painting your frame [Archive]

ExVillin400

11-09-2003, 08:11 PM

do you have to use powdercoat or can you prime, paint, and clear coat it?

im doing candy apple red on 400ex yellow plastics

batgeek

11-09-2003, 08:19 PM

yeah you can....if yer never gonna ride it.

4wheelboy

11-09-2003, 08:22 PM

Originally posted by ExVillin400
do you have to use powdercoat or can you prime, paint, and clear coat it?

im doing candy apple red on 400ex yellow plastics

were u at njorvp today?:confused:

wilkin250r

11-10-2003, 09:17 AM

It's certainly possible to paint it, but it's not nearly as durable as powdercoat. If you plan on painting it, you may want to skip the clear coat so that you can easily touch up the little nicks and scratches.

suck my pipe

11-10-2003, 02:00 PM

I spray painted mine, turned otu just fine. Ive had mine in every condition and it held up good the only places it will really come off is on the bottom Arms and places that your shoes or what ever rub ALOT but big deal powdercoat dose that too. I'm redoing mine this winter worked pretty good for me.

Diedrich

11-10-2003, 09:33 PM

dont spray paint it man..i had mine stripped then painted by one of my buddys that works at a body shop.then we cleared it..it has held up pretty good but ima buy a powdercoater this winter so i will redo it then

muff

11-11-2003, 06:37 AM

I've done it...came out good, PJ1 frame paint i got from the honda shop

yes it chips but only if a rock or somethin hits it

you just need to do a good prep job on it (lotta sanding)

4TraxRider

11-11-2003, 07:44 AM

The longer you take to prep it the better it turns out in the end. I always painted my frames, but I got it PC'd once and it is a lot more durble and nicer looking longer.

markk

11-13-2003, 11:48 AM

Im getting ready to paint my florescent green and we have done a couple and well they are pretty good just not AS good as powdercoating, anyways make sure u prep the frame really good buy a good paint and if u want u can clear coat if u think u want to not nessary!!!

muff

11-13-2003, 12:55 PM

heres my 300ex one i've done

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid54/p442f82abcb092b2a39fd008190e4c941/fc82acfe.jpg

Chanman420q

11-13-2003, 02:54 PM

talk to freeride he said his painted frame lasted better than his friends who powdercoated it :huh

300XFST4602

11-14-2003, 06:41 AM

I Just had my frame painted and then i did not liek how easy it scratched so i went and had it Powdercoated and there is nothing like it. Very hard and not easy to stratch. Personally i would go get it powdercoated. Ryan

gimp419

11-15-2003, 07:53 PM

Spend the extra money and get it powdercoated. I've done it both ways and I've ran the same powdercoat on my R for two full seasons now and it looks brand new! Paint chips too easy and once it starts chiping it spreads like wild fire!

hondafox440

11-15-2003, 10:12 PM

You will be OK if you paint it. I would lay down several coats of primer, and about 10 coats of color, and another 10 of clear.