Originally Posted by
cocoabeachcrab
i'm pretty sure there will be more than a few different answers to this question, but i'll ask anyway.... i'm looking to find a really good brand of gloss black spray paint that is tolerant to impatience on the part of the guy applying it, goes on OK if it's a little below the recommended outside temps, covers well, and looks phat and glossy.
IME, not happening.
first no matter what paint any imperfection under is going to show and with gloss black really show.
impatience and painting do not go together, i have proved that many times
Rattle can is not going to be anywhere as durable as auto paint or powder coat so even a super nice finish is not going to look super nice long
doing it right takes more time an bucks than you think
just get it powdercoated
otherwise:
buy a good mask $40 to 60 if you don't have one
get a box of disposable gloves, rags, tack cloth
strip the frame to bare metal (chemical strip recommended) don't touch bare handed after this
degrease frame
acid etch prime coat (assuming steel)
coat of sandable primer
Sand
inspect and possibly repeat primer and sand
tack cloth
3-4 coats of you gloss color, thin, following closely temp and respray times