BMX - painting a BMX bike...

How would you guys go about doing that? i think im going to strip it down to bare metal with aircraft stipper or something and then paint it. but im not sure what to use for paint. (spray paint, i dont have access to a gun or anything). thanks!

Strip it down by either, aircraft grade paint stripper, sandpaper and your hands or a sand/bead blaster. Just use regular spray paint, and do lots of coats. Make sure to use clear coat so it doesn't scratch.

You can also search for a local powdercoat shop and see if they will do it for you, but that might cost a bit.

so it wont rub of from pedaling and stuff? also what should i tape off? all the bearing races?

Make sure to use a good primer too.

k! thanks guys. nothing special, thats what i figured id have to do.

actually the old paint is a good base coat

i was thinking of maybe painting my bike to but im not sure if i want to do it or not and i dont know what color to do it. my girlfriend and her friend told me to paint it pink and then i could do like pink and white scheme.

God dammit, do you go to a damned catholic school where they beat your hands with rulers? How can you be so bad at typing? Are you jesus? do you have nails through them?!?!?!

no i go to a regular old public school.my typing isnt even bad and i get my point across maybe just the prettyiest(sp??) way but i get it there

Word. Learn to type or learn go to another forum. Everyone is saying something religious-based today. By a show of hands, how many people were forced to go to church today?

EDIT: Cwt, this is your final. Make your typing "pretty."

No, you don't.

See this thing right here ,? It's called a coma, learn how to use it and run with it.

Word. Learn to type or learn go to another forum. Everyone is saying something religious-based today. By a show of hands, how many people were forced to go to church today?

EDIT: Cwt, this is your final. Make your typing "pretty."

If I walked into a church, I would most likely burst into flames.

Rough up the finish a little bit with steel wool or somthing and that's all you really need if you get self etching primer.

Get Dupli-color self etching primer, whatever color you want, and clear coat. Do 2 coats of self etching primer, about 4 coats of color and 2 coats of clear. You should have a really durable paint job if you do it right.

Btw you can get Dupli-color at Autozone or any other major auto store because it's car paint (it has a spray nozzle on it and it's aobut $6 a can).

i've been to church like twice in my life i think

If I walked into a church, I would most likely burst into flames.
I can't stand it. ADD is at it's worst there.

i've been to church like twice in my life i think

I go almost every Wednesday and Sunday. I didn't go today though because I'm sick:(

I can't stand it. ADD is at it's worst there.

I feel your pain.

so how would you get all the stickers off of the normal base coat?

They should come off, or at least get soft enough to peel off, using the stripper. That stuff is hardcore, it burns if you get it on your skin.

so how would you get all the stickers off of the normal base coat?

Blow dryer to make them soft (on the hot setting of course) then use some kind of solvent to get the goop off, like wd40 or something.

sweet. then just scuff up the paint and start primering. thanks alot guys. ill let you know how it turns out!

what color are you doing it?

if you have any pant questions check the sticky i made here >> http://bikeguide.org/forums/showthread.php?t=53962

wats the biggie on spelling and grammar? i dont get it were just blogging loosin up
It's part of the forum guidelines. This is not a blog. This is a forum.

"Please do your best when it comes to grammar, punctuation and spelling. Excessive use of "AOL'ese" and "hAx0r" talk can be very disruptive so please keep it to a minimum."

East Hill

I'm thinking that this whole thread went south after this:


sweet. then just scuff up the paint and start primering. thanks alot guys. ill let you know how it turns out!

East Hill

I'm thinking that this whole thread went south after this:

I think you're right.

Guys, play nice. I don't want to have to ban more than one person.

umm, im not sure what color im painting it. i was thinking flat green. like live drab (spelling). i dont know why but ive always had a thing for that color.

olive

umm, im not sure what color im painting it. i was thinking flat green...like olive drab (spelling). i dont know why but ive always had a thing for that color.

military green...don't ask, don't tell!

i see, wouldn't be my choice of color but if it works for you more power to ya

military green...don't ask, don't tell!
No, do not do flat army green. I will be very angry with you.
My bike is army green with orange components.

Do white...White is sexy.

i got it today! its a free agent trail duster. its black, with some scuffa and stuff like that. so im thinking taking it down to bare metal would be a little easier to make everything look smoothe.

Orbital sander and 120grit.

oh, ok can do. one other quick question. is this worth it? http://www.danscomp.com/281000.php?cat=PARTS


oh yeah. and im thinking maybe a flat tan.

No. Do not get any of the parts packages. They have a lot of Poverty parts, which make them suck.

k. can do.i eneded up picking up a couple peices from the LBS. dont make fun. im just starting out this isnt going to be a super fancy expensive bike. but i got a macneil stem, and a diamond back headset, the headsets all sealed up and everything, so i figured why not?

The Macneil stem is actually pretty good, but I wouldn't quite go with that headset. Also, please do us a favor and type things out.

wha' if s'meone jus' replac' l'tters wi' a' apostrophe?

kind of annoyin', isn't it?

jus' a thought...

word.

what do you mean type things out. and why wouldnt you go with that headset?

We're being talked about in another forum--

"lets all type in lower case and not use punctuation"

:eek:

I know if you are using a mobile phone that those capital letters are tough! Do apostrophes even exist on mobiles?

East Hill

We all for the most use proper punctuation and spelling, it's the newbs that make us look bad :p.

What forum were we getting bashed in this time?

I can't tell! I am sworn to secrecy.

East Hill

noobs dont make you look bad this is like the first forum i've ever been on that make you use proper spellin and everything

You are still a work in progress, cwt341!

East Hill

i no unfortunatly

You are still a work in progress
Ha.

Good way to put it.

OK idk if I should have made a new tread but how would you take chrome off of a bike.