I need to do some touching up of my rims. I also want to paint the speedo and tach casing black, as well as my bars and levers. Whats the best paint or what you have had success with? Thanks!
I've always just used rustoleum. If I have the patience I'll use the brush on stuff because you can get it nice and thick, but the spray paint works well too.
Truck bed liner is very nice too if you're not looking for something glossy. It's a matte textured finish but it's pretty durable.
Yea nothing glossy. Not sure if i want to spray the wheels to touch them up. I dont want to remove them, just mask and paint. They lock up the spray paint at home depot now :icon_rolleyes: damn kids....
I've used the Valspar at Lowes (blue) on my chain guard and has held quite well for a little over two years!
Mary
Stay away from wally-world $0.97/can and you should be good - paintwise.
Most paint problems are really prep and application problems. I've had good results from Krylon, Rustoleum (the barbecue black on my exhaust and cases is working nicely) - any major brand name. I'm sure Valspar is good as well, but Lowes is a long drive for me so I don't see it much. If you bother to hunt it down, "Industrial" spray paint may be somewhat better, but is not easy to find unless you shop industrial supply. Rustoleum's "hard hat" is an example of that segment.
We've also had postings about systems providing real (and very toxic) two-part automotive paints in a spray can with an activator (catalyst mixing device on the can) - but just like real automotive paints, those should not be applied without a supplied fresh air respirator - filters DO NOT stop the toxins in those paints.
My prep and application mantra is in the wiki under something like repaint gas tank. BaltimoreGS has some good posts if you search back though here (mostly using real spray systems with compressors, but the prep work detail is better than what I put in the wiki, and applies to any paint job.)
Best post on the subject
http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=264901
I hate prep work.... I'll clean something, but that's usually all I ever do when I paint.
I bought some paint guns for my compressor over winter that I still need to learn how to use. When I do I'll start actually doing prep work, and maybe even sanding between coats, but it's just so easy to glob spray paint over anything... Plus buying real paint is expensive.
I was also going to recommend some of the automotive spray paint at pepboys.