Bought a rattle can of black Rustoleum appliance epoxy enamel yesterday. Coated my brassed NEW and the Clix head, as it goes very well with the bar handle. Initial coat is still curing but it has not obscured the fine knurling. So far it looks surprisingly good, tho a little glossy for my taste. Will go one more coat tomorrow, then the durability testing begins. Worst that can happen is, I eventually have to strip off the black in a tub of Purple Power.
An errant bit of dust hit one of the caps while spraying so I need to sand it for a second coat. Once that's done, and they've sat in the sun awhile, I'll post something. Interesting that this particular spray says it does not need primer and is rated for metal; may not be perfect but it has to hold up better than a .99 cent can of junk enamel.
I like the stuff but the price has jumped from the last time I bought some. One thing I want to avoid is losing detail on the handle knurling, and I think Dip would take a little away from it.
The spray goes on pretty thin...not sure how durable it would be, though. One coat is probably all you could do before losing detail, too. I reckon one coat wouldn't last too long.
With a regular enamel I agree. This is epoxy, though, so figure it might be tougher. For under $5 a can, worth the experiment.
if it doesn't work, but hopefully it will cause that paint is pretty durable, and you want to try it again, use etching primer before the color coat. It adheres better to what ever you want to paint and the color coat also will be more durable.
Good idea. A soak in straight degreaser* will remove any paint that won't stand up, so no harm if this doesn't work. *brass or steel...it dissolves aluminum
The paint needs a surface with some "tooth" to adhere properly. I know this sounds a bit painful, but the head should be sanded lightly so the paint has a proper surface to cling to.
I did so on the caps but nowhere else. If this stuff won't adhere without it, then the experiment with this paint bombs; don't want to sand the handle. Ah well. I've got an unbuilt model of the '68 Charger that can use a coat of gloss black.
I meant the spray PlastiDip. More than one coat of it would probably obliterate any detail on the handle. I made a cargo rack for a Sportster a few years back & coated it with Plastidip. Held up pretty good, too, but will eventually peel off at contact points.
