Originally Posted by Gotte

Does anyone here hand paint their bikes - and by that I mean with a brush. I'm guessing they must have done once, before spray painting became the norm (when was that?). If so, how do you do it and how good does it look.

Ive always spray-painted myself, but I've only ever done a single colour, never different colours on the lugs, headtube, etc. How do you do it, do you spray the picked out colour first (lug, etc). I guess you do, but so you mask so the edge of the lug is painted as well, and what do you use as a mask?

Also, do you use a laquer coat. I never used to, as Ifound it often clouded (but it was a long time ago).