Clear coat
02-19-09, 10:07 AM
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Clear coat
Any recommendation for a strong clear coat? I rattle canned a frame (primer, color, and clear coat, multiple layers of each, occasional wet sanding, let cure for a week before building up) and the lock is rubbing some paint off. Thanks! (I have access to an indoor airbrush if that is an option)
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I don't know too much about painting bikes, but I do know that you want a clear-coat to be the same type of paint (enamel, latex, etc.) as the main color coat. So check the paint type of your rattle-can.
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I recently had a frame powder coated. Does it matter what sort of clear coat I put on it?
I want to apply some vinyl lettering and stripes then put a protective coat over the top.
Thanks for the information.
I want to apply some vinyl lettering and stripes then put a protective coat over the top.
Thanks for the information.
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You'll want to use a urethane clear, as the thinner in a lacquer based paint will blister the vinyl and/or melt the adhesive
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A week isn't a real long cure time for a rattle can paint job. I've got a frame that I painted 3 weeks ago still waiting for a final wax and build in my shop.
Did you strip off all of the old paint before you started?
Did you strip off all of the old paint before you started?
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Yes, i sand blasted then palm sanded the frame (it is steel). Looking back at my calendar, it definately cured for longer than a week before I put it together (more like a month!), with primer, paint, and clear coat.
What wax are you using? Is it more for shine or pro protection? How are you applying it? I ran to lowes and picked up a clear enamal and airbrushed it on with sanding in between and the frame is sitting waiting around.
What wax are you using? Is it more for shine or pro protection? How are you applying it? I ran to lowes and picked up a clear enamal and airbrushed it on with sanding in between and the frame is sitting waiting around.
