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Carbon Fork Spray Paint?
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I'm looking to do a simple 2 tone paint job to a carbon cervelo fork. What kind of spray paint should I get for the job? I'm not super concerned with splitting grams (not the biggest weight weenie in the world), any help is appreciated!

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Re: Carbon Fork Spray Paint? [palmtrees] [ In reply to ]
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I tried spray.bike's stuff (spraybike.us) earlier this year and was pretty impressed with it. In the past I've used automotive paint (dupont/etc) from the rattle can and I found the spray stuff to be a fair bit more durable.

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Re: Carbon Fork Spray Paint? [palmtrees] [ In reply to ]
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+1 for spray.bike. I've been rising a painted frame for a year now and it's still looking good. It does chip, but it isn't terrible and really only when it scrapes like concrete or something sharp (basically when you'd normally scratch a frame).

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Re: Carbon Fork Spray Paint? [gmh39] [ In reply to ]
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Did you do any masking? I’m going to try a 2 layer spray.bike paint job and am looking at stencils, vs tape, vs vinyl decals, etc.
Lots of options, so I’m just trying to decide

Also, they recommend their wax after painting, did you use it, and if so..worthwhile?
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Re: Carbon Fork Spray Paint? [ZippityDuDah] [ In reply to ]
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I did a lot of masking but only used green painters masking tape. It's a specific type, but I can't remember the name.

For finishing I just used their gloss top coat. It's pretty good, but you do need to do a bunch of layers to get it really glossy. I gave up after 3 and stuck with the matte/satin finish I've got now.

Here's some reference threads if you haven't seen them yet:

https://forum.slowtwitch.com/forum/Slowtwitch_Forums_C1/Triathlon_Forum_F1/Bike_Painting%3F_P6814301/?search_string=spray%20bike#p6814301


https://forum.slowtwitch.com/forum/Slowtwitch_Forums_C1/Triathlon_Forum_F1/Spray.Bike_Paint%3F_P6651390-2/

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Last edited by: gmh39: Dec 15, 19 8:36
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