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| draganc |
 Jan 2 2013, 09:52 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 725 Joined: 2-November 09 From: central new jersey Member No.: 11,000 Region Association: North East States  |
Hi guys,
I got a few "blank" carbon fiber bike parts that I would like to paint with color rite.com paint (red and clear). Do I need a special primer, just like for plastic parts, or is it "just" prep, red and clear. Thanks, Dragan |
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| ruby914 |
Jan 3 2013, 02:20 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 720 Joined: 26-April 09 From: Hawthorne, Ca Member No.: 10,305 Region Association: None |
Hi Dragan,
I sand all the excess resin from CF, clean and paint directly with automotive clear coat. Any excess resin will oxidize and get that dingy yellow look. If your painting it red you don't have to worry about the oxidation. I was not familiar with color rite paint. I took a look at their site, they have a primer that should work fine. You don't need anything special but a good primer can't hurt. Mike |
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| draganc |
Jan 3 2013, 09:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 725 Joined: 2-November 09 From: central new jersey Member No.: 11,000 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(ruby914 @ Jan 3 2013, 12:20 AM)  Hi Dragan, I sand all the excess resin from CF, clean and paint directly with automotive clear coat. Any excess resin will oxidize and get that dingy yellow look. If your painting it red you don't have to worry about the oxidation. I was not familiar with color rite paint. I took a look at their site, they have a primer that should work fine. You don't need anything special but a good primer can't hurt. Mike Thanks Mike! I'm think of masking off "ducati" before applying the red and cover all with clear. I guess I'll just skip the primer. As in regards to colorrite, that's the only company I found that sells Ducati matching paint. Any suggestions about alternative sources? Dragan |
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Posts in this topic
draganc OT: Painting Carbon fiber Jan 2 2013, 09:52 PM
wingnut86 PM Ruby914.
He's a CF pro... Jan 2 2013, 10:22 PM ConeDodger ...and once you PM the person who knows, tell us a... Jan 3 2013, 12:15 AM
draganc Ps: also thanks for the tip wignut86 Jan 3 2013, 09:03 PM
ruby914 I presumed by "blank" CF parts you meant... Jan 4 2013, 11:42 AM |
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