taking a bit of inspiration for another post decided to get my finger out and get my bike painted. here is what she was like a couple of hours ago i have her all stripped now and and rubbed down. i will put a pic up in a little bit. only had 2 crackes so never bothered with pics as the other post covered fixing cracks really well.

 

just noticed how old that photo is long gone is that micron exhaust for a full stainless race exhaust. and replaced bar end weights levers and mirrors for carbon fiber ones. here is some photos of my fairings rubbed down and keyed they getting painted on monday. wheels are getting powder coated red and black but thats not till the end of this month

 

Are you taking them somewhere to get them painted or doing it yourself?

 

I am doing them under supervision. never done spraypainting before so trying it myself if i mess it up my brother is going to sort it out for me. prob end up just watching him spray them for me lol.

 

Using spray guns and stuff?

 

yeah proper painted my brother has his own shop with all the stuff and a proper oven for baking the hole lot.

 

got some pic of all the paint cant see i very well on the photos but it is a flip paint going blue gold and a little bit of purple in it i love it.

 

and now with the clear coat and ready to go back on the bike on saturday.

 

Couple of quesyions if you don't mind answering lol, how do you get paint ready for clear? wetsand, wash with soapy water, let dry and your good? how do you finish the clear so that it turns out that glossy? wetsand it with 2000grit?

 

If in a booth you can just go straight from paint to the clear. But if its a garage job youll want to wipe it down with an alcohol wipe before clear.

To get the clear really glossy youll want to let the paint cure for the correct amount of time(depends on paint type but usually a few days or a week) and then wet sand and polish it with a buffing wheel and paint polish.

Thats my 2 cents Im sure other people will do things different but thats my way.