing! Remove every part, all you want if the frame naked!
Step 2: Put a rag inside your insterrior tube (where you put your forks and headset in!) And put a rag inside your bottom bracket and inside where you put your seat post in.
Step 3: Put masking tape over the rags so when you spraypaint none of the paint gets inside of them, because if it does then your parts won't work to the maxium of their ability!
Step 4: Use the steel wool to remove any of the dirt/ greese you have on your bike, even if you don't see any still do it anyway :)
Step 5: Use the sand paper and make sure you make your paint job right now looks raw and dull! Thats what you want! Make it look like it has alot of scratches in it! Thats what you want so the next step works!! (Make sure you get where the welds are, and under the top tube and all of that really good, you want to get it everywhere with sandpaper!)
Step 6: Get 2 metal clothes hangers, break them so its 1 long piece of metal, then bent them so both ends meet, then put 1 hanger inside where you put the rag inside of your rag in your sterrior tube, and put one of the clothes hangers inside your bottom bracket. Find a good tree with a sturdy branch (so your frame doesn't fall down while your painting it!) and hang your frame up on it!
Step 7: When you have the frame a nice raw and ugly metal scratched color you can spray a light coat of the primer on it, put your hand over the can of spray paint, use your pointer finger over the trigger of the paint can and push it down for a half of second, then with a "side by side" motion spray light strokes on your frame (Hold the can 6 inches from the frame when your spraying so no drips happen if its too close!). Let it dry for 1 hour and then repeat again with a little bit more of it. (NOTE: Make sure you avoid runs! If any runs do occur, wait for it to dry, then sand down that area and put a light coat of primer over it.)
Step 8: After you waited for an hour so the last coat of primer dryed, then apply a thin coat of your colored spray paint the same way you did to put the primer on. Make sure you get everywhere!
Step 9: Wait 30 minutes then paint your frame once again with the colored spray paint. This time a little bit thicker, so that you can't see the primer anymore! Wait another 30 minutes and do this atleast 2 more times! (NOTE: Make sure you avoid runs! If any runs do occur, wait for it to dry, then sand down that area and put a light coat of paint over it again.)
Step 10: After your frame has a rich color, then use your clear coat. Use it the same way you did to paint your frame. Do atleast 3 layers of clear coat waiting the amount of time needed on the back of the can so you don't get any runs. You can do more than 3 layers of it, remember, the more you do, the more your bikes paint job will look nicer and it will last longer!
Step 11: Regrease all of your parts, and put them all back in the same way you took them out. This will also make your bike work alot better!!
Well their you go. The more you let the primer, paint, and clear coat set, the more your paint will last and the shiner it will be! For the best performance of your paintjob, you should let your frame sit for atleast 2 weeks (so that it is FOR-SURE dry. Remember, when you paint a car it takes atleast a month for all the paint to dry, so if you want a nice job you need patients! This stuff won't dry overnight!). I bet you it will not chip at all :)
If you want to paint your bars, forks, seat post, stem, brakes, or cranks, or spokes. Do the same steps as above!
I hope this helps anyone who is looking to paint their bike parts! I definetly tryed my best on this article :)