New paint for Rio Frogs

[ClayJ]

Decided to start a project to breathe some new life into my Rio Frogskins that i purchased just to harvest the lenses from. So far they have been soaking in Super Clean for 2 days, and i have been stripping the paint every few hours. I guess I forgot to take a before picture, but here is an in progress shot, and a shot of them now. Do you typically strip your projects all the way down to base? I am having a heck of a time getting the green paint off the lense ledge thingy, the Oakley wording on the legs, and from the hinge area.

 

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[ClayJ]

My idea for paint is either duracoat, or House of Kolor Black gold, sprayed via airbrush, but I have never done this before.

 

[Rick58]

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[Soulfulfrog]

Best thing to do is to blast the frame. Duracoat isnt a very stable finish unfortunately though. I'd suggest cerakote or automotive epoxy bases. With an epoxy 2 part clear. That paint Oakley used on those Rio fades was very durable. Best to blast or just sand it off. Acetone will kill the frame eventually

 

[ClayJ]

I assume something like walnut or corncob would be the best media for plastic? I've never blasted plastic before.