Yeah, thats a great idea about the paint! Spray can paint is very easy to touch up when rocks chip it. I worked in a body shop for over 3 years and had access to du pont paint when I repainted my truck, so it got treated well! (2 coats sealer, 2 coats color, 2 coats clear coat and 6 hours of sanding and buffing the clear to a mirror finish) It sucks though cause every time I see a new chip in it I feel like kicking something. If you can see in my pics, I painted a similar stripe on my bedside!

 

yeah, i couldnt see how a professional paint job would be worth it since it would just get chipped and scratched(plus i need to get my bike back together for the race season)
any tips on painting in the cold?(10C/ 50F) or just "dont be dumb make the work area warm"?
im having issues in a few places with the paint going all rough and having a bunch of tiny cracks/bubbles(very wierd) i think it may be temp related, but im not a painter. i cleaned everything with brake clean before i sprayed... i scraped one area off, it had 2 coats of black on top of primer(same brands of paint) and it was pretty soft even though it "looked dry" and had set for 24hrs. i actually sanded the rough part a bit and sprayed it again, but it went worse. the brake clean might have something to do with it too?

 

It doesn't sound temp related, cold just makes it take forever to dry. It sounds like the metal is contaminated. Clean it with somthing other than brake cleaner, like a paint prep spray... you can find it at most any auto parts store. Clean it very very well, and do not touch the surface with your bare hands (the oils in your hands can cause paint to lift). After you clean it with a cleaner, go back over it with a tack cloth. Also, any parts of it that lifted, sand it back down to the metal, cause even if you get it looking smooth, it will eventually come back through if the metal is contaminated. Just keep in mind that prep work is the most important part of a paint job.
As for the temp, if you can get your garage up to 70 deg F that would be the best temp, cause it sounds like the paint is not curing. If it still feels soft after 24 hours, chances are it will stay soft.

 

thank you! ill try it again

 

Looks really good. I still really like that paint job. It will be nice to be able to keep it looking good now and keep some of the rocks off of it.

 

sorry bump and old post and quote the wrong post, but can anyone make the img links above work? I know there was a work around someone mentioned but I forget how.. Id like to compare these to mine I got yesterday.

 

For Chrome, I'm using the "Photobucket Embedded Image Fix" add on; Google for the appropriate add on for your choice of web browser.

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thanks ralph