Honda CB750 Sandcast
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: gonzobrian on August 14, 2011, 10:51:50 am
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I am about to the point I am ready to paint my frame and triple tree ,for my Sandcast 750, and have a few questions I hope to get some input on. It seems like the triple tree has maybe a flat finish on the top and gloss/semi gloss on the bottom. Is this correct? What paint have others used? I have read that when you paint aluminum you need to use self etching primmer. Is this correct. I have bead blaster my triple tree to remove all the old paint. So far I am leaning towards using Eastwood Extreme Chassis Black. Has anyone used this? For the frame should I use gloss, high gloss, etc? Sorry for all the questions but wanted to get as correct a finish as possible. Thanks for any input.
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I would think the the triple and the frame are the same colors. I don't think they'd do a gloss/flat finish on the same parts. It is probably that the top tree is aluminum, and the bottom is steel. The top see more sun and maybe just faded a bit to look "flat". From the research I've done, it seems that the frame color should be a little more than a semi-gloss. Definitely not a high gloss finish, but not semi-gloss. Maybe 80-90% gloss.
When painting aluminum, I always use an etching type primer.
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You guys need to go and look through the posts on this site. You will find the answers you seek. Look under chassis or maybe other topics ;)