Durable frame paint??

[Cosworth]

My buell was mistreated by the previous owner ive been working to get it nice and cleaned up, the p.o. got something liquid down the frame and I cannot get it off just stained the powder coat/paint. I dont want to completely disassemble the bike so im curious how durable the buell liquid silver paint is that you can buy from ASB or other places. I used it to repaint the seat frames and its held up for now but only been painted for a month or so.

Basically I plan to tape off the whole bike including the frame pucks etc and spray the frame sides. Then I may install snake skin grip pads.

 

[BuellyBagger]

Aerosol paints are all generally about equally as durable, since they arent activated. Prep and application method play some part in how long they'll last. A activated paint would be more durable, but its hard to come up with a actual formula for the buell frame colors. If you're going to be doing a tape off job, the paint from ASB will be plenty good. If you were doing a full disassemble it would be worth looking into a 2part single stage or a base clear. I cant say much to the durablility of that exact paint though because ive never used it.

 

[Cosworth]

I may just clean it up for now and leave it be. Peeling rattlebomb would look worse than the slight discoloration it currently has.

 

[Internet Annoyance]

Rattle can paints have almost no durability in any shape or form on a bike or car. Fuel, oils and especially brake fluids take it off like its water. They dont have much abrasion resistance so anything rubs on them they wear quick, and UV rays and sunlight they fade pretty quick.
As mentioned, Prep is key, clean and scuff, and even use a primer is critical with ANY paint, but especially with rattle cans. Ill spray a battery tray with some rustoleum for my car with some rattle cans, and some other inconsequential parts from time to time But nothing beats a real paint job, powder coating or ceramic coating.
When i go to the commercial paint stores i always peruse the mismatched paints and clearance stuff as certain colors are worth buying just to have on the shelf, Silver of any shade, Blacks, some Golds, and other colors as i see fit. I painted all my industrial shelving and pallet racks a while back before installing them in my storage areas, Got a deal on a nice chrysler burgundy, I have a sandblast cabinet and another commercial type air compressor i rebuilt and those are both getting painted soon.
I love the smell of Polyisocyanates and catalyzed polyurethane in the morning.

 

[BuellyBagger]

I love the smell of Polyisocyanates and catalyzed polyurethane in the morning.

I smell them everyday, i'm not in love

 

[g3stripes]

ive had great luck with vht caliper paint for my rattle choice

 

[Internet Annoyance]

I smell them everyday, i'm not in love

Not many people catch that, fewer still would get the Apocalypse Now reference as well. Most of the modern paints stink, no doubt about it.

However,,,, call me weird, and maybe I have been painting too long, but back in the late 70s and early 1980s, DuPont Centari had a really amazing smell to it, You could smell it from a long ways off,,,, back then it was common for people to do driveway and garage paint jobs, especially in the suburbs,, lots of old Hot rod and Car craft issues would do their "how to paint at home" articles and all kinds of people would do them, the advice was start in the morning so the paint can dry before nightfall. Centari was a very popular choice and when riding or driving thru a neighbor hood on weekends you would catch a whiff,,,,,,,,,
Maybe just nostalgic, but it usually meant a cool project was coming together. Same deal with fiberglass,,, not inhaling it in the same room, but that smell of resin curing from a distance also gives me a warm fuzzy, Images of fender flares, air dams, hood scoops, [smirk]