Author Topic: Aerosol bike respray - show ur pics (Read 20864 times)

perry · « **Reply #25 on:** March 15, 2008, 08:57 PM »

sounds really nice , its hard work keeping away from it lol

yep just rub it down and clean it off after

firebird4130 · « **Reply #26 on:** March 15, 2008, 09:14 PM »

Here's the undercoat so far

lazychubs · « **Reply #27 on:** March 15, 2008, 09:20 PM »

looking good so far mate

firebird4130 · « **Reply #28 on:** March 15, 2008, 09:33 PM »

Cheers mate, I'll post pics up through the stages, I just hope it doesn't end up a shameful mess

perry · « **Reply #29 on:** March 15, 2008, 09:35 PM »

your doing fine

poolysheriff · « **Reply #30 on:** March 15, 2008, 09:55 PM »

I,m on doing a Diamond back pacer 500
And am going to put clear over the primer

as soon as i put the primer on i thought what a nice colour grey that is

performer colour is just yellow by plasticoat i think

Looking good so far Fraz

I did these forks with white plasticoat

firebird4130 · « **Reply #31 on:** March 15, 2008, 10:31 PM »

Nice forks and spray job mate, yeah I've always liked primer grey as a finish, used to have an s&m dirtbike that came that colour, would like to get another dirtbike sometime. There's a firebird with frame and forks on ebay at the moment, was lookin out for some forks for ya

bobafett · « **Reply #32 on:** July 07, 2008, 11:41 PM »

Hey poolysheriff - i'm liking those forks

just wondering which plasticoat you used - i'm going for white myslf but a quick google brought up various types (Plastikote for hard surfaces no primer required, Plastikote for metals and kitchen appliances, Plastikote white Hi-Gloss, Plastikote for tiles and smooth surfaces etc.) Help

Oh and Fraz how are you getting on with yours now ? Any pics ? You sound like your going through all the fears i'll be going through in a few weeks

firebird4130 · « **Reply #33 on:** July 08, 2008, 12:54 AM »

Well I am now the rattle master!

But seriously I can do a pretty good job now, sprayed quite a few things recently(frames, forks ,seatposts, bars, the patio, the shed

) , still not too impressed with the stickability of car sprays though it does flake off quite easily like when you're setting up your bike, I've used plastikote since too and it's definately different to car sprays I used the gloss one on some cranks and they look like they've been powdered, I found you don't need to do all the sanding between layers with plastikote but to me it doesn't feel proper dry for a few weeks but sticks much better, whereas car spray seems to feel dry quicker but scratches more easily, but I could be wrong.
Heres the crank arms -

Good luck !

Fraz

lazychubs · « **Reply #34 on:** July 08, 2008, 07:59 AM »

heres my latest rattlecan job inc the front wheel

dannywhiteley · « **Reply #35 on:** July 08, 2008, 08:14 AM »

I bought an old Renault Clio last year that was white apart from one cream door that must have been replaced at some point. Cos the car only cost me £142 I decided to tackle it, cos it wouldnt matter so much if I messed it up.

I did all the prep work, undercoats, paint layers and lacquer coats out in the car park of my office one weekend. Considering the environment (dry weather, bit of dust whipped up by the ligth breeze, flies everywhere etc) I didnt do a half bad job.

This security guard came over to see what I was doing and the fact I was aerosol canning a car door but actually getting a decent finish he thought I was some sort of god. I even newspaper masked off the front end of the car making me look like a proper pro.

firebird4130 · « **Reply #36 on:** July 08, 2008, 10:40 AM »

maybe he thought you'd sprayed the whole car and were just finishing it off

bobafett · « **Reply #37 on:** July 15, 2008, 09:02 AM »

Yeah those plastikoted crank arms look good fraz - did ya have to do many coats ? and did you use a primer first ?

firebird4130 · « **Reply #38 on:** July 15, 2008, 09:50 AM »

I sanded down the original black powder coat on the cranks so it was flat and non glossy, 1 coat of primer and two coats of plastikote

bobafett · « **Reply #39 on:** July 15, 2008, 09:54 AM »

Very nice mate - and may i ask what primer did we choose $:-\$

firebird4130 · « **Reply #40 on:** July 15, 2008, 02:58 PM »

I just used halfords grey primer just to make sure I'd sanded the surface properly, it's better to see it all as one flat colour than a mix of sanded black powder and bare metal

bmxbob · « **Reply #41 on:** July 17, 2008, 07:28 PM »

i rattle can everything, too poor to powder coat

prep is the key to a good finish

bobafett · « **Reply #42 on:** July 17, 2008, 10:28 PM »

Nice white finish you have there bmxbob - what paints are you using ?

bmxbob · « **Reply #43 on:** July 17, 2008, 10:54 PM »

Quote from: bobafett on July 17, 2008, 10:28 PM

Nice white finish you have there bmxbob - what paints are you using ?

its Hammerite Smooth mate

bout £8 from Tesco, does the job.

firebird4130 · « **Reply #44 on:** July 17, 2008, 11:34 PM »

will give it a go

bobafett · « **Reply #45 on:** July 17, 2008, 11:41 PM »

Me too

holwuff · « **Reply #46 on:** July 20, 2008, 10:52 PM »

firebird4130 · « **Reply #47 on:** July 20, 2008, 11:05 PM »

That looks amazing, Is that the one the clamp's going on?

holwuff · « **Reply #48 on:** July 20, 2008, 11:54 PM »

yeah mate, the very same! cheers mate, its nearly finished, just waiting on the wheels coming back frrom the shop!

bmxbob · « **Reply #49 on:** July 21, 2008, 06:48 PM »

Fluorescent Goose

just sprayed this for the summer, well whats left of it ,

you need shades

even when its cloudy to ride this goose.
its Plastikote Fluorescent yellow, the finish is great but it wont last more than a few rides

this is the before in the middle

and after

just a mock up, i require some black mags of any description if anyone has any

Cheers Bob

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