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Gish
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Spraying a chrome frame ?
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January 30, 2015, 11:09 PM »
Was thinking of spraying my chrome frame guys
When you look at it closely you can see small speckles of rust/oxidisation where it has been stored in garage and damp/cold got to it
I have tried the coke/tinfoil & also polished with peek but you can still see it when looking up closely
Would this be feasible or not
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andypatt444
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January 31, 2015, 12:29 AM »
You'll be lucky if the paint sticks. You will probably need to powder coat it.
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rodriguez
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January 31, 2015, 01:02 AM »
Take it to a chromers and get what chrome is left removed leaving it bare metal apparently most will do it for £10-20.
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That Swan Guy
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January 31, 2015, 07:53 AM »
de chrome is the only way, I had a seat post done for £4 and it took 3 days turnaround as there is no polishing to do.
your paint or powder WILL peel off if you don't
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snoopy72
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January 31, 2015, 11:29 AM »
I even roughed up a set of bars down to the nickel, painted them with etch primer and a top coat which took me over a couple of days, they were as smooth as a babies bottom.
Fitted them on the bike along with the grips and levers and they looked great
, overnight the temp changed in my conservatory and the paint was on the floor in sheets the next morning
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hokuspokus74
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January 31, 2015, 11:53 AM »
Hey Snoopy how the hell did that happen? ive spayed stuff in the past and its all been ok and thats with ordinary primer,ive just done forks & bars there and there ok just need to tackle the frame now,but ive never had paint fall off with temp change
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snoopy72
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January 31, 2015, 12:00 PM »
If you have painted over chrome it will be held on by luck only, I tried everything apart from sandblasting and ended up sent them for a polish and re chrome .
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MartyC
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February 01, 2015, 09:29 AM »
Of course you can paint or powder over chrome; ask SBD if you need any advice
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Skid
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February 01, 2015, 10:04 PM »
Before
After
In the dark
Scuffed the chrome with a green scotch pad, 3 layers of primer, then 24 hours later 3 layers of paint, followed by a week next to the radiator to cure.
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