trying my hand at rattle can painting

freebyrd · 08-26-2008, 12:47 AM

doing my horn and my air cleaer cover gloss black to match the rest of the bike i i cleaned it up real good then ruffed it up a bit with some steel wool and light sandpaper and shot two coats of primer to start with
freebyrd

YmmitHD · 08-26-2008, 05:20 PM

post some pics so we can see how it turned out.

Sheepdogmarine · 11-15-2008, 11:57 AM

It should turn out well.

I did my golf cart with spray paint and it turned out pretty good. Just have a can of clear ready. I gave it about twenty minutes between coats. Went from four coats of black to 4-5 coats of clear. I had to let it dry for about two days as it became cloudy, which it said it would on the can. Finally all of the cloudiness went away.

I wet sanded it with 600, then 1000, then 1200, the buffed it and it really turned out nice. I have a friend who paints for a living and said I could not paint it with spray cans so I was on a quest to prove him wrong. It turned out really well for my first paint job. Should be a lot more manageable with smaller parts.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

Eric

08-26-2008, 12:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
freebyrd Warming The Wheels Ride: 2007 STREET BOB VIVID BLACK Join Date: 2008, Jun 16 Location: fresno Posts: 54	trying my hand at rattle can painting doing my horn and my air cleaer cover gloss black to match the rest of the bike i i cleaned it up real good then ruffed it up a bit with some steel wool and light sandpaper and shot two coats of primer to start with freebyrd

08-26-2008, 05:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
YmmitHD Warming The Wheels Ride: Future HD Join Date: 2008, Aug 18 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 110 My Mood:	Re: trying my hand at rattle can painting post some pics so we can see how it turned out.

11-15-2008, 11:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sheepdogmarine Warming The Wheels Ride: 2000 Fat Boy Join Date: 2008, Aug 25 Posts: 62 My Mood:	Re: trying my hand at rattle can painting It should turn out well. I did my golf cart with spray paint and it turned out pretty good. Just have a can of clear ready. I gave it about twenty minutes between coats. Went from four coats of black to 4-5 coats of clear. I had to let it dry for about two days as it became cloudy, which it said it would on the can. Finally all of the cloudiness went away. I wet sanded it with 600, then 1000, then 1200, the buffed it and it really turned out nice. I have a friend who paints for a living and said I could not paint it with spray cans so I was on a quest to prove him wrong. It turned out really well for my first paint job. Should be a lot more manageable with smaller parts. Good luck and let us know how it goes. Eric __________________ Eric 2000 FLSTF

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Digg this Post to del.icio.us Newsvine Yahoo Bookmarks Technorati Google Bookmarks Facebook StumbleUpon Live Bookmarks What is this?
	Thread Tools	Display Modes

trying my hand at rattle can painting

Dyna Models