Painting my fixie
#1
ehhhh what
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 10
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Painting my fixie
sorry if this is a repost. i just picked up my friends old fixie conversion, its got lots of rust and im trying to restore it. can anyone give me suggestions on how i should go about strippin the old paint and putting on some new paint. aslo, what kind of paint i should get and where i could purchase it? thanks for your help.
#2
dutret has a posse
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: washington dc
Posts: 3,155
Bikes: IRO Angus 53, Marinoni Special 54, LMNO Custom Road Bike, Guerciotti TT, Late 60s Bottechia Road, Univega Via Montega beater/polo/rain bike.
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: SF, CA
Posts: 90
Bikes: Maeda Industries NJS, IRO Angus
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
i used duplicolor, and it turned out pretty sweet.. not chipping as much as the usual rattlecan job. be sure to prep properly and clear coat the hell out of it.
https://www.velospace.org/node/872
https://www.velospace.org/node/872
#4
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Van BC
Posts: 3,744
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
I might recommend paying someone to blast and powdercoat it. Unless you are either a pro painter OR into putting in hours of prep work, inhaling a bunch of toxic chemicals, getting a finished job that will probably disappoint you, and chipping it shortly thereafter, the $100 or whatever that a walnut blast/ powdercoat will cost is basically worth it.
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: SF, CA
Posts: 90
Bikes: Maeda Industries NJS, IRO Angus
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
i guess it's a matter of 60-80 of supplies to do it on yr own.. which was fun as hell, and another reason to hang out and drink beers, or pay a shop 200 for the prep and paint.
#7
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Cambridge
Posts: 74
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by mander
I might recommend paying someone to blast and powdercoat it. Unless you are either a pro painter OR into putting in hours of prep work, inhaling a bunch of toxic chemicals, getting a finished job that will probably disappoint you, and chipping it shortly thereafter, the $100 or whatever that a walnut blast/ powdercoat will cost is basically worth it.
#9
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: SF, CA
Posts: 90
Bikes: Maeda Industries NJS, IRO Angus
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
on sffixed, there's a recommend to call up mass tech coat in hayward, ca. . 75 out the door. but that's if you'er in the bay.. but once again, i did have fun and painted mine myself.
#10
Biggity-bam
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: West Lafayette IN, Ann Arbor MI
Posts: 698
Bikes: Pista Concept, Fetish beater, Fuji road
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
If you sand don't use a chemical stripper. Just wet sand it. You don't even need to get absolutely all the paint off (all of the rust of course though). I've always painted mine with autopaint my pops had left over from a motorcycle. The only stupid mistake I have made was using a black primer with the black cleatcoat-less paint because that's what I had. You can't tell what you are coating with the outer paint, so certain spots (mainly the bottom of the top tube) is matte finish.
If the bike is just a beater, go for spraypaint, if it actually has trackends and will be desirable to have for you or someone else in the future, pay to get it done right.
If the bike is just a beater, go for spraypaint, if it actually has trackends and will be desirable to have for you or someone else in the future, pay to get it done right.
#11
Newbie
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: LA
Posts: 1
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I just finsihed painting my fixie and it has turned out surprisingly well. I stripped the old paint with chemical paint stripper, used steel wool to remove all the loose particles, gave it three coats of sandable primer (sanding after each coat) and sprayed 3 coats of my top paint. To seal the deal, I used rust-oleum clear gloss to give it a professional shine. Give yourself a full weekend to work on your ride.
#12
in grind we crust
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: brooklyn and anywhere
Posts: 204
Bikes: de rosa prestige 1982 track, de rosa prestige 1982 road, olmo team 1985 road, hoffy track, faggin track, 1981 bianchi piaggio track, d'accordi road, bob jackson singlespeed
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
i just spent $100 to get my torelli frame & fork blasted and powdercoated from a rattlecan job. i can't wait to see it. my bianchi has also been blasted & powdercoated, and i love it. i am a fan of the durability.
incidentally, i am so stoked on this torelli frameset that i just got..
incidentally, i am so stoked on this torelli frameset that i just got..
#13
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: new bedford/boston
Posts: 487
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
ditto to what everyone else said about powdercoating. i prepped my bike EXTREMELY carefully, used primer, applied a TON of coats of paint, and then loaded on the clear coat... a few months later and i was still riding the paintbus to chipsville.
#14
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2006
Location: LI,NY
Posts: 214
Bikes: Guru new steel Lotus converted fixed Jamis sputnik
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
got my frame & fork sandblasted & powdercoated (70 + 30) for 100 for a basic color sparkle ,metalic ect. cost more. sometimes they have leftover from another job they can throw you for a few $ more