Best Rattle Can Paint I Have Found Yet!

Retmachinist · #1 02-10-2009, 09:44 AM

I just had to start one more build this winter. There has been alot of talk on here about different paints. Someone suggested Automotive Store Engine Enamel since it is gasoline resistant. I picked up a couple cans of Dupli-Color Engine Enamel with Ceramic at the local Autozone. It is the best rattle can paint I have ever used. Goes on so smooth dries really fast to a beautiful gloss. I have been wanting to do an all orange bike so this Chevy Orange is perfect, specially since I will be doing part of the engine. I have a nice spray gun, but for small jobs like these bikes it is so much easier to just use the rattle cans.

John

Weedylot · #2 02-10-2009, 10:26 AM

Thanks for the tip! I have some touch-up I need to do on the Whizzer, she gets her fork tubes scraped by bicycle racks.

**2door** · #3 02-10-2009, 02:01 PM

John,
Thanks for the tip. If I ever find the bike I'm looking for, and decide not to go with a powder coat job, I'll certainly try your paint. That fork looks very nice and engine paint might stand up to rock chipping a little better than enamel. Oh, and John, that fork is red, not orange. Must be a P***er, getting old and color blind.

Tom

Retmachinist · #4 02-10-2009, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by 2door

John,
Thanks for the tip. If I ever find the bike I'm looking for, and decide not to go with a powder coat job, I'll certainly try your paint. That fork looks very nice and engine paint might stand up to rock chipping a little better than enamel. Oh, and John, that fork is red, not orange. Must be a P***er, getting old and color blind.

Tom

Does look red in that picture. It was darker when I took that picutre. You can see in the first pic. the cans are orange. Guess the sun went under. Say's Chevy Orange on the can anyway. I painted the frame today, came out pretty sweet. I like that paint!

John

fm2200 · #5 02-10-2009, 06:21 PM

On that note of good spray can paint, a lot of them not just dupli color are really good these days, you might have a point about it being more durable,(harder finish), but even Krylon- can't spell it, makes really good spray paint as well. I use to do bodywork & paint cars and from my experience with that, not that I'm big expert, but I can tell you most off the shelf spray cans are not like they use to be.That miiiight be ORANGE?

Retmachinist · #6 02-11-2009, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by 2door

John,
Thanks for the tip. If I ever find the bike I'm looking for, and decide not to go with a powder coat job, I'll certainly try your paint. That fork looks very nice and engine paint might stand up to rock chipping a little better than enamel. Oh, and John, that fork is red, not orange. Must be a P***er, getting old and color blind.

Tom

Since the fork looked red in that picture, I took a picture of the frame for ya. Now this is Chevy Orange. The fork is the same.

John I am OLD not color blind yet

**2door** · #7 02-11-2009, 10:50 AM

John,
Mine ain't exactly Chevy Orange, more of a hurt-your-eyes-day-glow, but I'm a fan of orange bikes.
That looks good; always liked that color. Have you given any thought to some contrasting pin stripes?
Orange with beige (Sounds weird, but looks good together)
This is an older pic, pre springer fork and fender, but you get the idea.
Tom

Retmachinist · #8 02-11-2009, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by 2door

John,
Mine ain't exactly Chevy Orange, more of a hurt-your-eyes-day-glow, but I'm a fan of orange bikes.
That looks good; always liked that color. Have you given any thought to some contrasting pin stripes?
Orange with beige (Sounds weird, but looks good together)
This is an older pic, pre springer fork and fender, but you get the idea.
Tom

Very Nice Tom. I love the Orange and Black together. I had planned on getting some of the thin blk. pin striping tape at the parts store to put on the bike. I have the blk. alloy wheels, and some blk. alloy pedals on the way. Will be in your area tomorrow. Have a change of planes in Denver on our way to Arizona. One of these days I will have to visit you. I have a good friend that lives in Golden.

He is also a gear head. Has an original 1 owner 64 Corvette his brother bought new, and also has a new 2008 Corvette.

John

Graham · #9 02-13-2009, 02:55 PM

Is any one a fan of yellow and black? got the idea to do the frame yellow with black fenders, kinda make it look like a yellow jacket.

jasonh · #10 02-13-2009, 03:00 PM

Do they have that paint in a clear?

I have a nice metallic charcoal on my bike by Rust-O-Leum, but I used a clear lacquer and it's already beat to ****. That lacquer ended up being really soft. Would be nice to clear with a good heavy duty paint that is gas resistant (fancy paint job on my tank is already ruined)