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Title: spraying tips
Post by: rollin72 on April 10, 2010, 10:19 PM

im restoring a set of cranks and want some spraying tips, ive put 3/4 coats of primer on them and left to dry for 24 hours, they could do with another couple of coats, do i flat them now or after ive put the extra coats on and then again before the finishing coats of gloss, nice1 gaz :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: spraying tips
Post by: stidds on April 10, 2010, 10:21 PM

Gaz


I would flat them now that they are dry and then again after the extra coats.  Also flat between the coats of finishing coats and clearcoat.

Title: Re: spraying tips
Post by: rollin72 on April 10, 2010, 10:22 PM

nice1 stidds :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: spraying tips
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on April 10, 2010, 10:29 PM

 :) And don`t rush `em to get them finished.Made this mistake with a set of forks last week and had to strip/start again.. :daumenhoch:

 Strip the forks that is,not get naked!

Title: Re: spraying tips
Post by: Tim38 on April 10, 2010, 10:36 PM

been on the cans myself for the 1st time this wknd some haro bars of the cheap mirra i got have had a repaint,sanded them down to raw bit of primer let it dry then gave it a light rub down, and a have put on a few coats of black they are looking much better,gave them a light spraying of primer,and used halfords black satin paint,ive got the bug for this now.

Title: Re: spraying tips
Post by: rollin72 on April 10, 2010, 10:38 PM

Quote from: HEYWOOD BMX on April 10, 2010, 10:29 PM

:) And don`t rush `em to get them finished.Made this mistake with a set of forks last week and had to strip/start again.. :daumenhoch:

 Strip the forks that is,not get naked!

spraying naked sounds good to me, im having some of that :crazy2:

Title: Re: spraying tips
Post by: Mattdub on April 10, 2010, 10:43 PM

Quote from: rollin72 on April 10, 2010, 10:38 PM

Quote from: HEYWOOD BMX on April 10, 2010, 10:29 PM

:) And don`t rush `em to get them finished.Made this mistake with a set of forks last week and had to strip/start again.. :daumenhoch:

 Strip the forks that is,not get naked!

spraying naked sounds good to me, im having some of that :crazy2:

This technique saves any clothing from overspray & feels good on a day like it was today  :daumenhoch:

Don't do any oven pride work like this though !  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: spraying tips
Post by: superbikedan on April 10, 2010, 10:45 PM

it's all in the prep for the final finish, on tubular work i just flood it with primer,

a couple of good wet coats and you've built up enough thicknes to flat the hell

out of it till it's smooth as silk then a couple of top coats and it should look as

smooth and sweet :daumenhoch:

ps.. dont worry about runs in the primer, look at it as thicker paint and it will fill

any marks once you've flatted it out  ;)

Title: Re: spraying tips
Post by: Tim38 on April 11, 2010, 03:10 PM

dan whats the best way for getting paint off,spent a good hour with wet and dry getting the bars to raw,is there an easier way.

Title: Re: spraying tips
Post by: Rombloke on April 11, 2010, 05:13 PM

wire brush and dettol