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been a while haha. but im painting my rims on monday gonna be like 70 degrees so itll be perfect. then doing bodywork later. i will post pics when im done with the rims
[quote=”jim c” post=21789]if your bodywork is done correctly you should not need more than 3 coats of primer. apply all 3 then sand as usual and apply base and clear. i always use it but use of a sealer is optional. be sure and pick a clear that stays flexible. some clears are hard as a rock and will stress crack on sportbike fairings. i personally use spi but there are others out there.[/quote]
alright thanks man. i cant wait to start!sweet! thanks alot jim c. im gonna order some of that 2020 filler.
i think i got the preparing of the plastics down, could you guys just give me some info of what i have to do inbetween the steps of priming.
like how many coats of primer? wetsand inbetween? grit?
same questions with the basecoat, and clearcoatthanks
beautiful bike paintwerks
^thanks man!
ya im gonna do all the peices gloss black. itll be easier with the clear coating so i wont have to switch clear coats just clear everything at once. i might just go a quart of basecoat tho just incase. 150 ish isnt bad at all for a price compared to colorite lol. now i know what i have to get. i really appreciate the help.
what kind of primer should i get?
i was also reading something about flex additive for flexible parts, am i going to need this?[quote=”Wydir” post=21757]Do not waste your money on colorite. End of story[/quote]
alright so im gonna go with ppg. and i think im just gonna go with all gloss black. it save me the hassle and a little bit of money. how much paint do you think ill need?
im gonna take a run down to a local auto paint store tommorow and see how ppg compares in price. i really wanna get my hands on some because ive read good things about their paints
^thanks for the response.good info ill be using that for sure
iwent on the colorite website and did a lookup on the paint i need. but i have a question does a clear coat go on the mat paint plastics? and on their site they have reducers will i need it? how much paint am i going to need also? is a half a pint of each enough? and what do you guys think ok colorite paint, is it quality paint? are there better options out there?the matte black is 0582 but im not finding anything for the gloss
[quote=”Wydir” post=21737]What year is you bike? I can look up what the factory colors were un less you can tell me the paint codes that would be helpfull also.[/quote]
its a 2005 yamaha r1. i dont know the paint codes but i can search for them
[quote=”Wydir” post=21735]JimC does alot of custom work on bikes he would know what products work best. But in most of my cases I use Evercoat products for glaze and body filler.
I also use PPG paint cus it what I have, and black paint is cheap good thing for you, also I remember reading about SEM hotrod black I believe if I can recall that it is a Flat black and fairly cost effective (Cheap)
You may just want to search the site I know its here somewhere.
Also if you want I can do a breakdown of paint costs so you know what to expect when you go buy paint (well in PPG products)[/quote]
ok ill look into that flat black paint. if you could do a breakdown of paint costs that would be great.
[quote=”Wydir” post=21727]I would start with 80grit on a DA to knock down the stuff around the scratches and knicks then I would switch to 180 and go over the entire panel depending on how flexible the bodywork is I would just use a glaze to smooth it out and prime the entire panel sand it smooth with 240-320 then base / Clear. If you can just do one piece to get started then you can learn on one, Besides screwing them all up at once.
What color are you going to paint it? what products will you be using?[/quote]im gonna be painting it the same color. matte black and gloss black. i have no idea what products im gonna be using to be honest.is there a a preference for motorcycle bodywork? im probably gonna start off with the air tube(last pic) plastics first since they are small and see how they come out
thanks for the response