a arm paint???

[01boneless]

hey guys can anyone tell me if automotive paint will work to paint my a arms? i know rust oleum paint wont because my buddy used it and it came off. there an auto store that sells it buy the quart real resonable and i would like to try to paint them?

[rabbithuntr14]

Sure will! It will chip and wear pretty bad, if I had to do over I woulda spent the extra cash and got it powder coated, but yes it will for a while, I can text or email pics of mine to you if you want

[Honda#4]

Rustoleum works just fine, I used it on all my parts and it holds up really well, you just gotta prep the parts really good and it will hold up good.

[rabbithuntr14]

Lots of clear helps alot too!!

[Honda#4]

Boneless here's my two painting threads that you may find helpful.

http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=362217&highlight=honda4


http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=347980&highlight=honda4

[01boneless]

Originally posted by rabbithuntr14
Sure will! It will chip and wear pretty bad, if I had to do over I woulda spent the extra cash and got it powder coated, but yes it will for a while, I can text or email pics of mine to you if you want

please pm some pics thanks

[rabbithuntr14]

Not sure how to attach or post pics but if you pm me you're email I'd be more than happy to send them

[01boneless]

Originally posted by rabbithuntr14
Not sure how to attach or post pics but if you pm me you're email I'd be more than happy to send them

so did you use the paint like that you put in a spray gun? also i pmed ya

[rabbithuntr14]

Yep sanded it down, primered it, painted it just like it was a car (out of a gun) then cleared it three or four times, well I brought it too school and my buddy takes auto body and I came in everyday and helped/ watched

[CJM]

Been there done that, chips off after sometime.

But really all I did was prep it, spray it with some rustolem primer 2 coats and then 3 coats silver-gray like the stock color. It held up for awhile, like maybe a season.

[01boneless]

Originally posted by CJM
Been there done that, chips off after sometime.

But really all I did was prep it, spray it with some rustolem primer 2 coats and then 3 coats silver-gray like the stock color. It held up for awhile, like maybe a season.

anyone have an estimite of powder coating the a arms??

[rabbithuntr14]

It's something like 55-65 depends on what kind they are and what they have on them, btw I will send those pics in just a few soon as I get home

[rooney]

summit racing sells an awesome product if you want to go black itss called por 15 it can be either sprayed on or brushed we use it on restorations in the body shop i work in its practically scratch proof

[fitz]

Originally posted by rooney
summit racing sells an awesome product if you want to go black itss called por 15 it can be either sprayed on or brushed we use it on restorations in the body shop i work in its practically scratch proof

You can get POR 15 in multiple colors too, and it is just about as hard as powder coating, but you can do it yourself and use it on a lot of other stuff as well. not as cheap as rattle can, but depending on how much you want to do it will be cheaper then power coating a bunch of stuff for sure.

EDIT: also POR 15 likes to adhere to rust, so prep isn't bad either.

[tayyo789]

I painted mine with automotive paint, out of a gun. I don't race, so its held up for over 3 years and still looks good. It's all in the prep work

[01boneless]

could you tell me the prep steps please

[DirtyBirdRacing]

If you can I would use a sand blaster and 180 grit sand paper, thats what i used when i painted 90% of my quad with automotive pait no lifting issues at all.