MCHardmanUK
10-25-2006, 08:02 PM
Strictly this is a guide for painting a frame but the same process as outlined below can apply for any other bike part.
Materials 5 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.
1000 - 2500 wet and dry paper.
5 cans of clear coat.
3 can of primer.
White Spirit.
Cloths.
Masking tape.
Old rags or newspaper.Instructions
Step 1: Strip your bike down to nothing! Remove every part, all you want if the frame
Step 2: Put a rag inside the headtube tube, bottom bracket and the seat tube.
Step 3: Now it's time to do the preperation work on the frame. Sand the entire frame with an aggressive grit grade of wet and dry to give a primary removal of the old paint. It doesn't matter if all the old paint is removed, infact just by roughing up the old paint provides an ideal surface to apply the new paint straight onto.
Step 4: Now take a medium grit grade of wet and dry and go over the hard to reach spots to roughen them up.
Step 5: Clean the entire frame with White Spirit or similar cleaning solution, leave to let the solution evapourate off.
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: Now it's time to prime the frame for painting. Apply a fine coat of primer to the frame, don't go crazy with the can and soak the frame in primer as it will not stick to the metal and will just run everywhere and ruin the finish. Keep applying fine coats of primer every 15-30 minutes until there is a generous coating of primer. Now leave to dry for 24 hours in a warm, dry area.
Read the instructions on the can. Shake thoroughly before using
Clean the nozzle.
Do a test spray to make sure the nozzle is clean.
Keep in hot water to keep the paint quality good.
Turn can upside down when not using.
Remember use white primer for light colours and black or grey primer for dark colours.
Step 8: Now take the finest grit grade of wet and dry you can get your hands on, if you can get 2500 or higher brilliant, if not anything over 1000 will be fine. Now feel along the frame for any rough areas and lighly sand them out with the wet and dry. Reapply another coat of primer and repeat this process until the frame feels baby bottom smooth to your touch.
Step 9: Now it's time to paint the frame. Apply a fine coat of paint to the frame, don't go crazy with the can and soak the frame in paint as it will not stick to the metal and will just run everywhere and ruin the finish. Keep applying fine coats of primer every 15-30 minutes until there is a generous coating of paint. Now leave to dry for 24 hours in a warm, dry area.
Read the instructions on the can. Shake thoroughly before using
Clean the nozzle.
Do a test spray to make sure the nozzle is clean.
Keep in hot water to keep the paint quality good.
Turn can upside down when not using.Step 10: Now it's time to clearcoat the frame. Apply a fine coat of clearcoat to the frame, don't go crazy with the can and soak the frame in paint as it will not stick to the metal and will just run everywhere and ruin the finish. Keep applying fine coats of primer every 15-30 minutes until there is a generous coating of paint. Now leave to dry for 7 days in a warm, dry area to cure and harden. Trust me 7 days is what is needed for the paint and laquer to fully cure and harden.
Read the instructions on the can. Shake thoroughly before using
Clean the nozzle.
Do a test spray to make sure the nozzle is clean.
Keep in hot water to keep the paint quality good.
Turn can upside down when not using.Step 11: Now put your bike back together and go ride.
Patience is the key.
Materials 5 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.
1000 - 2500 wet and dry paper.
5 cans of clear coat.
3 can of primer.
White Spirit.
Cloths.
Masking tape.
Old rags or newspaper.Instructions
Step 1: Strip your bike down to nothing! Remove every part, all you want if the frame
Step 2: Put a rag inside the headtube tube, bottom bracket and the seat tube.
Step 3: Now it's time to do the preperation work on the frame. Sand the entire frame with an aggressive grit grade of wet and dry to give a primary removal of the old paint. It doesn't matter if all the old paint is removed, infact just by roughing up the old paint provides an ideal surface to apply the new paint straight onto.
Step 4: Now take a medium grit grade of wet and dry and go over the hard to reach spots to roughen them up.
Step 5: Clean the entire frame with White Spirit or similar cleaning solution, leave to let the solution evapourate off.
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: Now it's time to prime the frame for painting. Apply a fine coat of primer to the frame, don't go crazy with the can and soak the frame in primer as it will not stick to the metal and will just run everywhere and ruin the finish. Keep applying fine coats of primer every 15-30 minutes until there is a generous coating of primer. Now leave to dry for 24 hours in a warm, dry area.
Read the instructions on the can. Shake thoroughly before using
Clean the nozzle.
Do a test spray to make sure the nozzle is clean.
Keep in hot water to keep the paint quality good.
Turn can upside down when not using.
Remember use white primer for light colours and black or grey primer for dark colours.
Step 8: Now take the finest grit grade of wet and dry you can get your hands on, if you can get 2500 or higher brilliant, if not anything over 1000 will be fine. Now feel along the frame for any rough areas and lighly sand them out with the wet and dry. Reapply another coat of primer and repeat this process until the frame feels baby bottom smooth to your touch.
Step 9: Now it's time to paint the frame. Apply a fine coat of paint to the frame, don't go crazy with the can and soak the frame in paint as it will not stick to the metal and will just run everywhere and ruin the finish. Keep applying fine coats of primer every 15-30 minutes until there is a generous coating of paint. Now leave to dry for 24 hours in a warm, dry area.
Read the instructions on the can. Shake thoroughly before using
Clean the nozzle.
Do a test spray to make sure the nozzle is clean.
Keep in hot water to keep the paint quality good.
Turn can upside down when not using.Step 10: Now it's time to clearcoat the frame. Apply a fine coat of clearcoat to the frame, don't go crazy with the can and soak the frame in paint as it will not stick to the metal and will just run everywhere and ruin the finish. Keep applying fine coats of primer every 15-30 minutes until there is a generous coating of paint. Now leave to dry for 7 days in a warm, dry area to cure and harden. Trust me 7 days is what is needed for the paint and laquer to fully cure and harden.
Read the instructions on the can. Shake thoroughly before using
Clean the nozzle.
Do a test spray to make sure the nozzle is clean.
Keep in hot water to keep the paint quality good.
Turn can upside down when not using.Step 11: Now put your bike back together and go ride.
Patience is the key.