Can I clear coat a raw steel fork instead of painting it?

Hello bent friends,

I just had a new fork built for my bike out of steel. I really like
the way it looks in it's raw state. Can I just spray paint it with a
clear coat(out of a can)instead of a colored spray paint? Will that
keep it protected from rusting like spray paint does?? Thank you for
any help with this! Anj

yes it will be fine
wax over the clear as a final water proofing agent
Speedy

wrote:

Hello bent friends,

I just had a new fork built for my bike out of steel. I really like
the way it looks in it's raw state. Can I just spray paint it with a
clear coat(out of a can)instead of a colored spray paint? Will that
keep it protected from rusting like spray paint does?? Thank you for
any help with this! Anj


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Cool! Thanks Steve, I appreciate your reply. Anj

S. Delaire "Rotatorrecumbent" wrote:
yes it will be fine
wax over the clear as a final water proofing agent
Speedy

wrote:

Hello bent friends,

I just had a new fork built for my bike out of steel. I really like
the way it looks in it's raw state. Can I just spray paint it with a
clear coat(out of a can)instead of a colored spray paint? Will that
keep it protected from rusting like spray paint does?? Thank you for
any help with this! Anj


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S. Delaire "Rotatorrecumbent" wrote:
yes it will be fine
wax over the clear as a final water proofing agent
Speedy


Steve's the master- but I'll ditto his final comment. "Clearcoat"
paints tend to be porous, and you might end up with rust spots under
the paint. Wax will seal up everything.

That being said- I have a head lug that I brazed to a couple chunks of
tube a couple years back when Match was giving factory tours. I brought
it home and clearcoated it- it still looks fine. Of course, it never
goes outside, either.

Jeff

I did clear powdercoat on some aircraft engine parts last year. Did
valve covers, windage tubes, induction tubes. Worked well, was much
easier to apply than paint.

wrote:
Hello bent friends,

I just had a new fork built for my bike out of steel. I really like
the way it looks in it's raw state. Can I just spray paint it with a
clear coat(out of a can)instead of a colored spray paint? Will that
keep it protected from rusting like spray paint does?? Thank you for
any help with this! Anj


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wrote:
Hello bent friends,

I just had a new fork built for my bike out of steel. I really like
the way it looks in it's raw state. Can I just spray paint it with a
clear coat(out of a can)instead of a colored spray paint? Will that
keep it protected from rusting like spray paint does?? Thank you for
any help with this! Anj

I can't speak for other parts of the world, but it would not last half a
winter around here. A lot of salt on the roads.

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vh
Torben
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Can I just spray paint it with a
clear coat(out of a can)instead of a colored spray paint? Will that
keep it protected from rusting like spray paint does?? Thank you for
any help with this!


I did this with a frame section sanded down to bare metal. It did
a poor job of preventing rust. (I did not apply wax as another
post suggested.)