YelaBanshee Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 I have just removed my swing arm and a-arms and was wondering what is the best spray paint for durability and quality. I know powdercoating is the best way to go but I dont have that kind of money for it. I want to do a white frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheerider11 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Don't bother. It'll look good up until the first ride. Once you ride behind some one it will chip all over and look like shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YelaBanshee Posted November 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Then I guess I should wait and save up until I have the money for a powdercoating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YelaBanshee Posted November 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 What do you think it would cost regularly for a entire frame powdercoating including swingarm and a-arms, I would like it white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheerider11 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 You can't powder coat factory a arms. For frame and swing arm depends on where you go. I know a place that does certain colors for cheap. Black white brown and green. He does hand rails so he can just hang a frame and blast it, now say I want a cherry red, he has to stop everything and paint just that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man-O-Steele Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 powder coating is the only way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
special06shee Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 I just got my frame and all other pieces besides swing arm and aarm powder coated. 325! That was to blast everything also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheerider11 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 I just got my frame and all other pieces besides swing arm and aarm powder coated. 325! That was to blast everything also! that's the best price I have ever heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 im waiting for my guy to get back to me for a price he said usually charges 1-2 for a frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
special06shee Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 that's the best price I have ever heard. My buddy just did a frame by itself for 125 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YelaBanshee Posted November 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 I have a guy that will do the swing arm and stuff for like 120 but he doens have a big enough oven for the frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 if paint aint holding up. ur doing it wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
special06shee Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 I do agree that if you go about it the proper way, paint will hold up pretty well!! But no way in hell will paint EVER be as durable as a good powder-coat job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjdgriff Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Vs painted Used a good high quality epoxy paint and it has very very minor chips in Aarms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springer Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 if you prep everything good, paint will hold up decent. i painted my last frame and it came out awesome. if you spring for a pricey self-etching primer, i used mar-hyde (spelling??), it will help a lot too. then i just used a single stage dupont nason and it came out really nice. i'm not a painter but it still came out respectable i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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