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Post by triitout on Mar 29, 2020 23:20:36 GMT
Stumbled into this bike specific spray paint company. It's described as an easy DIY powder coat style paint that doesn't require an oven. Check out the website if you had a rattle can repaint in mind. spraybike.us/pages/about-us |
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Post by 54roadie on Apr 13, 2020 19:34:38 GMT
Thank you very much for that link, Michael. I may well use that in the very new future on one of my Viscount frames. We'll see.
best regards,
Frank
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Post by Jem on Apr 13, 2020 20:43:33 GMT
This is interesting, I'd like to see what the average person might do with it...the gallery there looks good, but I wonder if they are just the best examples?
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Post by Charliecymru on Jun 10, 2020 20:26:33 GMT
I’m part way through a refurb with these products, I’ll check back in when I’ve got the colour down but so far so good!
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Post by franco on Nov 3, 2020 22:35:30 GMT
A guy I know reviewed this recently, worth watching
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Post by ks1u on Nov 4, 2020 0:21:59 GMT
That was a well done, honest and thorough video. I used Spray Bike on my recent rebuild and I like it very much. It isn't perfect and I held the can a bit closer to the tubes than the guy in the video did and reduced some of the powder fall by doing that. I ended up using two cans for the main color and rubbed the paint down with a cloth after 2 hours of curing time. I wet sanded the frame after the first can and the second can went on much more easily than the first. I finished the paint job with Spray Max two-part clearcoat and I'm sure this is more durable than the Spray Bike finish. I also put on multiple layers of the clear coat and wet sanded the frame after 12 hours of cure time, then laid down another few light coats. After a couple of days wait for a full cure I wet sanded with 1000 grit and went to 2000 grit before polishing with two different polishing compounds and then waxing. I've only had a couple of rides on the bike but there are no indications of paint or sealer failure and the clearcoat did not distort the vinyl decals.
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Post by oldroadietehachapi on Nov 4, 2020 17:08:02 GMT
Spray.bike seems to only come in matte finish. Does the Spray Max two-part clear coat (one of my favorites) bring out the shine?
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Post by wheelson on Nov 5, 2020 3:15:09 GMT
Sounds like a good product. My painting ventures are mostly with spray cans of automotive paint (not cheap by any means, but a vast array of colors - pick the car that more closely matches the bike and order by vehicle code). I've painted several bikes this way (full or touchup), and I've also used various epoxy paints, and outsourced powder coat. The latter seems to work best for my "utility" bikes, with good chip resistance. Cost locally is about 135.00 US$ for media blast and pc the frame and fork. So far I've had 3 bikes and a tandem done over a period of about 5 years. I've never gone the route of a full bore custom paint job for any of my bikes, although I might have been tempted for my silver mist Schwinn Paramount.
Best,
John "wheelson"
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Post by ks1u on Nov 6, 2020 17:02:52 GMT
Yes, the SprayMax does make the bike look like a new car's finish. By rubbing the Spray Bike down after 2 hours cure time, removes the dull finish and gives the appearance of a satin finish. I think that rubdown just smoothes things out so there are no orange peel effects when sealed.
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