Frame
I actually tried to paint the frame myself, and did an absolute shitter of a job!!! I think I've mentioned before that I'm no painter.
I stripped back to bare metal the mess that I made and coated it with a phosphoric solution to kill any residual rust and protect the metal under the paint.
A friend of mine makes fine quality furniture and has all the equipment for spraying, including a special spray booth.
Here is Agapios applying the polyurethane primer.
This is the headstock after primer. You can see that I have covered the head bearing surfaces and ID plate screw holes
The frame after sanding back ready for the black coats.
This is the frame after the final black coat.
After learning a lot from Agapios, I think I would be a little more confidant in spray painting some parts. I'll still let him do the tank though!