Car paint and brush good enough?

[Spyke]

hey guys just a quick question.

im painting the frame and swing arm on my ts185 that i'm doing up and i'm wondering if i can just paint it with a car paint of sort and brush it on? I don't want to spend more on paint than what the bikes worth so any adice is wecome, please help me out.

thanks guys

[The Pastor]

I think you can get some good finish with brush, i've never tried it but have heard rumours......

[koba]

I've done it plenty.
Hard to make it look perfect but you can make it look damn good. Part of the trick is to thin the paint just right so its still quite thick but spreads out enough so you dont see the bristle marks.

[Paul in NZ]

Get a quote to powdercoat it - cheap as chips. Just remeber to remove all bearings or mask everything.

[Spyke]

thanks guys, anyone know what types of paints are good for cheap? (age old question). I got the bike for free and i'm just wanting to stop the rust coming through. also its my first restro bike and my main goal is getting the little buety to go lol.

[Spyke]

Is it a good idea to put a primer under the paint?

[nodrog]

you would get a better result using a $5 can of spraypaint from supercheap, and its quicker and easier than using a brush.

and yes, use primer.

[Squiggles]

I just painted a dr250 with spray cans, ill put a picture up of it later today, gave a good finish

[BIHB@0610]

I bought a can of spray paint from Mitre 10 - can't remember the name, sorry - but it had a rust inhibitor in it. Was $15.99 a can. Really glossy, and a neat colour. Easier than messing about with a paintbrush I reckon.

[koba]

you would get a better result using a $5 can of spraypaint from supercheap, and its quicker and easier than using a brush.

and yes, use primer.

No, yes. - Dont bother with the supercheap stuff, you get what you pay for. It is enamel and washes off in petrol, somthing bikes are often exposed to. Buy a decent ($15ish) can of Acrylic laquer, I use "duplicolour", it wont sunfade like the supercheaps stuff and there is about 2-3 times as much in a can anyway...
use primer.


I bought a can of spray paint from Mitre 10 - can't remember the name, sorry - but it had a rust inhibitor in it. Was $15.99 a can. Really glossy, and a neat colour. Easier than messing about with a paintbrush I reckon.

Yes. Good Idea.

If you are really worried about it do what Paul said and get it done proper.
If lesss worried but still want a good job on the cheap go to your local library and get a book on spraypainting.

[nodrog]

No, yes. - Dont bother with the supercheap stuff, you get what you pay for.....

:niceone: i wasnt saying supercheap paint was anywhere near the best to use, i was just saying it would be better than using housepaint and a roller.

[skidMark]

hey guys just a quick question.

im painting the frame and swing arm on my ts185 that i'm doing up and i'm wondering if i can just paint it with a car paint of sort and brush it on? I don't want to spend more on paint than what the bikes worth so any adice is wecome, please help me out.

thanks guys


Weird it says your from napier, yet i still hear banjos.

[FROSTY]

The secret with enamel is to warm it up in hot water--it flows better and gives a good finish

[Spyke]

Skid Mark stop staining my thread with your shit. :spudguita

I must say the ts is giving me some real skills, i'm learning alot. i learn't how to make my own swing arm bushes today, very satisfying.

thanks for all these great ideas, sounds like the best option is to get some acrylic laquer, or some spray paint to that effect. Is two to three layers of spray paint just as strong compaired to that of bushed on paint?

hammerite???

[Squiggles]

Heres a few pics of the finish you get with spray cans & a pic of the cans i used

Resizing the pictures has made them a bit grainy it seems (doesnt look that smooth in the closeup), oh well

[koba]

Lots of thin coats gives a good finish with laquer, letting each one dry off but still be sticky.
Enamel just one think coat is all good.
Make sure you use a primer that is ok for the paint you are using.

[Pixie]

hey guys just a quick question.

im painting the frame and swing arm on my ts185 that i'm doing up and i'm wondering if i can just paint it with a car paint of sort and brush it on? I don't want to spend more on paint than what the bikes worth so any adice is wecome, please help me out.

thanks guys

I did my TS 185 with 5 cans of Plastikote spray paint.This is quite a tough coating compared to some aerosol paints
I painted Penetrol on first and let it cure to kill the rust worms under the original enamel (penetrol is like a penetrating oil that hardens)

Or, if you want a super tough coating,POR 15 wil leave a finish that looks as though it was sprayed when brushed on.But it needs to be applied as per the directions.This will fully cure in 2 hours in a humid climate.
$ 60 should do a bike frame.UV will make exposed sections go matt.If this is a problem topcoat it.

[Icemaestro]

Should you sand down the paint currently on it before priming and spraypainting it?

[Laxi]

I just painted a dr250 with spray cans, ill put a picture up of it later today, gave a good finish

i've got $3000 worth of hvlp spray gear lying around but I still painted my whole bike with cans, can get just as good a job from them and no need for buggering around having paint tinted to the colour you want

[xwhatsit]

Should you sand down the paint currently on it before priming and spraypainting it?
Well you would want to do that anyway to get the underlying surface nice and smooth and perfect so the primer doesn't have to fill too many gaps... then you get a nice looking solid surface.

But I found it helped anyway, it helps the primer to stick (deglazing or whatever they call it) and takes away any shit left on the paint (like grease or whatever that you couldn't clean away).

Doesn't have to be right down to metal of course but just get a good surface first.

High-build primer... hid a multitude of cock-ups.

[Spyke]

In the end I used the rust kill paint and used the brush lol. (note, I wouldn't do this on anything you are looking to get respect on.) It does what I want it to and thats protect the metal and its resonably strong.