Where can you find paint to paint bikes with?

Question

I have some bike parts that need painting but dont know where to find paint. I dont want cheap paint thats not even ment for medal but just some paint that will do good on a bike, any one know of a place

Answer 1

Go to any paint shop, or home improvement store and look first for a primer. A majority of paint won't hurt your metal, so long as you prime it. Besides, the primer will help protect your bike from the elements. I would recommend a spray paint primer, it is easier to apply evenly, and apply period. When you look on the cans, it will tell you what it is designed for (Some are for wood for example). Once that gets done, go grab you a can of spray paint, and apply two to three coats (allowing every coat to dry first, primer included) and Viola, you are good to go

Answer 2

Come ON you answerer guys and girls! Painting is NOT the same as powder coating...not even close!

There are no paints made especially for bikes but you will find plenty of paint for metal, like Duplicolor (found in auto parts stores). Make sure to first prepare the surface and apply the correct primer (provides a chemical bond between metal and paint) and follow the directions on the can precisely. If you want a professional finish you would do well to find a local auto body shop. This will be cheaper in the long run than trying to do it yourself.

Answer 3

A powder coating shop would be able to paint a bike frame and fork for $50-$150... That usually includes sand blasting. ($75 for both at 1 shop here).

If you are doing it yourself I would recommend sanding (lightly at a minimum to get the gloss finish off). Then you want a good primer. Sand it with a "fine" sand paper before the color is painted. Some paints have a gloss finish... Otherwise you can add multiple *thin* layers of gloss to give it both a very deep and durable finish.

Also I recommend looking at epoxy paints... they are very durable and can be touched up.

Answer 4

You can use even spray paint and have it last and look good you just have to use primer. No matter what kind of paint you use you have to use primer or else it will start to peel and come off easily. Primer will protect the paint and give it a nice shine.

Answer 5

What kind of parts? Small miscellaneous parts are hard to have matched with powder coat.

If it is a frame or fork then yes have it powder coated. BTW cars aren't powder coated -- we can only WISH they were. Powder coating is much more durable than the spray on cars. Automotive paint is sprayed on so it can be matched by body shops. Powder coat is actually a plastic powder that is electrostatic charged to the metal then baked so it melts and dries on the surface -- think refrigerator or file cabinet paint. Your color selection is limited with powder coating. I had a bike frame powder coated and it costs about $100 to have it professionally painted.

You can buy lots of different metal spray paints that do a good job on bikes too. As recommended, prepare the surface and make sure you use the primer recommended for the paint. If no other is available use Rust Oleum Iron Oxide primer before painting.

Answer 6

walmart

Answer 7

Ebay has a couple of shops that sell decent paint, HOK, PPG etc. They also carry the stuff to go along with it. Just lok for automotive paint. Also a place called ALSA, they are on the web, sells "killer cans" but they aren't cheap.

Answer 8

dont do it yourself get it power-coated like cars, if you have to use spray paint then use montana its so nasty.......http://www.mtncolors.com/

Answer 9

No, wall paint will not stick to metal and will be washed away.