Is Paint Given Its Do's?
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From: West Philly, PA!
Ugh.... if you're gonna rattlecan it, you're in trouble already.
It's not so much the paint, cause you can go to some paint shops and get the same paint for spray guns put into a can. Rattlecans it's difficult to control the pattern and consistency as the pressure dies. Also the nozzles aren't all that great, clogging quickly or getting partially obsstructed which messes with the pattern.
It's not so much the paint, cause you can go to some paint shops and get the same paint for spray guns put into a can. Rattlecans it's difficult to control the pattern and consistency as the pressure dies. Also the nozzles aren't all that great, clogging quickly or getting partially obsstructed which messes with the pattern.
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As has been said before, if you're going to all the trouble to properly prep a bike and paint it yourself, don't shoot yourself in the foot by cheaping out on paint. Even if you rattlecan it, do the final clear with a good paint from an auto paint store. You can get 2k paint in rattlecans, you release the hardener and then have a certain length of time to use the paint.
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Paint will NOT LAST compared to powdercoating when it comes to anything that will see regular contact / rubbing.
The reason paint lasts so long on cars is there is nothing coming in contact with it aside from the elements. If you're painting things that your feet are constantly rubbing against on a daily basis, it WILL wear away faster than powdercoat.
My heel guards are powdercoated and already have spots worn off after less than two seasons. I painted my heel guards prior to that and there were spots after only a few months.
Painting bolts or covers or whatnot is perfectly fine. But anything that will see regular contact like your rearsets should be powdercoated.
The reason paint lasts so long on cars is there is nothing coming in contact with it aside from the elements. If you're painting things that your feet are constantly rubbing against on a daily basis, it WILL wear away faster than powdercoat.
My heel guards are powdercoated and already have spots worn off after less than two seasons. I painted my heel guards prior to that and there were spots after only a few months.
Painting bolts or covers or whatnot is perfectly fine. But anything that will see regular contact like your rearsets should be powdercoated.