Aluminium coloured spray paint - for front forks?

[actungbaby]

yeah, that's the stuff i used..... has a nice metalic finish to it.

yes thanks guys for asking the qwestion and answering them

My second hand forks had silver paint and i got brake fluid over one leg and looks yuk know

was battle to get brakes sorted ended up replacing most the system.

[The Pastor]

i would go the anodising path, as any paint or (all be it, to a lesser extent) powdercoat is going to wear off. The forks get hammerd with dirt, bugs and gravel, so a really hard wearing coating would be the best bet.

anodising is reasonably cheep too.

[TehPoopsmith]

Ive been using a laquer mazda colour called siverstone 3L if you dont put a clearcoat on it it comes out matte. looks beautiful but i dont know how tough it is. Powder coating would be the best for stonechip resistance imo.

[Laava]

i would go the anodising path, as any paint or (all be it, to a lesser extent) powdercoat is going to wear off. The forks get hammerd with dirt, bugs and gravel, so a really hard wearing coating would be the best bet.

anodising is reasonably cheep too.

Paint $20
Anodising $?

[ducatilover]

Paint $20
Anodising $?

Paint gets chipped/scratched easier (although, I'm cheap, so I paint or polish stuff)

[The Pastor]

Paint $20
Anodising $?

no idea ring and ask

[Laava]

no idea

Is OK, you summed it up

[awesker]

I ended up going down the painting path, I used a decent etch primer and the Hammerlite Hammered Silver a couple of you recommeded. The forks came out great, much better than I expected (for my skill level anyway). Ill upload some pics once they've properly cured.

Thanks again for everyones input, some great ideas out there.

[Laava]

Nice one, I try to heat my stuff up with a heat gun before painting to ensure there is no moisture and it tacks off faster. Not too hot tho or the paint will burn and sizzle

[pete-blen]

My end result is to match the front forks on this Pepsi RGV in the link below

http://www.2strokemotorcycles.com/mo...e/fotos/05.jpg


Any ideas how I could achieve this would be awesome.

Cheers,
Nick

a light shot blast & coat of clear would give you that finish...

[awesker]

For those interested, a couple of shots of the finished product. Linked as their quite large.

http://i.imgur.com/vIRrd.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/W7jGr.jpg

Cheers

[ducatilover]

Very nice looking