painting

Tomorrow I will be stripping the frame down to bare metal. I always paint when it is warm outside (summer) but I am out of work and I need something to do. I live in Chicago and it is 10 degrees outside now. High for tomorrow will be 27. Does anyone have any tips for painting in a cold garage...

I restored my brothers Bird minibike for his 50th birthday 4 years ago. I prepped the tank like the paint supplier told me to and it still pealed. I used single stage paint. It turned out perfect, but it pealed. I painted a Heald tank with a spray can an that has not pealed at all. I want to...

Can it be done? I need/want to paint a frame. Problem is winter in New England is cold... I can do it in the porch or garage but it is unheated. Will it just take a long time to cure or are there other issues?

Its 19 degrees f in the garage but I'm itchin to get some paint work done in the basement but want to minimize the fumes and the explosions since the furnace is down there. I have a 6x6 room in the basement that is vented to the outside with a 4" pipe but there is no fan. Is there an enclosed...

While preparing my "forty" Fox Campus wheel rims for painting I ran into a problem in that they did not want to hang vertical. See Pic #1. After testing and scrapping twenty or more methods I came up with a bracket that neatly solved the problem. Pic #2 shows a hanger that I fabricated out of...

I am getting ready to paint my current project. It is always a challenge to contort the spray-gun to get all of the hidden nooks and crannies covered on a frame. I came up with an easy solution by fabricating some brackets for my engine stand and now I can rotate the bike 360 degrees while I am...

Did a spray paint job on new mini bike kit. This was a new kit - no rust or anything. First sanded then cleaned with mild soap and let it dry. Then three or four cans of self-etching primer (Dupli-color brand). A few minutes between each coat as the can stated. Then 5 or 6 coats of...

I've got a mini bike kit I'm about to paint. I read a large number of threads about this and finally decided I'd try to spray paint it. I've got the primer, paint, and clear coat. What I'm not sure is HOW MUCH of each to use. Any advice as to how many coats of self-etching primer to use...

I have only really painted three of my builds and have had this problem twice. all the steel I by comes lightly oiled, but for the time it takes to build there is normally a little surface rust. I stripped down Williams Trike and put a little body filler where needed, then gave the frame a...

I have a number of Arctic Cats, 2 of which need paint on the tanks. The '72 Prowler needs the fenders done as well. All 4 pieces will be restored to the original metallic Navel Orange color. I've gone back and forth on doing it myself and paying to have it done. I've done plenty of lacquer and...

Going to paint my engine for the build off and it will my my first. What do I strip off of it? Do I take off the flywheel. Should I leave the bolts on or paint separately? Enlighten me.:bowdown:

Anyone have any luck painting seats? I put some stuff on a seat that I need for my buildoff bike. The stuff stuck to the seat. Tried cleaning it and some of the coloring came off.:shrug: Now looks like crap and I am saving cash for a special trip to Pa. and don't want to buy a new seat. So...

I have taken the tank and fenders off my MB200 Baja to paint. I do not have a spray gun so I will have to use spray cans. Is there a different process for doing plastic vs. metal?:shrug: I sure would appreciate any tips and information you can pass along. Actually I do not have much experience...

I have a newer tecumseh that was black that is torn apart and all the tin is painted white and I would like to paint the tank also,Trying for the vintage look.What is the best paint to use and how does it hold up?I'll post pictures when the paint dries enough to handle on the tin works...

The sons of Hayward Powell, one of the Powell Brothers, were our special guests at Funday earlier this month. As you may know, we had almost 30 Powell minibikes in the "Powell Corral"! Their mother is 92 and an accomplished artist. To memorialize this very special Powell day, she painted a...

Hello,this is my first question, I recently purchased a Manco Thunderbird that needs new paint. Im 54 years old, but never dealt with automotive paint before I dont want to rattle can it, for obvious reasons, gas spills eating the paint up, ect. Trying to deal with local body shops people that...

Do you guys blast the bare block or just the outer tin parts? Wasn't sure if the blasting would affect the block like potentially having some left over in nooks or crannies. This is my first complete tear down and repaint and I am trying to figure out how I want to approach this, the block...

well when i was a kid i had a lime green ram, and the one i just got is the same color, this color is growing on me....i was going to do a semi gloss black or a hot rod flat black and some old school flames on it.....this is still a possibility, however, i do like the green.....anyone know how i...

I have been experimenting with dif. paints and have had little luck in finding a spray can paint that can withstand gas! I have tried both Duplicolor high heat paint from O’Reilly and Rustolum engine paint from Lowes and found that when I painted my totally stripped and cleaned up engines the...

Fixin to put a Manco T-bird together for my wife. Just finished the engine in Duplicolor white ceramic. Wanting to paint the frame in a purpleish blue pearl. So my question, is it possible rattle can?