Spray Painting Bicycle Spokes
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Spray painting bicycle spokes. Spray bike should be held closer to the bike than other paints between one to four inches away paint should be sprayed on evenly and with one coat at a time. A good spray painted enamel finish requires several coats first the rust preventative primer then color coats and often a clear finish coat to add gloss. In hindsight i probably should have lightly sanded the spokes but they still look ok so far. The bike is a 1974 honda cl200.
Painting spokes without a wheel rebuild will most likely end up looking ghetto. Stay in constant motion and avoid spraying your rim continuously in one area to prevent drips. An auto body shop or professional bicycle frame shop can spray more efficiently than you can. The paint of choice for bicycle frames is dupont imron enamel.
Submitted by dan on mon 09 26 2016 17 00. Always follow manufacturer s instructions before. Here s spokes i painted yellow. How to paint restore motorcycle or bike spokes.
This is how i painted my old used motorcycle wheel spokes. First kachorek says to shake the can for three minutes before using it. The same process should work for bicycle spokes as well. Apply 1 light even coat of paint onto your rim.
Then check the can to see how far away you should hold it while spraying. I removed the spokes made a vertical spoke holder by drilling thread deep holes in a block of wood and spray painted two coats.