Originally Posted by
Greener Cycles
I’m also prepping to paint my first frame. I bought a touch up paint gun and accessories from Harbor Freight. A paint tent from Amazon along with some sand paper of various grits. I went to the local automotive paint store and told them what I was up to. They gave me a quote of $220 for epoxy primer, paint, clear and the necessary hardener and such. This is in the smallest volume containers they sell other than spray cans which would cost about half as much. Does that seem like the normal price?
Thanks for any input, this is new to me.
Eric
If at all possible see if the paint store will sell you the color coat in 1/2 pints. That's usually the smallest amount I have ever been able to purchase. That will be more than enough for one frame and fork. The primer and clear only comes in quarts or gallons so that's going to cost what it costs. A quart will last you a long time should you paint more frames in the future. Unfortunately, automotive paint is quite expensive, it can be a deep rabbit hole. Let's see some pictures when it's done.