I found this stuff at an Autozone and figured I'd give it a try.
It seems that everything my girlfriend wants doesn't come in anodized colors.
Here's the pics from an old set of drops...
I took pictures in a few different lights because they were coming out wierd, but it really does look good in person.
It comes in these colors

Neato. Any opinions. Any opinions on how durable it is? Did you clearcoat it as well?

Neat, but what I want to know how to strip it off after I buy all these sprayed parts that'll be up for sale sometime in the future.
And hands in the air who wants to be the first one to "customise" their Pista.

thanks for the heads-up on this, i'm very curious to see how it holds up with daily use.

Hey, that's pretty cool.

The website says it's an enamel, so it should be pretty sturdy. How many coats did you do? Did you use their primer?

I could test for road durability since I'm about to finish stripping an aluminum frame--I could try it under the chainstays and bottom bracket or something. Would it a bad idea to ride around for a week with mostly bare aluminum?

If it seems alright I would definitely want to see what a Smoke frame looks like with my black everything-else.

I doubt anything in a rattle can would resist a thick, sloppy stripping job.

Anyway, I'm less concerned about how my bike would be if I didn't own it than how sweet it is while I do.

I didn't clear coat it, it was just a test, we're going to paint some risers for her actual bike.

About 30min after first coat of paint I tried scratching it with my thumbnail and it was pretty strong.
And that was only first coat and 30min.
Its meant for engine parts and exterior car parts so it's pretty durable on its own.

That's lookin pretty nice, even after one coat.

like drops?

Ano'd nittos-$100
Partsbin drops+spraycan~$20
It's also a nice option for people that like a certain bar,but would like to have it in ano.

i agree they are pricey, but there's a difference between too expensive and doesn't exist...

i might use this on my annodized chain ring i scratched up....

Did you use their "ground coat" first? I'm guessing it's just clear paint.

Purple Soma Late Risers...nope, they don't exist.
Every other purple riser bar seems out of stock or with a huge rise.
It was a TEST on a drop I had laying around.

No, I didn't use their ground coat. Just one coat of the paint.

To stop the comments before too many roll in like "Why didn't you buy Nittos, Ano'd this or that", or links to websites with anodozed things:
I tested it on the closest, sizeable, polished thing in my parts boxes.
I thought it would be of interest to the forums due to the possibilities.
Y'know, the random kid asking "where can I find purple chainring bolts, etc" can use this.
And maybe someone will spray an entire Pista or something, haha.

gotcha. it does look like it works well, my thought was that on drops it might wear off if they aren't wrapped (and if they're wrapped, why ano?) but if your hands are on the grips of a riser it will probably hold together pretty well

Glad someone has a sense of humor.

Handy to know, thanks for the post.

It's tough stuff so far. Under my BB area I used the base and two coats of Smoke/Gray and it's still fully intact after maybe 40 miles and two car rides.

I think a polished surface would work best--the base doesn't provide a very smooth shine here (but it could be too thick).

Nice, got pics of the smoke color?