Rust removed/cheap touch up

[Abaca]

Hi

IV been asking too many questions on one post so I'll add this here separately.

There is a few spots I need to touch up on my frame.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MoYEbW ... p=drivesdk

What's the cheapest way to do this? My aim is to minimise the damage the rust is doing,it's a cheap commuter bike so looks are of secondary importance.

I'm sure I read somewhere about nail polish being a cheap method? So would it be case if sanding down then applying a coat??

Edit: Just found out there's a powder coat place near by,would a bike look odd just having seat stays,chain stays BB shell and forks painted,don't want to go through the hassle of finding stickers.

Maybe another colour so essentially a two toned bike would hide part of it being powder coated and some parts not.

Green with what though?? Forks are white already.
Thanks

 

[Retro junkie]

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try the little humerol enamel model paints. you should be able to find a colour very close to your bike as there is usually a massive range.
apply it in several coats leaving the specified time in between coats. this paint gives a good tough finish and the rust will not come through

 

[Abaca]

Do I need to remove the rust first then apply or can it go on top?

I was getting carried away with the idea of a powder coat but I need to remember the bikes purpose and that's fine a cheap method of transport.

Thanks for the reply

 

[fettler]

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Nail Varnish, dries in 5 min & available everywhere in thousands of colours.

 

[Abaca]

So I picked up Humerol paint and I mistakenly though when it dried it would blend in with the original paintwork.

Obviously not

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZnXG6- ... p=drivesdk

Anyone want to take a stab at what shade to try next,this was NUM 50.

I was tempted to do the BB and part chain stays a different colour,maybe black or orange if I couldn't get a match.

Thanks

 

[KermitGKona88]

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No. 47 sea blue

 

[Abaca]

Hi

Thanks ,don't mean to sound ungrateful but I think it's green more than blue, thanks for the reply.

A better picture

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6yW9Z ... p=drivesdk

 

[KermitGKona88]

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Yes much more green in that picture

Please don't take this the wrong way, I think the job you have done is pretty good already, and if it is just going to be a rider, by the time the chainset is refitted you won't really see that much of it anyway......

 

[Abaca]

Yeah just me being a perfectionist.

Screw it,I might just leave it. Like you said the cranks would cover most and I'm planning on putting a chain stay protector on to prevent further damage.

Thanks

 

[ishaw]

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I'd have sanded the area first to remove the raised edges, primer then sanding to tidy up and provide a key for the final coat(s) of paint. After painting, further sanding using a fine wet/dry paper to blend it all in, then if I really wanted it to be a top job, some clear coat over a wider area then a final wet and dry to blend it all together.