Painting Unicycles!!!

Powder coat it.....or just spray paint on alot of layers and make sure
you cover it plentifully in polyuerathane if spray painting!!!

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Powder coating is about the only thing you'll get to stick with any
durability. My son has a custom paint job on his bicycle, it was
stripped to bare metal, prepped and painted by an autobody shop. It
was beautiful when it was first done, but it's still very fragile and
that's good paint with several layers of clear coat.

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put a good layer of primer on your frame then put alot of layers of
paint then add a clear coat.

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or you could do what i did to my old uni.....did'nt wanna bother with
painting so i just wrapped paint all over the whole thing.
http://tinyurl.com/bzjuf and put stickers all over it

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i sprayed my old torker when i got my kh and i sprayed a clear coat
after it dried. it was red and black camo it was swick. so yea jsut use
clear coat after and itll work fine

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That's chrome, not aluminium. Best bet is to remove it and then spray
the steel underneath with car paint.

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SORRY ALL BUT APPARENTLY THE NIMBUS II FRAME HAS A CHROME FINISH!!!

-chosen-- Will using a clear cost after spraying still work on Chrome?
Do you know?

-unicyclerpunk-- Good idea but I have big things in mind for my cycle!

-Racenut- and -unicyclerpunk-- To power coat my frame (coated in
chrome) will i have to remove the chrome? Is polyuerathane the same as
a clear coat?

What is a clear coat?

Any replies greatly appreciated 😄
-Andy

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PS

-kington99- My dad suggested exactly the same thing (removing the
finish). Good idea! Might removing the finish make the steel rust or
weaken the frame a little?

-Andy

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I've been having a look at the other threads about painting unicycles
and they all seem to come up with the same solution:

Sand blast the chrome off then spray then use a clear coat.

This seems like the most logical solution but I'm apprehensive about
doing this. Won't removing the chrome make the frame vunerable to
rusting? Or weakening the frame completely?!

Has anyone done this without any problems.

Any opinions or comments appreciated
-Andy

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Yes, you do need to remove the chrome (you can sand it off, but it'll
require patience) to make the paint durable. It would make the frame
rust if you didn't then paint it, but the paint protects the steel in
the same way that the chrome does. Don't leave it too long between
removing the chrome and applying the first coat, and try not to get the
frame wet when it's not painted or chromed. You can paint over the
chrome, but it'll chip a lot easier. It won't weaken the frame.

Use lots of coats of primer, then lots of coats of colour, then lots of
coats of clear coat / laquer. Leave it as long as possible before
riding - longer than the paint tin says to leave it. It'll be dry after
that, but I'm sure it hardens further with time.

John

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Great! Thanks John! I'll do that and post some pictures when it's
finished.

-Andy

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Andy, removing the chrome will make the frame rust eventually unless you
re-coat it with something else, like paint, powder coat etc. It will
not in any way affect the strength of your frame, the chrome is there
purely to make it shiney.

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I've painted my left bearing shield black, with car-varnish.
I'm reaily pleased with it.. :p

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Yeh I understand alright now. The chrome protects the steel from rusting
and makes it look nice :P

Guess what I found!

www.unicycle.uk.com does a "Powder-Coating Service", where they can
paint the frame of unicycles when you buy one.

http://tinyurl.com/9wyh2

I emailed Roger asking if I could send him my frame then him sending it
back.
He's just replied saying it's not problem, buuut, it costs £35.00!!!
Pretty steep!

Has anyone else done this? Is all the hassle worth £35 AND postage and
packaging?

Regards
-Andy

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What cool designs have people done on their unicyles?

Cool colour combinatios? Art?

-Andy

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