Using Enamel Paint On A Bike Frame

[ultraviolet]

Plastic wardrobes/closets also make for a decent DIY "paint booth" when turned upsidedown.

[Chicken Little]

I just did what Kitsun06 did to my old Panasonic. I stripped it and painted it. Looks pretty darn good, not perfect, but the gloss really sharpened it up. I took my time, bought paint on sale, and spend about $45 with a few stickers under the clear coat.

[Kitsune06]

just need to be careful that the clearcoat doesn't eat the stickers. Not hard to do though, just pull the sticky stuff around the stickers (that material the sticker's punched out from) and put it on something, then hit it with a few blasts and wait to see if it curls. No worries after that!

[alexis_the_tiny]

Question,my friend recommended handpainting with enamel paint. As in with a paint brush and all. Is that even a good idea? I'm sussing out how much stripping and painting would cost at the shop. Sounds like I should just let them do the base painting and then decal something on....

[Chicken Little]

Hand painting is certainly a theft deterrent. I suppose enough shiny top coat will make stuff look pretty good at 30 mph....

[Kitsune06]

There's that saying... "Looks good at ten yards or ten mph"

[alexis_the_tiny]

HEE!!! Well since I doubt I'll ever get to 30 mph, I'll go with decals or a spray job...