What is the severity of damage? Is the frame clear coated in gloss or is it flat?
I sanded down the bad spots on a Felt AR5 frame I bought used. It had chips and some minor peeling clear coat. I have painted cars before and have a decent HVLP spray gun. I was able to clear coat my frame and it looks pro. I would say that 99% of the people on this forum shouldn't do the same. If you have no previous paint experience except that time you spray painted your BBQ with a rattle can and it "looked legit" you should re think undertaking such a project. If you are comfortable with sanding, wet sanding, spraying clear coat, and have all the materials at your disposal go for it. But odds are if that were the case you wouldn't be here asking how to do it.
You could do what a lot of hot rod guys do and paint it with John Deere Blitz Black. You would have to sand down the frame entirely and ensure ALL grease is gone and the frame is properly prepped. It would probably come out bad ass if you got some black gloss graphics to go over it. That paint does come in rattle cans as well as quarts and gallons for spray guns. My .02
Just realized this was an old thread with a new topic sort of...
my advice would be not to bead or soda blast carbon. Having used both it seems like a bad idea.
"4 wheels move the body, 2 wheels move the soul"
I sanded down the bad spots on a Felt AR5 frame I bought used. It had chips and some minor peeling clear coat. I have painted cars before and have a decent HVLP spray gun. I was able to clear coat my frame and it looks pro. I would say that 99% of the people on this forum shouldn't do the same. If you have no previous paint experience except that time you spray painted your BBQ with a rattle can and it "looked legit" you should re think undertaking such a project. If you are comfortable with sanding, wet sanding, spraying clear coat, and have all the materials at your disposal go for it. But odds are if that were the case you wouldn't be here asking how to do it.
You could do what a lot of hot rod guys do and paint it with John Deere Blitz Black. You would have to sand down the frame entirely and ensure ALL grease is gone and the frame is properly prepped. It would probably come out bad ass if you got some black gloss graphics to go over it. That paint does come in rattle cans as well as quarts and gallons for spray guns. My .02
Just realized this was an old thread with a new topic sort of...
my advice would be not to bead or soda blast carbon. Having used both it seems like a bad idea.
"4 wheels move the body, 2 wheels move the soul"
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warwicke36: Aug 9, 14 14:32