Anyone do their own paint?

[Mailman]

Ive been thinking about , maybe, painting my bike myself. Using custom mixed two stage spray cans from a local auto paint supply house. Maxi Maroon is my color, It's a solid with no metalflake, that simplifies things a little. Then I would have to apply the decal and shoot a Two stage clear over it.
On another forum I belong to there is a guy that restores old Kawasaki triples and he paints all his bikes that way and they come out stunning.
Have any of you ever tried that?

 

[fredintoon]

Hi Mailman,
no reason the 2-part spray cans won't work as well as the low-cost paint gun that's all most amateur painters can afford and it does save you the cost of buying an air compressor and the hassle of storing the half-cans of paint that you can't bear to throw away.
Even if I don't understand now a person could live without an air compressor but that's another discussion, eh?
BUT NO MATTER WHAT PAINT SYSTEM YOU USE WEAR A PROPER BREATHING MASK OR THE FUMES WILL RIP YOUR LUNGS OUT
Well, not really, but emphysema and liver damage through paint fume inhalation are well documented.

 

[Mailman]

Yeah I have respiratory problems anyway, I have a high quality three stage respirator I wear even when doing something like cleaning my carbs. I should probably have my head examined for even thinking about doing this. In my youth I worked as a welder in a fleet garage and I picked up paint and body work on the job. I know I can spray paint well enough, but the chemicals involved are worrisome.

 

[CoconutPete]

I only paint the parts on my bike that don't start with "gas" or end with "tank".

 

[MrBultaco]

I've had good luck using rattle can paints. You must use prepare the surfaces very well e.g. primer, sanding and having a no dust room.
See one of my jobs.