paul8valve
Devout Dirtbag
excellent information, have been happily rattlecanning for a number of years; bike frames, alloy wheels etc.
Prep is everything.
Great work.
Prep is everything.
Great work.
Good point yes that probably would be helpful.jimo746":17ulyr75 said:What brand of rattle cans did you use for this frame?
Bookmarked this thread by the way for next time I want a frame respraying
A bare metal re paint will always be a better final finish than leaving any paint on, basically because what you are putting your paint on will be clean, uniform and the finish depth should be correct but that said it does depend how blemished the original finish is as you may give yourself more work filling in little pits and blemishes than you would have done just taking it all off.foz":6ys5f1um said:Thanks for all this info! I might have a go myself sometime next year.
At the start you mentioned not removing all the old paint but just sanding down and applying the new paint over the old - this would certainly remove a lot of prep work and time from the whole process, but does the finish turn out as good? The frame I'd be painting is currently white, and I'd be using a darker colour so I imagine that would help.
Also, any tips for masking chrome lugs and rear triangle?