i want to weather my bare frame on my old benly she ain't so young these days.
What is the best thing i can do to protect my frame from the weather
also the inside of the mudguards what can i use on them to protect them not that i use the bike in the wet or over winter but at times i have been caught out in the rain on her.
thank you
x kitti x
2007-10-16 05:27:45 · 10 answers · asked by misskitti7® 7 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
i have striped the bike frame down to bare metal i want to prime and paint what is the best i can do for long lasting weather sealing
2007-10-16 05:47:51 · update #1
Powder coat.
The only why to really look after to the bike.
A frame treatment here in the UK by a really good firm will be approx £180 ($360) depending on colour. Plain black, is normally the cheapest.
2007-10-16 07:53:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Best coat is spray painting, and havingit baked on.
Powder coat should be cheaper cost than paint. But powdercoat is only as good as the preparation- it is still paint. If you choose that method you need to seal off steering head races, threaded holes etc, as powder coat will be a night mare to remove
Powder coating is done by blastingthe frame or chemical stripping and maybe degreasing.
Local to me you can have a frame done for about £40- dependnig on size.
The cheapest and most classic method is smoothrite black. £10 for a can of brush-on will do the frame, and other parts too!.
Underside of mudguards i have painted with smoothrite and filled joins and folds with sealant.
2007-10-16 19:44:02 · answer #2 · answered by robynbiker 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
keep in mind anything you powder coat will be baked in an oven at 400 degrees.
now that you've already striped it would be a good time to tell you about a product called por 15 that you put over rust so you don't have to strip it.
seriously, check out the por15 products they work pretty good inside American fenders, might possibly work on your mudguards also.
congratulations on having a benly to restore.
2007-10-16 23:27:43 · answer #3 · answered by Who Dat ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Powder coat the frame and the underside of the mudguards.
2007-10-16 13:08:45 · answer #4 · answered by geezuskreyest 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Rather than painting the frame, consider powder coating.
It's an almost bullet-proof finish.
2007-10-17 00:41:55 · answer #5 · answered by strech 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the best coating would be to powder coat the frame it kind of plastic coats it all, no chips no rust, mudguards you could under seal them doesn't look pretty but would anyone see it?
2007-10-16 13:01:08 · answer #6 · answered by JD 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
A good coat of WD40 for the frame and for any chrome spray grease quite alot that should do the trick hope this helps xxx
2007-10-16 12:43:18 · answer #7 · answered by kris d 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
why dont ya change it 4 an Horse` lady Godiva had no trouble`? with her mudguards`?
2007-10-16 12:35:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
powder coat.........or spray a base primer, then what ever color you want, then thick layer of clear coat worked for me.
2007-10-16 13:19:09 · answer #9 · answered by moto1361 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
now you do the same my pretty
2007-10-16 15:23:16 · answer #10 · answered by reyals999 3 · 0⤊ 6⤋