painting 62 pan frame

[hennigan62]

Mark, everyone here has good advice on this subject. I own a body shop here in Ohio and this is what worked for me. I restored my 62' fl last winter and currently my wife and I are restoring her 73' servicar. This will work on a sandblasted,dip,or sanded clean frame. I am not a fan of dip stripped frames, you can have the solvent hide in small cracks and come out when baked and ruin your paint job. You can use dupont,sherwin Williams or ppg,they are about the same. Veri- prime the bare metal first. If you need to fill imperfections in frame surface ,prime and block after the desired number of coats of primer. Then use a sealer, then your top coat. If you do not need to fill any imperfection you can use a sealer over veri-prime then paint. It is not recommended to paint over veri-prime without a sealer or primer. You do not have to sand the sealer before top coat,but you do have to sand primer. I prefer two coats of single stage paint instead of base coat clear coat. Easier to touch up during re-assembly. Use the better quality top coat for durability. Powder coat is very durable, but difficult if you chip during re-assembly. Hope this helps. Scott Hennigan #17346

[Chris Haynes]

The H-D factory used to use a single coat of zinc-chromate black. No primer. They didn't ever clean the brazing flux off before painting.

[hennigan62]

Chis, found that out while working on both frames. Lots of weld splatter Also. Left most of imperfections on frames to keep original. Nice picture ! Where do you come up with them?

[Robert Luland]

Mark your going two steps backward. All the new polyurethane paints have UV inhibitors in them and if applied right are tough as nails. Why go though work of painting something just to watch it chip off while your assembling the part? Bob L

[hennigan62]

Robert, what is the name of this miracle product ? Today's automotive paints are urethane based and uv resistant. You must have good adhesion for any product to adhere bare metal. Scott

[Robert Luland]

Scott, I'am lost. Did you read this thread from the beginning? Bob L

[hennigan62]

Bob, yes I have, and that is why I chimed in. The centari and chroma premier product are great and are urethane based. I use an equivalent sherwin Williams product. I addressed powder coating and if that is what you prefer, great. I was trying to simplify the instructions, some of the threads did not get to the point. Scott

[tomcat1]

Robert, single stage Dupont Chroma-One in gloss black. Single stage means no clear coat? And also, is this what would be used for all black parts? ie. Headlight, oil bag, frame, forks, brakes, ect, ect?

[hennigan62]

Tomcat, Yes single stage has no clear coat. Very durable and yes you can use it for all black parts.