Bicycle Mechanics - painting

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lrschum
08-12-04, 10:22 AM
I would like to paint the new fork I purchased so it will match the bike. Are there any cheap and do-it-yourself options that people have used with favorable results?

Thanks!

lrschum

sydney
08-12-04, 10:28 AM
I would like to paint the new fork I purchased so it will match the bike. Are there any cheap and do-it-yourself options that people have used with favorable results?

Thanks!

lrschumSometimes rattle cans work.Sometimes not. Want it done right and to look good? Find a pro.
Color match is going to be the hard part.
jeff williams
08-12-04, 11:00 AM
Umm, I bake enamael spray paint @ 170 for 20 min in oven.
This is similar to the process used for cars.
A cheap 'Color All' worked best.
The paint 'melted' and 'glassed'. You have to find the right enamael.

I repeated this process 3 times for high impact items like my bashguard, now red.

Being a fork, not a frame, the oven will work, you suspend with wire for baking.

An idea,....>jef.