Why do people get hassled for using auto paint or especially spray paint?

[Hoosier_Daddy]

OK, I have seen threads now with guys getting ridiculed for using paint instead of powder coat. My question is , why? What do others care about what someone wants to do to fix up their trike? If some one painstakingly spray paints a frame and does a good job they get called names like edog and such. I painted mine with auto paint and got ridiculued for it. Even accused of using spray paint. I'm just wondering why it is such a big deal to so many who have nothing to do with the project they are making fun of. My thing is, even if someone does use spray paint or auto paint, because they can't afford quality blast and powder, why do they deserve ridicule for it? Maybe people don't have the money to do it showroom? Why do the "well to do guys" jump in to harrass those who are just trying to make it by with the best they can? Are we in 3rd grade?

[PaTriker]

I use spray paint all the time and really don't care what anyone says or thinks. I like it and can't see wasting all that kind of money for something that your going to ride through the mud. If your going for showroom fine, but alot of us ride our trikes. Don't worry about what anyone says.

[AutoXer]

very happy with my edog I think if you prep right and do it right there is no problem with it ...... the guys who don't do it right and get crapy results should be harassed untill they are left crying like a girl in the corner

[KASEY]

GET UP ON THAT PEDESTAL AND SHOUT TO THE MASSES!!!!!

i hear you brother!! i have painted all my projects and i dare anyone to say anything,,,, i also use automotive paint,,,, if i powdered all my projects i would be broke!! even if i knew someone and could get a deal,,,, so i don't know why some people have a problem with paint,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[Bryan Raffa]

the guys who don't do it right and get crapy results should be harassed untill they are left crying like a girl in the corner

to me that takes the fun out of it ...scrach em all up and re-do em!

[thefox]

Yeah I think it is when it is a rushed job that the comments start flying.

I think most of the time spray paint is associated with someone spray bombing something right over dirt giving it that negative image.

I spray paint and sometimes auto paint my trikes, but I have never clamed them to be the "nicest to ever grace this earth".

[Hoosier_Daddy]

I'm glad to hear that from you guys. I posted a pic of my frame and it was cleaned and sanded fairly well(not perfect) but I shot it with auto paint and I took a beating about painting my frame. I know it isn't beautiful but i am going to show a true budget build and when it is finished i will make a thread.

I get tired of seeing threads that say "budget build" when the owner dumps hundreds into powder coat and goes out and get's high dollar parts for it. That isn't budget. Budget means doing your best to make a nice trike and keeping the price as low as possible. That's my opinion. In the next week or two you guys will see my HONEST budget build. I hope you enjoy it.

[Dirtcrasher]

1) Because DEEPA likes to bust your chops.


2) Because if you ride in the conditions I have here, spray cans do not stand up.

3) Because I RIDE and I ride OFTEN, I need a good strong finish on every MF fastner, collar and exposed part on my toy.............

Ya know what, chit is expensive, From bigbores to porting to axles to suspension BLAH BLAH BLAH.you wanna restore it? you want it nice? durable? Hundreds and or thousands get spent.......

But a 5$ can of paint is cool right?? Right up ther5e with the rest??

You guys promote your paint all you want and if it works for you, then that's great :

You wanna spend hours powerwashing and scuffing paint and your stupid wirewheel in your drill then HAVE AT IT. And then what? it takes 3 minutes with your can of golden juice?? Sounds about right huh??

For me, while I'm assembling KRYLON and RUSTOLEUM painted parts I hit them, with the pliers and it's scratched - I tighten a nut and it scratched.

If your BROKE and restoring a trike the best you can, then I admire and promote ANYTHING you do to improve it!! It's quick, it's easy and it makes your parts look great in minutes.

I'm not saying that it doesn't have it's place because it does.,

Not everyone has the cash for PC, chrome, polishing or paint with a hardner. But Walmart is a stones throw away.....

[Hoosier_Daddy]

Good post dirtcrasher.

[threewheelin-feelin]

no one should be put down for anything they do to they 3 wheeler...its theres...they can do what they please...even if someone s it and messes up ..so what? its a learning experience...not everyone on this site is a mechanic or body shop man...i my self am a pretty good mechanic...but cosmetics has never been my trade but i do my best and think everyone on here also tries to do the same so lets all relax and have a

[Dirtcrasher]

No one has the right to tell you how to do "your build".

Your build is in your hands and your budget.

It shouldn't come off as entirely as "harrasssment" Many times it's just tough for some people to absorb the time put into something only to apply a so so finish on the main frame, swinger etc etc..... Whats another 150$ if you just spent 150$ on a fender, 75$ on a seat cover and 300$ on new tires!!??

And never take off a good finish, esp that Honda zinc coating on the fastners and links/brackets etc etc, for a spray bomb :

[Dammit!]

I hate spray paint. Too many impatient idiots out there using it incorrectly. 90% of the time just cleaning up the old factory paint would look better than the rush jobs you see a lot of times. Once you've had to un-do a couple of those jobs you'll develop a distaste for the stuff. If you use it right and do the proper prep work in can come out looking nice. Won't be as durable as powder or auto paint obviously. All I ask is that people stop spraying EVERY DAMN THING on a trike. Usually without even bothering to take it apart, much less clean and prep anything.

Here's a special glimpse into the mind of the typical resto-in-a-can type.

What's this? A faded plastic gas tank? A little krylon will fix this right up!

Plastic fenders? SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSPPPPPPPTTTTTT!!!!!

I know, I'll paint the frame red without taking any parts off it, then spray paint the motor black while it's in the frame! Sweet! And screw the high temp stuff! This gloss black paint I used on my fridge will work on this header! Yeehaw!

Yeah. Just don't be that guy.

[cr480r]

people ridicule spray paint because it sucks... it doesnt hold up very well at all.. some people cant understand why a person would bother to make a thread with a thousand pics of a bike that is merely dissassembled and spray bombed... Or why would a person spend hundreds on a full chassis rebuild and cover it with a 3$ paint job thats gonna last 10 minutes ? I myself have use spray paints on rider quality machines with decent results(plus its easy to touch up) but then again I dont plaster them all over the web for people to ridicule...

[Tri-ZNate]

I hate using spray paint on anything with a motor, a mailbox is fine

[cr480r]

This gloss black paint I used on my fridge will work on this header! Yeehaw!

Yeah. Just don't be that guy.

epoxy appliance paint actually works quite well on frames.. much more durable than regular krylon or rustoleum