Painting a shaft

[roadrunner 12]

Hey guys I need some advise from people who have done this. I just got a beat up Flyweight yesterday. There are multiple marks, scratches, the clearcoat is gone. I was thinking of painting it beamer blue or Red like the L2 or black like the Vapor. I need your advice because I don't want to do a crap job. I need a nice glossy paint that feels nice and slick like an M-1. Do you guys know what is the best way to do this using a good quality paint? I appreciate your replies.

Thanks.

[dietzie27 0]

just dont spray it to close to the shaft, it may clump up and become uneven in your hands. dont put too many coats on(1 or 2 at most) id say hold the flyweight about 20 inches or so away from the paint.

[Miserable 6]

Make sure you sand it properly before you paint it. Wet sanding would be a good idea.

I would guess that an automotive spray paint would probably work best on the shaft. I would go with 2 coats plus a coat of clear, maybe even 2 coats of clear to protect the paint a little more.

[roadrunner 12]

I don't want to scrape off any of the kevlar, I don't think I'll sand it. I'll only take of the the existinsting stickers and clearcoat.

[Miserable 6]

It's not going to turn out as good if you don't prep the surface properly. At the very least remove all of the paint and stickers with paint thiner. Wet sanding with a light sand paper shouldn't damage the shaft if you do it correctly.

[hip check 0]

You've got to put paint on a good base if you want it to look good. All the imperfections will show up beneath a perfect coat of paint. I'd go with a few light coats of paint. You won't get good coverage with just one or two.

[PH_Hockey2 4]

What about painting comp blades? I want to paint my blade black, how would i go about doing this?

[asdfa 0]

for the shaft, i would definately say sand it down, but just a little bit. it's not going to damage the shaft since there is always a bit of something, resin or primer or something, under all the shafts i've seen.

[mickz 107]

From experience, spray ONE color at a time. Wait for that color to COMPLETELY dry before trying to touch it up or do another color. Trust me on this one.

[Miserable 6]

From experience, spray ONE color at a time. Wait for that color to COMPLETELY dry before trying to touch it up or do another color. Trust me on this one.

Actually, paint bonds better when the base coat is tacky so you don't want your base layers to be completely dry before going onto the next coat. Most paints directions will have waiting time between coats on them. It's usually an hour or so.

[mickz 107]

From experience, spray ONE color at a time.  Wait for that color to COMPLETELY dry before trying to touch it up or do another color.  Trust me on this one.

Actually, paint bonds better when the base coat is tacky so you don't want your base layers to be completely dry before going onto the next coat. Most paints directions will have waiting time between coats on them. It's usually an hour or so.

I tried using masking tape around 2 hours after painting it. The bits of paint that weren't completely dry came off with the masking tape. I wanted to make it checkered by the way. Just like how the T-Flex Aluminum is at the bottom of the shaft.

[Miserable 6]

That's a different story.

In that case you would let the first coat dry completly (24 hours or more) then tape off what you want to show and then sand the parts of the original coat that you want to paint over. Paint you next color and let it dry for a couple of hours before you pull the tape off and shoot it with a clear coat.