Topic: Painting a 71 Honda frame - suggestions?

[gary p.]

As soon as the weather is right, I am going give my frame and other parts a fresh rattle can paint job.  I’ll be grateful to hear your suggestions for what you’ve used and think works best.

Follow up:

Guys, thanks for the suggestions.  I really appreciate them.  Regrettably, I don’t have the budget for powder coat.  Several customers, from my working days, had a powder coat lines and the results are great. 

I have two frames and have decided to do one with HF and one with VHT.  I’ll post my result for each when finished.  For now, I have a lot of sanding and prep on all the various painted parts to keep me busy.

My skills are beginner, at best, so I will splurge on getting the tanks and side covers done professionally. Candy Bacchus Olive on one set and Candy Gold for the other.

[seanbarney41]

Love the Rust-oleum Appliance Epoxy.

[gary p.]

Love the Rust-oleum Appliance Epoxy.

Mfg. specifies for indoor use only. 

[gschuld]

https://www.vhtpaint.com/high-heat/vht-roll-bar-chassis-paint

I’ve had good luck with VHT Chassis and Rollbar paint.  Satin black or gloss black.  Same for triples and swingarm, etc. 

I let it cure overnight, then make an Easybake oven of sorts with a heavy walled cardboard Fridge box and a few heat lamps bringing temps up to 150 degrees for a harder “post cure”.  Solvents haven’t bothered the finish.

70 and 71 frames(modified a bit) in pic

George

[Don R]

  Not a spray can but I liked Imron blitz black in a cheap paint gun, I hang the frame and get all of the light I can. Wet down the floor and spray away. When I'm close to done I thin my paint with reducer and wet down the entire frame as quickly as possible. That melts in the overspray.

  That said, I've used the appliance epoxy as does a friend that restores Simplex bikes. I also like the VHT chassis and roll bar paint. I've used it on bike frames and chassis touch ups on our drag car. I did the cage with it after I peeled off the powder coat with fingernails and a pocket knife.

[seanbarney41]

Love the Rust-oleum Appliance Epoxy.

Mfg. specifies for indoor use only. 

No #$%*?  Never knew that.  And no idea why that would be.  There is plenty of stuff I painted with it up to 10 years ago that is holding up perfectly.

[Stev-o]

I prefer powder coating...

[MauiK3]

I've used POR15 to good effect after media blast. Topped it with their top coat chassis black.

[Alan F.]

Don't worry about the appliance epoxy out in the weather, it'll hold up just fine. They've got a stainless steel color that looks great if you're not up to having another black frame.

[Bankerdanny]

I used Iron Armor Frame and Grill Paint from Harbor Freight. It is a 99% match to the factory paint.

https://www.harborfreight.com/11-oz-gloss-black-chassis-and-grille-paint-60780.html

[Just John]

I painted a spare Honda CL360 frame with the Rustoleum Appliance Epoxy as a test.  After painting the frame I let it sit outside in the elements for over a year.  I endured Georgia weather very well including multiple 100+ degree days of full sun and a week long siege of snow and ice.  I think for the money it is a pretty good deal.

[Gurp]

Painting on a budget you can use a 20 buck electric house sprayer and tractor and implement paint from rural King or tractor supply just thin it down to parts paint to 1 part acetone.
The brand for the paint is Majic. It holds up great.