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Title: Spray painting a chrome seat post - help needed or sticky guide link please
Post by: adammannering on September 09, 2016, 11:17 AM

Hi all

Just got a new seat post - and want to spray it a colour probably red. 

Just using spray cans from halfords etc. 

Any tips or guides out there ?

Cheers peeps

Title: Re: Spray painting a chrome seat post - help needed or sticky guide link please
Post by: NORTY40 on September 09, 2016, 11:22 AM

Spraying on top of chrome isn't ideal . If you have to do it i would try and rough up the surface to give the paint something to key too .  I would use an etch primer over a standard primer .  It will work but it won't be that durable , having said that a seat post shouldn't see that much abuse .

Title: Re: Spray painting a chrome seat post - help needed or sticky guide link please
Post by: adammannering on September 09, 2016, 11:49 AM

Nice one dude.  Appreciate that.  Any thoughts on rubbing the chrome down dude ?  I'm hopeless with this kinda thing.  Cheers

Title: Re: Spray painting a chrome seat post - help needed or sticky guide link please
Post by: NORTY40 on September 09, 2016, 11:58 AM

I'd just use some rough sandpaper 80's grade should do the trick , it's only to rough it up a bit so the primer keys a bit better  ;) Any feints catches on the Chrome will cover with Primer , ie they won't show through .

Title: Re: Spray painting a chrome seat post - help needed or sticky guide link please
Post by: adammannering on September 09, 2016, 12:28 PM

Superb stuff - will get these from halfords - nice one - Friday night project with beers sorted !