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Paints for bikes

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86turbodsl

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So what's everyone using for paint on bikes these days? I've not painted for many a year, and last time was enamel with hardener. I'm hoping to move away from isocyanates though, as I've gotten a bit sensitive to that component.

I need to paint my bike this spring. Hoping to make it on power tour and need to get moving on it.

Open to suggestions. I have an HVLP gun.
 
Well being a basically cheap bastard, I have taken to using spray bombs for base coats and 2 part urethane clears. Faster and cheaper. I like to keep it simple in basic colours, white, black, dark grey, silver, blue etc. No fancy graphics and just vinyl decals for signage.

My last project, the Kat resto I painted, clearcoated and signed for about $40 all in I figured.
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Prior to that I had used 2 part urethane base in high gloss so as to skip the clear. 2 part is not super cheap but for $100 or so ( quart of base & clear, thiners and hardners) you can usually cover at least 2 bikes.

You definitely need to 2 part clear to be gas resistant so bear that in mind.

Good luck with it.

spyug
 
Urethane paints are tough as nails and last much longer before fading than any enamel.
Yes, you will be using a hardener with it.

Eric
 
Urethane...

If you are sensitive to iso's, realistically your only choices are a full suit with and external air source.

Have you sprayed with your HVLP before?
 
spyug said:
Well being a basically cheap bastard, I have taken to using spray bombs for base coats and 2 part urethane clears. Faster and cheaper. I like to keep it simple in basic colours, white, black, dark grey, silver, blue etc. No fancy graphics and just vinyl decals for signage.

My last project, the Kat resto I painted, clearcoated and signed for about $40 all in I figured.
WB2.jpg


Prior to that I had used 2 part urethane base in high gloss so as to skip the clear. 2 part is not super cheap but for $100 or so ( quart of base & clear, thiners and hardners) you can usually cover at least 2 bikes.

You definitely need to 2 part clear to be gas resistant so bear that in mind.

Good luck with it.

spyug
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Buddy, friend, neighbour, brother, compadre,

I am bringing you my tins to be done, I pay 60 bucks cash, and maybe a few beers, while I wait for the parts to be done....

Sound fair.....?

I will do all the prep work, you want bare metal, or primed ?

Please let me know....

Cheers.............................
 
Yes, I've sprayed with HVLP before. I've been avoiding hardeners. Sounds like I need to buck up for a suit. I already have the supplied air respirator.
 
Iso-free 2k does exist, but its never as good as the real thing. Stay away from acrylic lacquer, any gas (or petrol as we call it here in aus) spilt will ruin the finish. Having said that, acrylic is a ton easier to get mirror flat and super glossy, and its alot easier to fix if you make a mistake.
 
When I had my bike painted for the first time, it was painted with one of Duponts Enamel's ( bright ford orange as you can see in the pic) and cleared coated about 6 times. This was done around 1981 amazing how long this paint has lasted though is seriously showing its age now. It is time for a repaint and want to go back to the same color though I don't believe its available from Dupont any longer...I would like to have pretty much the same color for the new paint.
 
MrBill5491,
Some years back, I did several custom VW's. I used paint from the PPG Fleet Catalog. Had a lot of good colors. They may may not do that anymore but worth checking.
ndaugbjerg
 
If a quality job is important to you use urethane and protect yourself as required. Painting is a lot of work and urethane is the most durable paint available, so it's worth the hassles in my opinion.
 
Cellulose is banned over here with one exception - to use in the restoration of old motor vehicles (well that's the law as I understand it).

I was brought up on the stuff and never had to use any of this 'you will die if you even sniff it isocyanate' (I know you don't but when it came out over here everyone knew somebody who had died using it - either that or their todger had fallen off).

I'm the world's slowest and worst painter but it works for me.
 
I know iso doesn't kill you unless you get a big dose. There's anecdotal stories floating around about the idiot who sprayed isos in a closed room with no ventilation or mask and died. I don't know how true they are.

Better to be cautious than maimed.
 
i like to use dupont excel easy to use and i have a mixxing bank i can use to make any color and for the cear coat ppg aerospace is the best ive found its tuff as nails and chemical resitant
 
dupont, ppg, dimont,ditzler ,all good,but i prefer house of kolor
but how many are made by the same factories ppl dont realize, or know, hell house of kolor is by valspar, its pricy but there are so many beautiful colors, and strong durable, just stick with the directions

use good water traps/ filters, and all paints should work well
 
86turbodsl said:
I know iso doesn't kill you unless you get a big dose. There's anecdotal stories floating around about the idiot who sprayed isos in a closed room with no ventilation or mask and died. I don't know how true they are.

Better to be cautious than maimed.
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Lol yep, heard that story when I did my apprenticeship. Long term exposure to iso in an aerosol form (breathing the **** in) will give you an artificial form of asthma, not unlike the symptoms of asbestosis. Not sure if it would wind up forming lung cancer like asbestosis can, I don't recall learning much past the "don't breath it in it will kill your lungs" stage. This was all back in the mid 90's when 2k was still fairly new to the auto manufacturers and I guess long term effects hadn't been investigated to a huge extent. tl;dr, yes wear some ppe.
 
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