Hey Speedy. would you mind typing out here what you told him? Im about 2 days away from primer and paint and I dont want to screw it up im new at this as well and your post inspired me to paint and fix everything on my own. Check my gallery for a few pics of the rebuild and repaint of the left and right fairings....lots of Fiberglass Repair and lots of Bondo!!!!! Thanks again for all the advice!!

 

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lol k if u are using spray can primer, do not load it on do a light coat let it dry up a bit and do it again and again. one big coat is asking for trouble it is also a good idea to to lightly sand between coats too.. Helps each coat bond better to the last coat . once it is primed and very dry . sand it with 600 sandpaper , i do it wet with water especially if your using dpray cans. then go to paint , as far as tips for spraying paint cans well youll have to figure that out on ur own if u get runs or other stuff in the paint just let it dry till next day wet sand it and try again, any other stuff u may wanna know is still in this thread somewhere have fun good luck

 

i use a product called plastic welder, made by devcon, u can pick it up at your locak walmart, it's like a 2 part epoxy, just mix it up, and apply it, then sand it sooth, holds real well to abs plastic

 

any suggestion on where and what kind of spray gun and compressor to buy?

 

hahahaha and the age old question , how much money u wanna spend , i have some guns that are over 1000 dollars a piece and are built just to spray a certain type of clear , or base , and some guns for certain temperatures , and a good devilbiss compressor will run u about 5000 dollars dual piston 4 stroke , then u will need a air dryer , thats aprox. 1500 and then a decissant air cleaner and whirlwind partical cleaner for the airline when it gets to the booth that will run u about 1300 , then u will want a 3/4 inch diameter airline , it atomizes ur air better especially for a good finish with a hvlp or rp paint gun, thaose airlines are about 4 dollars a foot , grand total 8,700 dollars b4 you buy your ailine or supplies hahahahahaha

option 2 take it to professional shop , pay the guy what he wants to do it properly with all his years of experience and expensive tools he bought , and save your self the headache and hassle of tryin to do it your self and acomplish the finish doing soemthing u have no idea doing

 

im not looking to paint all the time so i just need a gun for one kind of paint. i know they have cheap guns out there i just dont have the experience to know what i need. thats why i am asking you. i just want to do a two-tone job, black and red like the '06 600RR. I AM going to paint my bike myslef, so what would be the best route to go if i was going to get the equipment.

 

Great info!