NitroViper Posted May 16, 2013 Report Posted May 16, 2013 Well after riding one day My friends quad put a whole in my front fender, they were faded and all clouded and was never happy with them anyways so I decided to buy all new fenders. I figured since Im getting new fenders why put them on a dirty bike. Sooo... here is pics of before and after. Its not done yet but I got the frame painted today. Ill post more pics as it goes back together. Before STRIPPING THE PAINT PRIMER DRYING PAINT DRYING Quote
joey83 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Posted May 16, 2013 Nice color! What color is that and what kind of paint? Quote
sheerider11 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Posted May 16, 2013 Ugh, not being a dick but I hate this. I hate to see people strip down bikes all the way ad then RATTLE CAN THEM!! For and off road vehicle powder coat is a must! It's become so cheap to do now. 2 Quote
NitroViper Posted May 16, 2013 Author Report Posted May 16, 2013 Rustoleum Cobalt Blue Metallic over Rust inhibitor primer. Ive always had good luck with Rustoleum on frames, never have a chipping or peeling problem on anything I ever done. The good thing is it's always easy to touch up because you have some at the store lol. Powder coating was out of my budget right now. But I really do like the fact I can go to just about any store and pick up a can for touch up's. You cant do that with powder coating. Quote
blue97shee Posted May 16, 2013 Report Posted May 16, 2013 I also second the powdercoat thing. But it does look good for now. I dont think it will last long. rattle can paint isnt very tough. Great color though, looks just like my frame, although mine is PC. Quote
sheerider11 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Posted May 16, 2013 Rustoleum Cobalt Blue Metallic over Rust inhibitor primer. Ive always had good luck with Rustoleum on frames, never have a chipping or peeling problem on anything I ever done. The good thing is it's always easy to touch up because you have some at the store lol. Powder coating was out of my budget right now. But I really do like the fact I can go to just about any store and pick up a can for touch up's. You cant do that with powder coating. yeah that's def a huge plus, but I use nail paint if I become self conscious about it. But it's a nice color, all things aside it looks good. Quote
NitroViper Posted May 16, 2013 Author Report Posted May 16, 2013 You realize frame's come from factory's painted and not powder coated? Until recently most all frames from the factories are paint, some still are. Spray paint may not be as durable as car paint but it is close. It's not as crappy as the spray paint from 5-10 years ago. Get some nice clear from a local auto paint dealer and it's very durable. They have wheel clear coat at the parts store that is as hard and chemical resistant as powder coating. It's all about the prep time you put in. I have done many frames with spray paint and have great results for year's. Preparation is the key to all paint jobs. I don't ride thru brush 24-7 so it'll hope up just fine Im not here to argue about powder coating vs spray paint. Just was bored and posted my project. Quote
wfobasheeboy Posted May 16, 2013 Report Posted May 16, 2013 Well that is a nice looking RATTLE CAN job. I like the color too. Quote
Nieskes Posted May 16, 2013 Report Posted May 16, 2013 All that work and you did not even bother to cut any un-needed tabs/brackets off...... Planning on running stock pipes? Quote
sprinklerman Posted May 17, 2013 Report Posted May 17, 2013 Favorite part > "Not 56k friendly " . Looks nice though. Quote
toytech Posted May 17, 2013 Report Posted May 17, 2013 looks good. I too like to paint my frames that way you can do touch up or ad things or cut them off and not have to redo the whole frame over again. mine is 2 years on the paint and still looks great. powdercoat is over rated. Quote
NitroViper Posted May 17, 2013 Author Report Posted May 17, 2013 mine is 2 years on the paint and still looks great. powdercoat is over rated. I agree on the powder coating being over rated. It has its purpose and is nice, but its not always the best choice. Thanks for the comments guys, Ill make sure to post more as it gets closer to being done. Quote
Finch Posted May 17, 2013 Report Posted May 17, 2013 All that work and you did not even bother to cut any un-needed tabs/brackets off...... Planning on running stock pipes? I was wondering the same thing! Quote
2strokeshees Posted May 17, 2013 Report Posted May 17, 2013 powdercoat is over rated. no...no its not Looks good though, are you doing anything else with different colors or just the frame. Throw some black in there, will accent your rims. Quote
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