Originally Posted by
Bottomfeeder
After reading all the Rattle Can posts I could find here - and there are a bunch - I am presently experimenting on the fork of my SR Semi Pro road bike. A friend of mine who is into off road motorcycle racing suggested I use heat resistant engine enamel. He said just shoot it on, no primer required, and bake if for a while once it's dry. He said he's done motocross parts this way and the resulting finnish is pretty tough.
I painted the fork on Sunday. Looks good. Now all I need is a way to bake it at 300 degrees for a couple hours. I just survived mentioning doing this in our kitchen oven in front of my wife. So now I'm considering either a solar hot box arrangement or using a contained propane heater.
DanO
I've heard good things about Duplicolor paint so, I bought 1 can---hope it is enough. Comments? Interestingly, my rustoleum primer can doesn't appear to state a time to wait b4 spraying color. I guess light coats of primer will dry quickly and, therefore, waiting a couple of hours might be okay?