dirt devil go kart

[redsox985]

Use blue HardNose. Clean it with their Marine Clean and then use Metal Ready. Slap on the blue HardNose and beat the pi$$ out of it knowing your paint will still shine spotless.

 

[gokart14]

two things isnt the hardnose extrermly exspensive an also did u like the roll cage

 

[gokart14]

i really would rather spensing time cleaning the metal than spending 60 some on hardnose but i cant seem to clean it enough to get rusteloum to work any other paint suggestions

 

[redsox985]

$20 POR15 starter kit? You'll easily spend that much on rattle cans. This has the Marine Clean and Metal Ready so it'll strip all the crap from the metal.

 

[gokart14]

i know but i want blue and it probably wouldent cover the entire area of the kart

 

[redsox985]

Big claims that the starter kit can cover a heck of a lot of kart. If you are fixated on blue, then your either going to spend a decent amount of cash on good rattle cans and still repaint even if it sticks to the frame, or you could get the pint of HardNose for $40. The 4oz cans of POR15 can cover 12 sq. ft. so 16oz can easily cover a kart. Especially if Big says the starter kit is enough for a kart.

 

[gokart14]

yaa the problem is i took mt two a arms sanded them all down to were there was no rust i even washed it with soap and water then i put two coats of rustoleum primer two days later two coats of black rusteolum and 1 week later i am still able to scratch a little off if i do it a ton in one spot. GRRRRRR is there a gloss coat to put over rusteloum r somthen because it isnt sticken right know

 

[redsox985]

I think POR15 makes a clear top coat.

 

[gokart14]

im gonna try a gloss coat see if that helps

 

[gokart14]

could i be doing somthing wrong that is causing this?? this is just really PISSING me off

i know por 15 ia all great in stuff but rusteloum should work wether it lasts a while or not

the only thing i could think of is humidity because were i am the humidity level is crazy high but it has been hangen there for like a week IDK

 

[gokart14]

any ideas or recomendations will post vid later explaining my problem

 

[redsox985]

Humidity should be under about 60% for spray paint to work. Also, what did you use to clean your steel? Try something like Simple Green or Dawn Dish soap and then spray it down and dry it quickly to prevent rust from forming. Then spray it once it's dry and the humidity is down. But just so you know, POR15 is moisture cured so it would be THRIVING in your current conditions.

 

[gokart14]

like i can scratch the paint off not all the way through the primer so i think the primer is doing its job

because the humidty is usally below 60%

 

[gokart14]

here is a video showing my problems thx

http://s1084.photobucket.com/albums/j410/gokart14/?action=view&current=paint.mp4

 

[redsox985]

I didn't watch it all, but I wonder if your metal is so smooth that it can't grab. Maybe hit it with some emery cloth and then try priming. Although, if the primer is grabbing, I wonder why the paint won't grab onto the primer. Maybe try shooting the paint while the primer is still tacky?

 

[r97]

when i painted my kart:

-used acetone on frame
-sprayed with 1-2 thin layers of primer
-sprayed with 1-2 thin topcoats

no pausing in between steps.
it was sunny and very humid.
the paint holds up reasonably well.

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with redsox, try using a coarse grit flap disk if you aren't already.

 

[gokart14]

ohhhh so dont let primer dry

 

[r97]

if i remember correctly you were supposed to either paint coats on top of each other within 40min, or wait like 2 days for each coat to dry. read the label very carefully!

 

[gokart14]

i mean in between primer and paint

 

[gokart14]

the primer is sticking fine it is just the paint that scratches off i might try throwing it all on at one time