I am planning to do a paint job on a Mountain Bike frame, which is something that no one of here may have ever dealt with. The planned color is Inferno Orange. I plan to buy a rattle cans from paint scratch. I do have painting experience, including bicycles but getting a durable enough coating is tricky without getting powder coat. I know next to nothing about actual automotive paint. I know I need to spray primer, base coat, and clear with sanding in between. My biggest question is about clear coat I guess, because that will protect the paint. They have normal clear coat on Paint Scratch and they also have Catalyzed Clear coat, whats the difference and which one is most durable? Any other ideas could be helpful. :bigokay:
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TAZ
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Welcome to the forum.
Since you are familiar with painting and you want a more durable paint, I would suggest moving up in the paint world by using spray guns and automotive paint. The paint is fairly easy to apply, but of course will take some practice.
You can start off with a smaller jam gun to do all your bicycle priming, painting and clearing. These will hold up quite a bit better than any non catalyzed paint like spray can paint.
If it is the GM Inferno Orange you are talking about, I believe this is a tri-stage paint. So you'll need to prime, paint your base, candy, then some clear.
Hopefully this helps you out a bit.
Since you are familiar with painting and you want a more durable paint, I would suggest moving up in the paint world by using spray guns and automotive paint. The paint is fairly easy to apply, but of course will take some practice.
You can start off with a smaller jam gun to do all your bicycle priming, painting and clearing. These will hold up quite a bit better than any non catalyzed paint like spray can paint.
If it is the GM Inferno Orange you are talking about, I believe this is a tri-stage paint. So you'll need to prime, paint your base, candy, then some clear.
Hopefully this helps you out a bit.
It doesn't help me a ton, because I don't own or want to own a spray gun and compressor. The spray can from PaintScratch.com is Inferno Orange Metallic Clear coat, which is for the 2010 Camaro. I am not sure how they make the spray cans but I would assume its the same paint as the can, but it has everything mixed in to it already minus the Primer and Clear of course. What are your thoughts on the Catalyzed Clear coat? Better than normal clear coat?
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TAZ
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Okay, I was just going by when you said you have painting experience.It doesn't help me a ton, because I don't own or want to own a spray gun and compressor.
I take it that your experience painting is all with spray cans?
I wasn't for sure what you meant by "normal" clearcoat.
In all my years of painting, normal clearcoat to me is clearcoat with hardener in it. I've never sprayed clearcoat without it.
Now if you are talking clearcoat out of a 'spray can', I don't think I've ever seen a clearcoat that comes with the hardener in the spray can. It must mix itself while coming out of the gun?
BUT to answer your question, catalyzed clearcoat will always be better than non catalyzed. Probably costs a little more, but I'm sure it will be worth it.
Be sure to check that you can spray that particular clearcoat over the spray can base.
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TAZ
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Sounds good...good luck to you.
The non-catalyzed will probably just take a little longer to dry and it won't be as durable.
The non-catalyzed will probably just take a little longer to dry and it won't be as durable.