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I used VHT Roll Bar & Chassis paint. My frame is now starting to rust 3 week's later. I am not blaming the paint at all. I'm sure it was my prep work,,, or lack there of.
So I was sandblasting my frame. Black cloud's started rolling in. I thought I had to get this frame painted. Blew it of with my airgun. Went to get my paint thinner. Damn. I'm out. Starting really to get dark. So I just hit it real quick with a tac rag,,, and painted it with the spray can's. I ran to a buddy's house to have him help me get it in the garage and hang it up for drying. No sooner than we walking in the garage, it started pouring rain.
I believe this was my downfall. It did turn out really good looking. After a week of curing, I started bolting everything back on. Then one day I put a bare seat pan on there, and just laid an old seat cover on it,, just to see how it looked. Well the seat cover had old foam crap in it, and left droppings all over.
So about a week later, I start trying to brush off the frame. Some of this stuff isn't coming off. It's rust!!
Now what to do to fix it.
I am obviously not a good painter. I think my option's are the following.
1. Leave it alone. Just sand out the rusty spot's, and give it a touch up. Simplest. My skill level.
2. Sandblast the frame again, and re-paint with the VHT epoxy spray can's. Again. My skill level.
3. Sandblast the frame again and paint it with an automotive type paint. This really is above my skill level. But my Kid did buy me a cheap HPLV spray gun from Harbor Freight for father's day. From the review's,, they are supposed to be one of the cheap tool's that work pretty good.
He's trying to convince me that I can do it. I'm just scared to try, and waste a bunch of money and not end up any better than the spray can's.
So. Do you guy's agree that my prep work sucked, and that's what caused the rust. Or do you think it was from the rain coming in.
How should I fix it.
So I was sandblasting my frame. Black cloud's started rolling in. I thought I had to get this frame painted. Blew it of with my airgun. Went to get my paint thinner. Damn. I'm out. Starting really to get dark. So I just hit it real quick with a tac rag,,, and painted it with the spray can's. I ran to a buddy's house to have him help me get it in the garage and hang it up for drying. No sooner than we walking in the garage, it started pouring rain.
I believe this was my downfall. It did turn out really good looking. After a week of curing, I started bolting everything back on. Then one day I put a bare seat pan on there, and just laid an old seat cover on it,, just to see how it looked. Well the seat cover had old foam crap in it, and left droppings all over.
So about a week later, I start trying to brush off the frame. Some of this stuff isn't coming off. It's rust!!
Now what to do to fix it.
I am obviously not a good painter. I think my option's are the following.
1. Leave it alone. Just sand out the rusty spot's, and give it a touch up. Simplest. My skill level.
2. Sandblast the frame again, and re-paint with the VHT epoxy spray can's. Again. My skill level.
3. Sandblast the frame again and paint it with an automotive type paint. This really is above my skill level. But my Kid did buy me a cheap HPLV spray gun from Harbor Freight for father's day. From the review's,, they are supposed to be one of the cheap tool's that work pretty good.
He's trying to convince me that I can do it. I'm just scared to try, and waste a bunch of money and not end up any better than the spray can's.
So. Do you guy's agree that my prep work sucked, and that's what caused the rust. Or do you think it was from the rain coming in.
How should I fix it.