Afternoon brethren and sistren! I need to give my bike frame a spray over with black paint. Not sure if I should prime first though, and whether to go with montana black or if tar black would be better. Am working on a tight budget and although I want as clean a finish as possible, the bike is a workhorse so will probably get a few chips here and there again eventually. Cass Art are doing 20% off all thier cans today, with free click n collect at the store down the road, so will most appreciate any advice asap.
strip existing paint job with varnish remover scrape off paint to its bare frame ROUGH sand the entire frame PRIME it I suggest twice then paint..
You can't put a decent spray can finish on a bicycle frame/forks..I did the research and got the best epoxy black you can find and prepped the surface then "cured" the paint in the sun for a few days and although it doesn't chip the finish is not durable and prone to scuffing. You best bet is to get a job and have it powder coated and stop running a bicycle chop shop out of your Mum's garage.
Which may have been inevitable. I think the fact that you can take the brains from an animal and use it to cure its own skin by which process makes it usable for clothing and shelter a bit more evidentiary.