I want this to look good so any input from you and others is appreciated. What you are saying about primer/paper sounds good to me. I'm sure you have heard this before... Opinions are like *** holes ,everybody has one. I'm gonna stick with the primer/400g advice. If it doesnt work out I have another color I would rather use anyway. Its only my time and a little $.

 

Oh, and be sure to pick up a decent mask. That is...unless you want to be coughing up graphite metallic pearl for a few days. And right before you paint, wipe it down with some "prep-sol" on some paper towels (I use the blue "shop towel" ones from Walmart (cheap)and then with just a tack cloth. If you start to get fish eyes (look this term up if you don't understand), dry it quickly with the gun's trigger partially depressed (enough for just air, not paint to come out), then keep misting paint on the spot and repeating until the fish eyes go away. Hopefully you have someplace well ventilated (if not, crack a few doors/windows if the air outside is calm). Any dust that is pickedwill come out with awet sand with 2,000 gritin a week or so, then buff. Other than that, I think you're set.

 

Do you have a general idea of what it would cost to get it blasted?

 

if you're blasting, look for someone that "soda" blasts....much easier on the plastic. I know there has to be a lot of people that blast in your area with "soda". Look for someone that blasts boats. I had my boat done 2 or 3 years ago and it cost around 500...I'm sure, if you brought the pieces to them (where ever, they are blasting) they can take care of you for a nominal fee...but, I don't think you need to take it down to bare plastic...when I painted mine, I sanded and painted with primer...everything turned out ok. my opinion is to, run over to ace hardware, pick up some wet/dry sand paper and primer...and work from there. Just make sure the primer is compatiable with your paint...what color are you going with?

 

graphite gray pearl is the color. I went to pick up a can of primer yesterday from autozone but I wasnt sure if it would work with the urethane paint I have so monday I'm gonna go back to NAPA and get primer from there.

 

My neighbor is friends with a guy that does soda blasting. He is going to call him and see if he can get me some kind of a deal

 

cool, can't wait to see it...

 

yeah , I cant wait either. I'm gonna order a new dsscreen , mirrors , and a few other misc items in the next few days. Hopefully by the weekend I'll be ready to ride[sm=shades.gif]

 

paint is done....I'll post more when bike is together

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awesome weekend...get it together, yet??? getting my plate next weekend from DMV in Easton...