re-spraying frame

[scooke]

i am putting this post up as i am a bit unsure on how to do the following: i want to re-spray my frame, subframe and swing arm but dont have the money to get it sand blasted so i was wondering if there any other ways to prepare the sureface for spraying any advice is more than welcome thank you. scott

[megawatt]

Be much better to have it powder coated mate. They will blast it and the plastic coating will last a lot longer than paint!

[Stu]

and it doesnt cost that much either

[Capitano]

^^^ Wot they said!

I have had situations where the blasting has removed huge areas of oxidised metal frm areas that I just thought were surface rusted, in one case producing a perfectly coated frame... that then needed blasting and coating again after a lot of welding.

If there are areas you are unsure of, rub them down first and get any welding done beforehand.

[polecat]

I am doing mine at home and striping the frame with a combination of rotary sanding drum (on the drill) and rotary Wire brush brass type.

this gets the metal to a polished shiney stage and gets into the welds then mix a paste of Oxalic acid or rust convertion onto the frame where there was rust previously and wash it all off after 18 hours (if you have a heat gun or blow torch use this to remove any moisture inside the metal before painting.

Then 2 heavy coats of Red oxide followed by 3 coats of high build primer and 2 coats of anti chip gloss black Acrylic.

or you can send it for sandblasting and powder coating if you prefer