Show me your Matt or Semi gloss paint jobs

[Bicycle Addict]

Hey lads, I have a couple of bikes the are in need of repainting and I really do not want to pay for original paint jobs and I am thinking of rattle can painting them, I am thinking I will go Matt paint(not black), I am thinking the likes of army green and tans but also stuff like red or maybe even some flouro's.
So I am wondering who out there may done this already?
If you got em would you post em up?
Thanks

 

[xxnick1975]

Reading others experience on here rattle cans will cost you as much as reasonable powder coat

Imagine same in nz

 

[Bicycle Addict]

Around $140-$170 in NZ, rattle cans about $20 each so 2 cans of primer and 2-3 cans for top coat I am still under that amount, I would never use that much though.
These bikes are not of high enough quality to go to powdercoat standards, and there is a few too.
They will be built as mall, lock in public type bikes so not needing to go too far.

 

[xxnick1975]

What's that in sterling. Pc here is 60/70

 

[RickTheUncivil]

DIY gives a sense of satisfaction that you just don't get if you send away for do ray or powder. Cost is about the same though, cost me about £50 -60 for a powdercoat and I spent about £45 on spray primer colour and lacquer. Different strokes and all that.
Never done a matt spray though. I guess you save on lacquer.
Matt olive drab would look mean with black components.

 

[Bicycle Addict]

Rick, exactly what I think, olive drab would look great, also the likes of flat red,blue,orange,purple etc, look fantastic on Hot Rods, the flat paint jobs can really pop when the sun hits them too.

 

[Bicycle Addict]

C'mon guys someone must have one?
No public shaming for not having done it original.

 

[Benandemu]

Powdercoated.

I wouldn't dream of using rattle cans again; they're just sub standard really.

 

[k-rod]

for sure - invest a couple more dineros and get it powder-coated.

 

[Bicycle Addict]

Frames I am thinking of are not really worth it, hence the cheaper options etc, I am fully aware of powdercoat over paint, would be complete over kill on these tho.