Painting a bike frame is a pretty big deal. You are going to have to take everything off the bike, strip the old paint, prime it, and then paint it. After it dries completely you have to completely reassemble the bike. All of this is somewhat easier on a single speed, but if you don’t know what you are doing as a painter or a bike mechanic, you can run into some problems.
The new paint job probably wont look good unless you really know what you are doing. Also, the new paint probably won’t hold up as well as the factory paint. I think your bike looks good as it is but I also understand the desire to tinker and change things. Good luck.
MantraProAttitude on
Rattle can!
Live_Cap7526 on
Electrical tape
nafraid on
They change colour naturally as you ride more, after a while you don’t even notice what colour it is. Some people decoupage them with stickers, others go for a temporary coating of road grit. Black is already all of the colours anyway isn’t it? You could get it powder coated, but then you will still be new to riding because you wont be riding it for a while. Or, ride it for a while and the colour may grow on you. Buy the next frame you like in the colour you want.
mcbutt2000 on
Hey! I’ve done this a couple of times. Depending on how the current coat is applied, it can be pretty simple to very frustrating to get the old paint off. I often feel a strong pull to change the color of my only bike, which is a single speed mtb. Then I do the work and feel great! Then some time goes by and I feel the pull again. Your bike looks awesome btw! If you’d like a low risk and easy way to mess around with some color, get some vinyl sticker. I got a rainbow of 8.5×11 stickers to make the Nissan logo on my truck gay and it totally scratched the itch. I LOVE it. I’ll say this, it’s very satisfying to disassemble the bike fully, clean it up, then put it all back together again.
TheIronTaint on
Remove all parts off of frameset and bring to local powder coater. Pick a sweet color/color combo and have it stripped and powder coated. Slap old parts back on frameset, replacing whatever is worn/needs to be replaced. Enjoy the shit out of it fresh bike. Also, drive side pics only and bonus points for reflectors, love it.
ppaaukl838519 on
Obviously paint or powder
Key-Jelly-3702 on
As with any paint job, it’s mostly in the prep. You need to take everything off the frame (you might get away with frame and fork). Sand or blast off the old paint and clear coat, sand some more, prime, sand, paint, light sand, paint, light sand, paint, clear coat, reassemble. Basically, a huge PITA.
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Get it warm and it will change naturally
Painting a bike frame is a pretty big deal. You are going to have to take everything off the bike, strip the old paint, prime it, and then paint it. After it dries completely you have to completely reassemble the bike. All of this is somewhat easier on a single speed, but if you don’t know what you are doing as a painter or a bike mechanic, you can run into some problems.
The new paint job probably wont look good unless you really know what you are doing. Also, the new paint probably won’t hold up as well as the factory paint. I think your bike looks good as it is but I also understand the desire to tinker and change things. Good luck.
Rattle can!
Electrical tape
They change colour naturally as you ride more, after a while you don’t even notice what colour it is. Some people decoupage them with stickers, others go for a temporary coating of road grit. Black is already all of the colours anyway isn’t it? You could get it powder coated, but then you will still be new to riding because you wont be riding it for a while. Or, ride it for a while and the colour may grow on you. Buy the next frame you like in the colour you want.
Hey! I’ve done this a couple of times. Depending on how the current coat is applied, it can be pretty simple to very frustrating to get the old paint off. I often feel a strong pull to change the color of my only bike, which is a single speed mtb. Then I do the work and feel great! Then some time goes by and I feel the pull again. Your bike looks awesome btw! If you’d like a low risk and easy way to mess around with some color, get some vinyl sticker. I got a rainbow of 8.5×11 stickers to make the Nissan logo on my truck gay and it totally scratched the itch. I LOVE it. I’ll say this, it’s very satisfying to disassemble the bike fully, clean it up, then put it all back together again.
Remove all parts off of frameset and bring to local powder coater. Pick a sweet color/color combo and have it stripped and powder coated. Slap old parts back on frameset, replacing whatever is worn/needs to be replaced. Enjoy the shit out of it fresh bike. Also, drive side pics only and bonus points for reflectors, love it.
Obviously paint or powder
As with any paint job, it’s mostly in the prep. You need to take everything off the frame (you might get away with frame and fork). Sand or blast off the old paint and clear coat, sand some more, prime, sand, paint, light sand, paint, light sand, paint, clear coat, reassemble. Basically, a huge PITA.