Rattle can paint for race glass?

will not hold up to fuel spills or harsh chemicals, ex brake cleaner.
any paint that is applied that does not require a hardner will always soften with a chemical does not matter how long the paint has been applied.
paints like tremclad will dry but not cure, so any type of chemical will soften it. and would have to be stripped if you want to apply a automotive paint. because of the harsh chemicals that are in automotive paints it will cause the tremclade to wrinkle(very bad) lol
 
Just wanted to update everyone (everyone that cares anyways lol) on the progress of Tremclad painting my superbike tail. Put the final coat of yellow on today. Going to take the tape off tonight and pinstripe it!

Photos available on my blog

http://saferacing.blogspot.com/

Best part... I found Tremclad clear coat at my local Lowes here in London! So I can seal this paint job up!

Cheers,
Colin
 
Hmmm... I might try doing my spare tank with Tremclad and clear coat to see how it stands up to gas spills if this is the case. I have a funny feeling that the clear is just like the Tremclad with colour except of course without the colour, I don't know if it will add anymore protection.
 
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Here's my track bike (click on link below), completely DIY rattle-canned using a combination of Krylon and Tremclad from CT/Wal-Mart. Everything including the tank was then clearcoated with Dupont and thus far has had no ill effects from gas splash. The entire bike cost me about $40 in rattle cans. It can be done.

See pics here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/Dragonium25/R6CamoTrackBike?feat=directlink

In case anyone was wondering, the plastics are from an 07 Raven Charcoal colour. There was a bit of road rash from the previous owner. I sanded off all the original paint, plastic welded certain pieces, then bondo'd all the rashed up areas. Everything was then primed and painted with multiple coats and I used stencils to do the camo design on the tank and side fairings.
 
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FYI - I just talked to a Tremclad rep. and she said that Clear Tremclad would be similar to adding another coat of coloured paint onto a surface... so it won't necessarily give you any more protection.
She also told me that one coat of Tremclad will take 2 weeks to fully cure and if you added more layers cure times could be longer. Gasoline directly on Tremclad is not a good idea even with the clear Tremclad as a last coat, so gas tanks are out.
I did ask about applying a CT spray bomb clear over Tremclad, I was told #1 the Tremclad would have to be fully cured and #2 try a small test patch first to see if the paint was going to spiderweb. If there was going to be a reaction it would happen instantly not days later after the clear was applied.
 
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R1Guy said:
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I did ask about applying a CT spray bomb clear over Tremclad, I was told #1 the Tremclad would have to be fully cured and #2 try a small test patch first to see if the paint was going to spiderweb. If there was going to be a reaction it would happen instantly not days later after the clear was applied.
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That's interesting... something to think about. If you'd like to be the test pilot, you're welcome to ;) lol I'd love to hear how it turns out! I'm really glad you took the time to ask the rep!

Colin
 
R1Guy said:
FYI - I just talked to a Tremclad rep. and she said that Clear Tremclad would be similar to adding another coat of coloured paint onto a surface... so it won't necessarily give you any more protection.
She also told me that one coat of Tremclad will take 2 weeks to fully cure and if you added more layers cure times could be longer. Gasoline directly on Tremclad is not a good idea even with the clear Tremclad as a last coat, so gas tanks are out.
I did ask about applying a CT spray bomb clear over Tremclad, I was told #1 the Tremclad would have to be fully cured and #2 try a small test patch first to see if the paint was going to spiderweb. If there was going to be a reaction it would happen instantly not days later after the clear was applied.
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Im not trying to be a dick or anything, but the tremclad rep is a little misleading. The paint will be fully DRIED not CURED. huge diffeance.(there is no curing agent or hardner for these paints). thats why if you open a can of tremclad that is a couple years old it is still useable.(may have a little skin on the top) it will dry when applied.

Now any paint that has a curring agent once mixed will cure regardless if it is applied or left in a sealed can. So if gas or any other chemical happens to fall on it it will not go soft because it is cured. once paint is cured it can not be re- activated

Any harsh chemical, (gas or brake cleaner, mineral spirits) will re-activate a paint like tremclad even if its two years old.

That said, it is a great easy and cheap fix and is great for track bikes. If you do use a clear coat, it would only give it a uv protection so color will not fade in direct and long exposure to sunlight. also the clear would have to be the same chemical make up as the paint you used. If you were to apply a urathane clear the paint would wringle.
 
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Im not trying to be a dick or anything, but the tremclad rep is a little misleading. The paint will be fully DRIED not CURED. huge diffeance.(there is no curing agent or hardner for these paints). thats why if you open a can of tremclad that is a couple years old it is still useable.(may have a little skin on the top) it will dry when applied.
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That is the word she used... I'm not going to argue technicalities of what's in or not in a paint, I have no idea. What you have stated does make sense thou.
 
Try petite epoxy boat paint. It is a single part epoxy. Best method of application is foam roller followed by a brush "tip and roll". I comes out looking like spray with clear coat. 1 quart of any marine single part epoxy should cost around $50. You will need primer as well. This will be enough paint to do 2 or three bikes. You can get the paint at leisure marine on hwy 7 in wood bridge or at "The store" in port credit yaght club. Btw you will want the "Top side" finish. I hope this helps.
 
Thought I'd update you guys on my Tremclad paint job...

I've been pretty busy lately so I haven't had much time to work on this, but I have finished my superbike tail (see pic below) and 99% done my belly pan. I've been doing 1 piece at a time as I only have a small area to work in...

I used automotive pin striping metallic silver tape to separate the yellow and the blue for effect.. I'm pretty happy with the results. I actually gave this thing about 7 coats of blue and 5 coats of yellow LOL - I'm crazy I know ;)

I'm going to start on the upper this weekend - should be done everything in 2 weeks (at the speed i've been going - which is slo-mo lol).

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