BMX - Tips on painting

I want to paint my bike flat black. Any tips on painting what should i get? What do i take off of my bike? Never painted my bike before so i need lots of tips.

take everything off: i.e. wheels, cranks/sprocket/chain, bars/forks, and remember to cover up your BB bearings and headset bearings. and dont forget to sand your frame down first. all you really need to do.

Ok what do I kind of paint will I need. Any special way of putting the paint on like a spray gun. I'm new to painting.

i usually just use spray paint. and if you want your frame flat black, then just buy flat black paint. its real simple. just make sure to do several coats.

OK, Thanks

yea i was actually thinking about flat blacking my bike. right now its blue and it has a few layers of clear coat on top of it. so its shiny. its gettin old.

Yea, I just got a 2004 DK 4-pack and it's tan. I don't like it. Flat black looks awesome and I might also get some red and paint the cross on my chain wheel.

that would be pretty dope.

That would look cool.

I painted some stuff using Krylon fusion and that stuff is great. Just sand the stuff with 400 grit sand paper and do a coat of paint every 5 minutes for like 5 times. You will be satisfied, beleive me. You can get the paint at Wally world

krylon fusion? see when i flat black stuff, i use the 99 cent cans of spraypaint at the local walmart. 4 or 5 coats is fine. spraypaint is spraypaint dude.

NO you want to buy a RED SCUFF PAD (if the paint is decent if not strip it down and sand the rust off) and some self etching primer! take everything off the bike and scuff the whole thing then dust in the self etching primer... You wasnt KRYLON Flat black BBQ paint or Flat black engine paint! this turns out the best... Buy 600+ grit paper and slowly sand down rough spots in between coats.

Begin:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c236/blindfoldedhope/DSCF5050.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c236/blindfoldedhope/DSCF5051.jpg
Stripped and sanded:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c236/blindfoldedhope/DSCF4943.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c236/blindfoldedhope/DSCF4944.jpg
Primer:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c236/blindfoldedhope/DSCF4946.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c236/blindfoldedhope/DSCF4947.jpg
Paint:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c236/blindfoldedhope/DSCF4948.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c236/blindfoldedhope/DSCF4950.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c236/blindfoldedhope/DSCF4920.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c236/blindfoldedhope/DSCF4975-1.jpg


Think i might make a decent how to the next time im painting


*spray paint is not spraypaint* The hightemp and auto stuff holds up better if krylon BBQ is durable and flat.

http://www.bikeguide.org/forums/showthread.php?t=53962

all you need to know

I'm using auto paint. I know someone that I can get it from cheap.

Nice job NJ. Those bar's and fork look sick.

Just make sure you primer it. It helps a lot with the paint sticking to the metal.

NJ that looks dope dude. and i know that auto paint works best, but ive had some decent experiences with some really cheap paint. all i did was prime it first, and it turned out fine.

Well, now it won't be done until later in the winter. My dad is making me play football.:cry:

lame. making you though? how old are you?

I think he said he's 15. And I play football, too. Summer's not over yet.

15 and being forced to play football? just tell your dad to shove it and then hop on your bike and go cruise for a while.

I think he said he's 15. And I play football, too. Summer's not over yet.

Football next week though.

15 and being forced to play football? just tell your dad to shove it and then hop on your bike and go cruise for a while.

I know i wish I could but whatever i guess i'm stuck playing football.

that blows dude. im not really gonna be able to ride for like the next two weeks, but ill make up for it eventually.

I might just refuse to go like a little kid does.:) Maybe that will work it does for my little brother.

Yeah, my football practice starts mid-August. I'll still be racing though.

Wat position do you play? Do you like it???

Wide Receiver and cornerback. I like it. This will be my 8th year playing. It kind of seems that it's slightly fading though. Racing has just taken over. For the better. But the good thing about football is that it keeps me conditioned and in shape. It's another thing to get me in the weightroom three times a week.

So play soccer ;) much better IMO. I am 15 also and I have been playing soccer on different teams since I was in 3rd grade. I am gonna be a freshman and I might get to be playing some varsity, but deffinatly starting JV, and no you dont have to be mexican( I know some of you think) because 3/4 my team is white.

Wide Receiver and cornerback. I like it. This will be my 8th year playing. It kind of seems that it's slightly fading though. Racing has just taken over. For the better. But the good thing about football is that it keeps me conditioned and in shape. It's another thing to get me in the weightroom three times a week.

I haven't done anything with football this summer.

So play soccer ;) much better IMO. I am 15 also and I have been playing soccer on different teams since I was in 3rd grade. I am gonna be a freshman and I might get to be playing some varsity, but deffinatly starting JV, and no you dont have to be mexican( I know some of you think) because 3/4 my team is white.


hey i play soccer too. cool.

I played soccer from when I was 5 up until 2 years ago.
Good fun.

word. it is.

Soccer is for grassfairies.

I don't like soccer. Hockey and Lacrosse FTW.

soccer isnt for grassfairies. thats what football is.

We played a bit of american football last year for sports studies.
Actually really good fun.

We played a bit of american football last year for sports studies.
Actually really good fun.

Did you play tackle or touch? Tackle is better.

Started as touch, turned into tackle haha.

Started as touch, turned into tackle haha.

It always does, hah.

thats how it was in gradeschool.