clear on bare

[thirstee]

I want to clear coat my bare metal frame. Any ideas on the best method? Rustoleum clear enamel rattle can?

 

[Herman]

That will work,rustoleum paint just takes a while to harden up compared to most other paints

 

[Ronsonic]

You could have it powder coated.

 

[ExtraBlaze]

I would suggest spraying bulldog paint adhesion promoter down first.I used it on my higgins and it has held up much better than my bikes without.

 

[texasbigjon]

heres what worked for me! :wink: strip the frame w/high speed grinder with a brass wire wheel. wipe the whole frame down w/mineral spirits. put a brand new brass wire wheel on and go over the frame again,using it to polish the imperfections and further even out the finish.wipe it down w/mineral spirits again real well! wait about 5 min.then start shooting coats of gloss clear coat evenly over the whole frame till you like it! i found that using matte clear coat,will sometimes give it a kinda milky film that you can see!

 

[thirstee]

You could have it powder coated.

If I could afford it I would have everything powder coated! I think I will try the rattle can and see if I can find the paint adhesion promoter that ExtraBlaze mentioned. Thanx all for the suggestions! I'll try and post my results afterward.