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Other Resources => Maintenance, Mechanics, & Tools => Topic started by: Jet the Panda on March 05, 2024, 08:09:31 AM
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What type of paint should I buy to touch a frame by hand with a brush?
I have a frame that I'd like to touch the paint up on. I want to colour match the original paint and I guess the best way to do that is for me to get little pots of paint and mix it up myself. It's just a very small area that I want to touch up.
I'll sand the area down a bit and then paint it up by hand with a brush doing a thin layer at a time. Preferably it will be a type of paint that I can sand a bit once dry. Will clear coat afterwards.
I could possibly get a cheap little air brush, but I really think painting by hand should be fine.
I want an exact colour match and I doubt I can find this in a can. The colour is a weird off white / cream.
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Had the same problem with my cube nuroad in desert´n´black. Not even one year old and Cube can't support touchup paint.
So i headed out to my nearest body painter. They had a device that could scan the paint and then mix up a small amount of paint for me.
But don't ask the price. It is somtething i'd like to forget about. Expensive af…
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Frame painting might be one of the most underestimated tasks out there! I tried it once without a climate controlled environment, my local humidity messed up my results. I'd highly recommend trying a local paint and body shops for quotes at least and compare to what you'd be spending doing it yourself to see if its worth the effort.
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Back in the polluting good old days, there used to be a lot of enamels and lacquer paints that could be easily painted by brush and could be sanded/blended/feathered. These days in the world of water based paints and powder coated paints, it has become very difficult to paint by brush and achieve a finish that looks good.
I recommend you look up some automotive factory touch-up paint companies and ask them what they recommend these days. The last touch up painting I did was about 10 years ago using an air brush. Air brushes are inexpensive relative to the cost of paint these days. (Aliexpress probably sells them too.)
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Stumbling up on this in my insta feed. Might fit your needs.
https://gpaintbikesus.com/
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Back in the polluting good old days, there used to be a lot of enamels and lacquer paints that could be easily painted by brush and could be sanded/blended/feathered. These days in the world of water based paints and powder coated paints, it has become very difficult to paint by brush and achieve a finish that looks good.
I recommend you look up some automotive factory touch-up paint companies and ask them what they recommend these days. The last touch up painting I did was about 10 years ago using an air brush. Air brushes are inexpensive relative to the cost of paint these days. (Aliexpress probably sells them too.)
I am going to go with Humbrol Enamel Paints for model painting. Will get a few little pots and try to mix up the colour I need. Shouldn't cost more than £10 total, excluding clear coat.