How Do I Paint My Rad White?

[joelthezombie15]

I know not to paint the fins. but would i have to ruff up the metal with some sand paper? and would i use metal spray paint? 

[Ps_domingo]

Cover the fins and just paint the exterior. :) 

[TheMrBeb]

With spray paint?

[acidydragon]

I'd assume spray painting would work just fine. No need to sand paper it.

If it refuses to stick, which it shouldn't, you could always prime it.

[airdeano]

where do I start??

 

if you want the paint to stick, you use sandpaper. especially if a gloss, high gloss

finish is already applied. determine the surface your are painting. if it is powder coated

you must use a low grit sandpaper to get the paint to hold onto the surface. if the metal

is bare, you must use a etching primer.

 

why? the first time to bump the painted object to something, it will chip, scratch or

damage the painted surface. and you get to do it correctly with a lot of sanding and

stripping.. that should have been already done.

 

there are many how-to paint guides without a five page dialog. MNPCTech.com has a

great painting tut from bare metal to painted surfaces.

 

slapping on paint is the easy part, you want it to stick and last is all preparation.

 

airdeano

[BroKenFingers]

Yes.A light wet sand with a 300 grit sand paper will be enough to "break the paint surface". A primer should be used as well, if you want to see some great vids on paint prep then have a look

here: 

 

and here : 

 

Follow the steps as best you can and remember to have fun..

[OneGun]

Get some rust olem X2 paint and primer..It sticks to anything even plastic.And it has a high heat rating..I used it to paint my kingston hyperx ram fan brackets from the light blue to white and they came out amazing..