Guest ON3GO Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 hey guys. im painting my front control arms but im having a problem. i took off all the junk off it and cleaned it super good.. its so smooth and nice now.. but all the spray paint im using wont stick... like it goes on very nice and when it dry'es u can put ur nail over it and the paint will scrap off.. is there any way i can make spray paint stick to it? im great at painting things, very good with rattle cans, and the paint im using is good stuff. everything else i painted and cleaned came out awesome. any ideas? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETEW Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Smooth is paints enemy. The paint has to have somehting to bite into. You should try and rough it up a little and then use a primer (which you can get in spray bomb) and then your final paint. It should hold up a little better using that method. You also want to make sure that there aren't any remains of the chemicals used to clean it on the part. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Wood Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 Or get it powder coated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 Make sure the part is free from oils/grease first too. Use some polish remover or similar. (used on cars before paint job is applied to remove oils from handprints, old wax, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tom sixbey Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 hehehe DRAX - YOU'VE GOT THE CHEAT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAD D Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 I like to sand blast then coat with POR-15 Powder coating is also a good idea and it dose not cost a ton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Willieboy240z Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 Ditto to all the suggestions above. I have done this to many undercarriage and under the hood parts. Powdercoating is a great option. A little pricer than a can of spray paint, but the results are nearly always impressive. Sand- or bead-blasting is important for a part such as this. Doing that will also get rid of grease, oil, silicone (?), and other road film with impairs paint adhesion. At a minimum, if you choose to spray paint it yourself, after sanding you'll want to clean it up real good with laquer thinner, parts washer or some other solvent solution designed to get rid of all the old junk on it. That will give you a much better foundation to proceed with painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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