Originally Posted by tolfan
I just painted one sorry no camera no photos. I used a spray can paint striper to take the old paint off, it worked great, 98 % came off no problem the other 2 percent was in the the ceases and needed a little wire brushing. Walmart has a line of candy or pearl colors. primer color clear coat . It turned out very nice. too early to tell how durable it will be. I think striping to bare metal will give you a nicer longer lasting finish and it is so easy to do .
+1 on using stripper instead of sandpaper. I just stripped a frame to 100% bare metal in about a half an hour.
As far as paint I also like Duplicolor with clearcoat over the top after decals.