TRADITIONAL Hops and Gnarly

[The Renaissance Man]

The delta frames would work great for powder coating too. Everything is metal so you could clip a ground to it.

 

[Bike from the Dead]

The delta frames would work great for powder coating! Everything is metal so you could clip a ground to it.

Question is how would you load it into an oven?

The racks Dad has have casters on them, so it's easy to roll in and out of the booth and oven. He's been using them for well over 10 years now, and they do the job just fine for him.

That said, I'm always down to try something new, especially when I don't have a set way to do it in the first place! I'm eager to expirement with paint and painting techniques!

 

[The Renaissance Man]

I searched and found where I had first thought of the paint frames 5 years ago. If you are interested in making some, there is some info in post #184 HERE.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

I had a bit of a setback with the primer.

The backside of the chainguard was the only surface that I didn't media blast. It was nice smooth metal and I didn't think it needed anything. Apparently, I didn't clean it thoroughly enough to remove the WD40 that I put on it a couple of weeks ago and some of the paint didn't bond.


So I made another trip back to the blasting cabinet. Oh well, lesson learned!

 

[Chad T]

Seems like there’s always something but it must be extra nerve racking with it being somebody else’s bike.

 

[kingfish254]

Just like the underside of fenders, it's easy to not pay enough attention to the back side of chainguards.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Seems like there’s always something but it must be extra nerve racking with it being somebody else’s bike.

I really don't think about it being for someone else. I work on customer bikes just like I would for myself (i.e. too many hours lol). The only difference is when I have to discuss things that I would otherwise decide on my own.

Just like the underside of fenders, it's easy to not pay enough attention to the back side of chainguards.

I did clean it with a degreaser but I guess I underestimated the power of WD40.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Back in Black. (primer)

It took much longer to clean the gun than to repaint it. lol I'm ready for some sanding this weekend!