Motorcycle Frame Painting DIY [2K Black] Honda CB750 Cafe Racer Project | 09

[@roum22]

A fine job you've made of that, anyone who hasn't painted a frame would find it hard to believe how tricky it can be with the issue of overspray being a major problem. Considering the constraints of your set up, that really is a tremendous result.

[@SPANNERRASH]

Thanks, I was really pleased with how it came out. Looks absolutely beautiful!

[@jackheinemann1994]

The best tip I can give, and this goes for spray painting in general, before you start spraying, make a note of all the hard to reach areas, then spray them first, spray what you see last. abit of overspray right up underneath really isnt a problem, but a custy down tube is.

[@SPANNERRASH]

@@jackheinemann1994 thats excellent advice, you need a game plan before you pull the trigger on the spray gun. It can be difficult to avoid that plan going out the window quite quickly though. 😅 I guess that comes with painting experience.

[@jackheinemann1994]

​@@SPANNERRASH Patience is the secret to all this sort of stuff, another psychological trick to use is viewing the actual spray painting as the reward for all the hard work done during prep. You just gotta take your time

[@SPANNERRASH]

@@jackheinemann1994 100%, and the painting is the fun but, unless it goes wrong straight away, then its infuriating. 🤣

[@09woody]

You've both done a great job of the frame. Looks just as good as powder coating. 👍

[@SPANNERRASH]

Thanks 👍 we.re really pleased with it. Just need to make sure we don't wreck it putting the engine in.

[@jackheinemann1994]

I'm building/restoring a CB175K4 from a bucket of rusty bolts and Im going to spray my frame exactly like this, it looks mint, it'll be a good excuse to buy a 0.8mm touch up gun too

[@SPANNERRASH]

Awesome, the K4 sounds like a sweet project bike. And yeah the 0.8 patch gun is a pleasure to use with intricate items like this. I've had some good results with it on bike tanks too.

[@Pokemongold88]

Great job by you both looks like new cheers

[@SPANNERRASH]

Thanks Tim, pleased with how it came out. Hopefully it's nice and robust too. It should be with it being 2-pack paint.

[@journeyquest1]

Some people go to too much trouble. I would have scuffed up the paint with steel wool, cleaned the frame well and painted over the original paint, same color. Would look as good as factory.

[@SPANNERRASH]

Great point! That's basically what we did. Needed a bit more prep where the welding and bracket removal had been done though. We're really pleased with the 2k black on it now.

[@paulacabbo466]

did you clear coat after the base coat ?

[@SPANNERRASH]

Hi, we used a 2k gloss black paint. I think it might be basecoat and clear mixed together. You can put additional clear coats on top, but for a frame or where you just want a functional 2k tough black with a reasonable gloss which is quick to use it is great. If we had used a standard base coat we would have put clear on as well, but didn't want it too glossy and our local paint supplier recommended using this.

[@malenergy5177]

How do you mixing paint?. 2k paint and 2k clear?. Or you just mixing both 2k and spray it?.

[@SPANNERRASH]

We buy the paint from a local paint shop. It is 2k with both the colour and clear. I really don't know how it is mixed, maybe somebody else could tell us in the comments. I wouldn't use it for spraying big panels, but it would probably be fine. We have used it a lot on smaller parts, seat bases, calipers, suspension parts and it has worked great. We still put an epoxy undercoat on most things first.

[@jackheinemann1994]

@@SPANNERRASH It is called single stage polyurethane, there are plenty of cars on the road painted with it from the factory, its cheap, easy to apply and just works. single stage is coloured all the way through, were base clear has a coloured base coat then a clear.

[@SPANNERRASH]

@@jackheinemann1994 Ahh yes that's the correct terminology for it, thanks! Its quite nice and easy to work with single stage for obvious reasons. I think lots of factory reds are single stage, if I recall.

[@cullercoatstunneloflove4307]

Hi buddy, What was the spray gun you used? I see it has a pressure gauge attached. I am wanting to start to spray some of my parts and would be interested in any advice. Cheers

[@SPANNERRASH]

The spray gun is the Sealey 0.8 Patch gun, there is a link in the description. We have a few spray guns, nothing expensive, but for all smaller jobs, ie not full panels, we find it works pretty well. The gauge is part of the water trap, here is a link to the same one, ebay.us/wSwqAu , I'll add that in the description as well. Preparation, and patience. If you look at our previous paint videos we get quite good results. The hardest part is not having a booth to work in!

[@Floshen]

The soundtrack suggests a youth spent listening to the Smiths

[@cullercoatstunneloflove4307]

@@SPANNERRASH Thank you for your advice! Much appreciated.

[@matrix2963]

around how much paint do you need to paint a frame like this, like base coat paint amount or clear coat ? I plan to paint a bike but dont know how much paint to buy. Painting it with spray gun not spray cans. :)

[@SPANNERRASH]

We used a straight 2k Gloss Black you could probably do it with 250ml, but once you have used it, you will find you can use it for lots of other parts so I'd buy at least 500ml. If you want to use basecoat with clear over the top then 250ml of base would be plenty as you would probably be doubling it with thinners. You would then use around 250ml of clear coat, which would give 2 or 3 coats. If you watch a couple of our other videos painting a CB750, clear coating the Fireblade or even the E30 engine bay it will give you an idea of the amounts we use. And to be honest we usually have mixed a little too much. Good luck with your project.

[@matrix2963]

@@SPANNERRASH Thank you a lot

[@nealmeal2000]

Hate painting frames hardest part on bike to get right

[@SPANNERRASH]

TBH we love painting anything, the dramatic transformation is great. We don't always get the result we really want, and frames having lots of different holes, surfaces, and difficult to reach parts are always a challenge. I'm pleased with what we managed with this one.

[@journeyquest1]

The great thing is, alot of the frame you wont see once everything is bolted on. Concentrate on the the most visable parts of the frame.

[@jamesrichardson1901]

Paint, not powdercoat, for lots of reasons.

[@SPANNERRASH]

Thanks for your support with our decision, I love the durability of powder, but painting is more flexible and easier to touch up.

[@HighMileageOffroad]

How much was you airbrush paint setup?

[@SPANNERRASH]

That is quite a broad question, and really depends on how far you want to take your painting. If you are only going to paint a few things for yourself, you can get set up quite cheaply. For motorcycles you can easily use a 50l compressor, and I have used a 24l in the past. I do recommend a decent spray gun the Ani F160 we have now is brilliant. If you shop around, I would think you could easily get set up for £300 in the UK. Important though if you are painting 2k paints, do get a decent mask, the chemicals in the paint can really cause you health problems.

[@HighMileageOffroad]

@@SPANNERRASH what brand of paint did you use where can I get some and do they sell it in aerosol rattle can?

[@garysinclair5193]

Sell me your engine rebuild frame. I can't find one anywhere.

[@SPANNERRASH]

Ha. If you contact the seller/manufacturer through the listing on eBay ebay.us/ruEvbw They will probably list one for you, they're nice guys. Good luck.