Time for the rattle-cans

[GT-Steve]

Spent the best part of a month trying to find a crank in the right colour, so today I just gave up, and got the rattle can's out and made a black crank white.

1st coat.......

for project 'Virgin'

 

[JeRkY]

just a little tip for next time, mask off the threads...makes life a lot easier later!

 

[Ziggy]

Might not want to get too much on those threads...

Some kind of clear plastic would probably stop the paint rubbing off instantly?

 

[GT-Steve]

Yeah I was gonna do that for all the next coats, as there's going to be quite a few additional layers going on now,

Initially just wanted to see how it came out, and tbh, i'm quite happy with the initial results

 

[dyna-ti]

Shove a bit of bluetac onto the threads,its very easy to remove.

 

[Skeelsie]

What have you used to get the paint to stick?


Is there some sort of alloy etch primer available?

 

[tintin40]

Well done. Glad i'm not the only one who paints kit if unable to find the right part
Looks good

 

[GT-Steve]

What have you used to get the paint to stick?


Is there some sort of alloy etch primer available?

Just used automotive rattle can primer, I had a look for a zinc/etch primer, but to be honest I think this has done a decent enough job

I didn't sand all the ano off either, so it wasn't entirely a direct spray on to raw aluminium.

 

[chrisv40]

Whats project virgin then Steve?

 

[GT-Steve]

Whats project virgin then Steve?

this: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=100981