paint?

So i'm getting ready to paint the frame, swingarm, tank etc... yet when i went to the local paint place i got told there's nothing but 2part now (which i am not about to use).
I was hoping you guys could point me in the right direction to look. I need sandable primer, paint, and clearcoat. and the tank and panels are fiberglass.
Thanks

How much do you want to spend, how picky are you? You can do everything from doing it yourself to pay for everything. Powder coat is another option on the frame and can be cheaper than paint.

That said, I was not satisfied with my paint your own from a spray can on the frame. The gas and oil eats it. Spray can on the tank and panels can be satisfactory to crappy depending on how careful you are.

Is your tank sealed or do you have access to ethanol free petrol? Don't spend big bucks on the tank paint with a F/G tank.

Dave
69S

Opinions will abound.....

It will look bad and wind up a regretful experience if you go cheap.

If you are not a purist in the rebuilding of your Norton then:

1) powder coat the frame.
2) Have Brent from the Vintage Vendor do all the rest, (Paint.)

Good luck!

thanks for the replys,
not fussy over powdercoating personally.
I will be using a gravity feed gun. would like to keep the price down but i understand some times you have to spend a little for results
and thankfully they have not added ethanol to the gas here yet

Low pressure high volume.

What is the objection to two part paint?

Torontonian- yep

and just like to deal with as little chemicals as possible

I painted my tank and panels with Duplicolor MetalSpecks Blue. Not bad for a spray can, then followed up with several coats of clear coat. As hard as I am on my paint jobs, I wasn't willing to spend $700 for paint. You can get away for way less than $100 easy. I'm not dis-satisfied. I had the frame powder coated black and tree parts 'Chrome'. The decals are just stuck on like original.



Dave
69S

The thread below was pretty recent.

spray-max-aerosol-clear-coat-t11450.html

Sounds good to me at least for the black parts. But it is 2-part in one can so maybe you won't like it.

I don't know what you are wanting as to color, but Dupli-Color makes a line they call Paint Shop that is an old-style acrylic lacquer. It is available in limited color selection, but you could blend to get the shade you want. This is probably the lease expensive route, but also the least gasoline resistant.

Modern auto refinish paints (PPG, DuPont, House of Kolor, BASF) are generally catalysed acrylic-urethane enamels in either single stage or basecoat-clearcoat. These can be tinted to match any production vehicle by code number or spectroscopically matched to a small panel. You can still buy an etch primer for bare metal and high build, sandable primers, but the final primer coat should be a non-sanding epoxy primer. These systems are more expensive than acrylic lacquer, but the additional durability makes them worth it. Use a chemical respirator when spraying.

As any painter will tell you, surface preparation is the key to a good job.

I'm not an expert painter (or even very good), but I do know something about paint chemistry. (35 years in the business)

Ron L

I found the Duplicolor high performance wheel coating in clear to be somewhat fuel resistant for a spray can. I can spill drops on the cured surface and don't have any issues with it. I wouldn't pour fuel on it, or get it anywhere near carb cleaner though.

Dave
69S

Im a spray painter. people who arnt can recomend products, but if i were you i would only listen to a spray painter on how to use them. took me 20 years to paint like i do, and still can stuff up a job if not very very carefull. i spent over 40 hours to prep and paint my tank, side covers, front and rear guards. im not trying to be a smart arse, just hate seeing people waste money on a shit paint job.

Recently finished the same. Search this forum for Spray max to see discussion and result. Very please with the Spray Max system from Napa.

Spray MAX 2K Aerosol Clear Coat

http://www.accessnorton.com/post131685.html?hilit=spray max#p131685

thankfully they have not added ethanol to the gas here yet

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What gas stations are you going to?

Every one in the lower mainland and on the island has etanol blended gas.

Shell ultra premium is the only one without.