Spraying My Booster.

[extremedougie]

Hi there, i am just about to buy a booster off a friend but it is a little scratched and i want to change the colour to green. Therefor i am going to sand it down and spray it.

What are the main things i want to be looking out for to make a good job of it?

When i sand it am i just trying to get the original colour off or to get the scratches away??

thanks,

Dougie.

[JamieWilliams]

You will get a better finish if you use paint striper Then spray it!

Jamie

[ForrestDump]

If you’re not going to strip the paint (which would properly be the best thing to do) you want to make sure that you sand it and get rid of the shine, sort of give it a matt look, this will give the best surface for the paint to stick to. After that you'll properly want to user a primer as a base coat, and then once that dries paint with your chosen colour, leave that to dry to see if it needs another coat, apply more paint if needed then its ready once it’s all dry. You can always add a finish to keep it looking nice, some sort of lacquer should do the job.

[Gaz96]

Remember to use lacquer after or some sort of clear coating to protect it, otherwise it will just chip really easily

[skidmark]

im not sure what sort of green ur spraying but if you want it to be bright then i reccomend a white primer as your base coat, as the green will show up better on a brighter base coat. and if u want it shiney i sugest 3 coats of clear lacquer. i was given these tips when i sprayed my old mountain bike and i was very pleased with my result.