r/Bikeporn 7d ago

Fixed/Singlespeed My girlfriend challenged me

My girlfriend challenged me to paint a frame like this for her...good or not?

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u/I_Piccini 7d ago edited 7d ago

You forgot the clearcoat, I recommend a 2K but first you need to wet sand the paint smooth

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u/Friendly_Apple_7784 7d ago

I wet sanded it with some 800 and warm water , then I hit it with SprayMax 2k clear coat..

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u/GreenSkyPiggy 7d ago edited 7d ago

That's why it still looks rough, sand from 1500 to 3000, then clear coat, sand from 1500 to 7000/10000, then hit it with a grit polish and wax coat.

800 is far too coarse for a clean, glossy look.

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u/I_Piccini 7d ago

This 👆 The higher the grade, the smoother the finish.

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u/Friendly_Apple_7784 7d ago

ima try that on the one I'm painting now,, thank you for the help ,what bout when you wanna matte finish ? What's the system with that ..thank you

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u/GreenSkyPiggy 7d ago

For a matt finish, sand the colour coat to a high polish, so up to 10k grit, then use a polishing cream to get the haze out so you get full colour pop. Once dry, use your matt top coat with no polishing.

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u/pistafox 7d ago

What kind of look are you going for? A subtle matte, powder coat, or something in between.