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strip to bare metal?
strip to bare metal?
Has anyone painted their bike (black) at home with a HVLP (I have a Finex gun) but no fancy booth?
Alternatively, any painter recommendations in Connecticut or eastern New York?
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Re: strip to bare metal?
I had my powdercoater strip them for me. He used paint stripper and followed up with media blasting. It did not cost that much. Most paint shops do not want to strip as it’s not worth their time.
I have found it in the paint shop can lay the black down very well. They are used to painting black and make it look beautiful with the new two-part paint.
Pinstripes well that’s a whole different story. You have to have somebody who really knows what they’re doing in order to do a nice pinstripe job. I have a guy on Long Island who knows how to do it very well if you’re interested. Give me a PM and I will share the information.
Don’t cheap out on the paint job do a nice one.
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Re: strip to bare metal?
If doing the work at home, it begs the question as to the nature of your project: why are you repainting? And what are you looking to achieve? A show bike? Or are you just trying to 'improve' the bike? I'm sure we've all seen bikes that would have been better off left with some 'patina' and a few nicks and scratches rather than be subjected to a mediocre paint job.
I'm certainly not trying say that you will do a mediocre job (!), but to truly do a quality paint job that will look good and endure, is no small task, and should not be underestimated. Prepping things for paint after going to bare metal takes A LOT of work. Each step is dependent on the previous step, and it can't be rushed.
If an older bike (which I assume it is since we are in the vintage section), something to consider is a cut and buff of the original paint on the tins and frame. You would be amazed how much beauty and lustre this can bring back, and certainly at a faction of the effort of a true soup to nuts paint job.
ECJ
Re: strip to bare metal?
Dave