Stripping and spray painting a bike

Cona

Hello,
I dont have any experience with bikes but I am considering stripping down an old road bike and spray painting the frame and putting it back together.
Youtube videos seem to suggest it is handy enough to get to, maybe just time consuming which is fine.

Can anyone suggest the best paint primer and spray paint to use for this? I will likey be going for Black.

Also if there is any tips or pit falls to watch out for I would appreciate the help!

Thanks.

tonytiger81

Get a wire brush attachment for a drill. Makes life so much easier. Last time I uused a zinc primer spray from halfords but can't say I noticed any difference between it and standard grey primer

magicbastarder

edd china on wheeler dealers seems to be a big fan of acid etch primer. not sure if that's at all relevant, but it's all i got.

Plastik

I've a 1981 Carlton frame which has been in the family since new that I began stripping down last night with Nitromors. It came off easily enough with a paint scraper and some elbow grease. Still quite a bit of work left on it. Having done a bit of research into the merits of spraying or powdercoating a finish though I'm going to go with a powdercoat. It's not that much more expensive overall and the result is much more durable.

As romantic the idea of doing it all myself by spray can is, I want the finished bike to look well for a long time. I don't want to have invested many hours into restoring something that will chip extremely easily.

Cona

Thanks...

Gonna give it a start tonight by removing most of the parts...Hopefully the rusty bits and pieces dont give too much trouble

magicbastarder

would be curious to see how well stripping the frame and just lacquering it would look.

Cona

I will take some pics of before and after...Not sure how it will turn out but either way not too worried if its a disaster...