So im getting ready to do some painting once i get my painting equipment.
Question is whats the process for painting parts, drums, front beam etc? Do i undercoat and colour over?

Thanks
Ant

Hey mate..i would use chassis black for the beam...only need to undercoat if rubbing right back. Drums etc should use heatproof which is not usually undercoated.
Matt

There are as many ways to paint parts as there are days in the week. It has many variables from. Original condition, surface preparation, cost, quality, time, reliability, durability, preference, gut feeling and on and on. There are no rule books and many ways will work to varying degrees of sucess based on desired outcome.

Easiest and cheapest is to get spray cans and paint them over bare metal. Epoxy/ chassis black for the beam and brake drum/ rotor paint for the drum. Of course 100% sandblasted bare metal will give the best results, but that is another story.

I personally would get everything sandblasted and etch prime and paint with 2 pak. I have these facilities at work, so the cost is not an option, it is the best looking and one of the more durable finishes.

I dunno, do whatever you want.

Thanks for the info.
I have my own spray gun and have been etch priming and 2K over. Its been coming out quite nice.

Don't paint drums. Possibly electroplate them, but don't paint

Don't electroplate drums. Possibly paint them, but don't electroplate

lol... Care to elaborate?

Paint burns off and causes wheel mounting/shimmy issues

[ Edited on 25-10-2006 by VWCOOL ]

lol .... Care to elaborate? back at ya

Yeah I suppose you could get wheel mounting issues if you put too much paint on the mounting surface, but what are we talking here? 5 microns? The back of the wheel is probably painted already!

Paint burns off?????? What paint are you talking about? House paint?