July 14th, 2012, 07:43 PM | #1 |
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Well I'm working at it again
So... like a week after removing the swingarm off my bike and getting it back to stock, the paint job from the original owner was pissing me off. Scratched up and had some bubbles and chips in them. I was looking at my k&n air filter and decided to just take the bike apart and get going.
I picked up mineral spirits, 80 grit,220,600,1500,2000 sand paper, plastic primer, metal primer with etch in it. and i've yet to get my main coat mixed up and my clear coat. Also draining the coolant because it was a little low and I'm not sure when it was done last. Also going to take a look at the cam chain because it may be loose. The whole time I believed that my suspension had something wrong with it, because I would get a loud knock over large bumps, just to find that a rubber piece was missing and would allow the tank to travel and hit the frame... the person that painted it was a ****tard Oh and by the way, I will be rattle can spraying all of this. Sanded all of the pieces today and got to priming. I'll be taking a lot more pictures as the process goes on. Also, the person that put the bike together the first time left like half of the fasteners so I'll have to get more of them. UPDATE: Finished priming all the plastics and they are now drying. The plastic primer was clear so it was a little difficult to get completely even coats, which is okay because i'll sand it and that will be perfect. Just finished the tank with metal etch/primer combo. Wasn't sure as to how well the combo primer would work but it looks like I got some really good results. It filled in the 80 grit sand marks almost completely and after I sand it really well with wet 220 up to 600 it will be smooth and ready for my base coat. The colors don't do it justice, it looks a little light but it's going to look so good with the black frame and windscreen and other black accents. Update 3: Finished the tank and front cowling. The tank turned out really well after 1500,2000, rubbing compound and polishing compound. I'm going to do it one more time tomorrow when I go to do all of the plastics. I finished all the rest of the fairings and they all turned out really well. I wouldn't say this would pass as a completely professional job, but I think it looks amazing for rattle cans and well under $100. I'm very proud of this job and I think it's going to look great. I have a black tank protector coming in the mail and the black windscreen also. More pics tomorrow, I'll probably just finish all the plastics and put it back together wednesday. Last futzed with by codestp202; July 16th, 2012 at 01:52 PM. |
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July 14th, 2012, 07:52 PM | #2 |
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Nice work! Can't wait to see how it turns out. I am planning on painting my tank in a few weeks. (Gas tank that is)
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July 14th, 2012, 08:15 PM | #3 |
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Good luck man, from what I hear, the plastics are easy, and the tank requires a much better job. Are you rattle can or spray gun painting it? I'm a little bit scared of doing the tank especially with a rattle can. My uncle owns a body shop so I may prep the parts with primer then go to his shop to spray gun the color coat and clear. But I also may do it with the rattle to prove to him that I can do a good job
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July 14th, 2012, 08:52 PM | #4 |
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I plan on using the rattle can method. With a lot of sanding in between coats. If it ends up looking terrible I will sand it back down and try this method....http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Paintin...ith_Rust-Oleum
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July 14th, 2012, 09:11 PM | #5 |
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Good stuff! The stock swingarm looks much better! What color are you painting her?
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July 14th, 2012, 11:46 PM | #6 |
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paint it lime green
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July 15th, 2012, 01:13 PM | #9 |
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I love that color!!!
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July 16th, 2012, 10:17 AM | #11 |
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Eh it is purty close. I can just see it now. It is going to look really nice when it is complete.
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July 16th, 2012, 05:33 PM | #13 |
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Weird, I thought I saw you out riding but guess not. I passed another bike that same color and at first glance thought it was a gsxr, but not sure. It also had a blue HID. Nice color, though.
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July 16th, 2012, 05:56 PM | #14 |
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July 17th, 2012, 03:00 AM | #15 |
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July 17th, 2012, 10:10 AM | #17 |
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Looks good.
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I'll be heading out to Ada then and won't be able to ride the motorcycle at that point.
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July 17th, 2012, 06:22 PM | #21 |
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July 17th, 2012, 06:51 PM | #23 |
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Wow, very nice color. I bet it would look even better when you get a couple clear coats on there.
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I actually put clear on, and as of today, I redid almost all the plastics except for the gas tank which turned out awesome. I just wasn't happy with the job the clear did. I didn't put enough paint down and the rubbing compound and polishing compound would eat right through. I sanded all the plastics back down with 2000 grit and made it look butter smooth. So it was the blue color but a matte texture (probably 3-4 coats of blue underneath). And I put 1 heavy coat over that. It looks fabulous! I'm going to let it cure and it is has been so hot out so it probably shouldn't take long. I don't really plan on clear coating them again I am so happy with the shine they have I think I'll either leave them alone and buff them out a few days later. Then put a layer of wax when the paint is hard enough to take the wax (1 month). The paint looks 10x better today with no clear then it did yesterday with 4 coats of clear. I just didn't do a good enough job with the clear coat.
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Still to come are a black windscreen and black tank protector which are in the mail as we speak. Then i need to decide between black or white decals. Any opinions? |
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July 24th, 2012, 07:54 PM | #29 |
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You guys suck, no responses
Well here the bike with decals, still waiting on my black windscreen. theres a black tank protector on there, cant see it though |
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July 24th, 2012, 08:01 PM | #30 |
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Looks amazing. Good job!
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The black decals give excellent contrast with the blue.
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July 24th, 2012, 11:43 PM | #32 |
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That looks awesome! those decals really ties it in good!
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You HAVE to throw some tangerine one there for a classic Gulf livery.
What were you doing with the swingarm?
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Turned out great!!!
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July 25th, 2012, 01:08 PM | #37 |
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Looks good man Don't see many bikes that color. I agree that some tangerine orange could look cool.
Glad you got rid of that stupid swingarm, don't think anyone can talk sh*t about your bike now. |
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