Motorcycle Garage Paint Job

[Scrymerr]

I will make this short as I just got done finishing painting a motorcycle for a 'tuner, and am tired. All of the parts previously had 4 paintjobs, many scratches, pinholes, cracks, etc. All of the parts were stripped down, repaired where applicable, and then primed. This took me forever, as I could not use a very coarse abrasive (as would be used to strip metal), so I used some chemical stripper, and 80 grit on a DA. After two or three weeks of repair and preparation, I just about had the parts ready for paint. I masked off the garage, propped the parts up, and got to work. I had very little problems with dirt getting on the paint. I kept the tack cloth on hand, and did a minor sand prior to clearing it. The biggest problem I had was the poor lighting which made it difficult to ensure coverage, and consistancy in spraying. I use all DuPont products, and sprayed through a SATA RP 1.3. The only shame about doing this job in the garage is that if there were no dirt in the paint, I would not have to do ANY colorsanding- the DuPont clear flows out so nicely! I only got a couple small sags on one piece due to the crappy lighting. I will check the parts out tomorrow afternoon, and see if they are ready to be polished. I will just have to knock the run down quickly with 600, and hit the few pieces of dirt with some 1500 before buffing it. Attached are some pictures just after clearing the parts, but I will link the whole album for your viewing pleasure.

Dan

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[gixxerdrew]

I cant wait to put my bike back together with the new paint The paint is EPIC

 

[kqodprez]

That looks great! Wish I had a garage to try that out on the talon!

 

[tsidrift1]

Looks Good man! You like the SATA's? I am more of an Iwata man myself. They are both great guns. I just feel the iwata atomizes the paint a little better.

Looks Great!
Anthony

 

[Scrymerr]

Looks Good man! You like the SATA's? I am more of an Iwata man myself. They are both great guns. I just feel the iwata atomizes the paint a little better.

Looks Great!
Anthony

I have never used an Iwata, the last painter I worked with only had SATAs. It was never an option for me to buy an Iwata, as I can get SATAs when I go to Germany for half what you would pay here. The gun I used in the picture cost me about $250, where as it would go for about $550 here, as you probably know. Thanks for the compliments, I will continue polishing today.

Dan

 

[Flash]

Awesome job Dan! Looks awesome!

 

[gixxerdrew]

as an update here, this is the best paint work I have ever had. Better than my supra, better than my eclipse.

I flat blacked the frame myself and got the thing put together:

closeup of the color:

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I'm going to get the tank lid powdercoated and the upper triple clamp polished.


all pics:
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The bike is now fully restored with the exception of a few appearance items. New engine/trans wiring harness, hoses everything. Ohlins suspension. Need to powder coat the wheels still.

 

[bartels903]

Sex.

 

[GofaST4life]

i like it dude