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Update Life line
I just put the decals on. Im wondering if i should add the biggest HONDA one to the bottom of the main fairings? What do you think?
Thats where i spilt the gas right after i cleared it! I know the whole fairing set doesnt line up right but the guy i bought it from has messed this bike up so bad! Its still better than its ever been
Thats where i spilt the gas right after i cleared it! I know the whole fairing set doesnt line up right but the guy i bought it from has messed this bike up so bad! Its still better than its ever been
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No i just used the regular clear coat. Make sure to use a good one though. remember how i told you the gas f-d it up. Well last night i was putting gas in it and the part of the nozzle started to leak so now all my clear on the side of the tank looks like A$$. So use a GOOD clear. worth the extra bucks.
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Here's a quick update on how my project is going:
The Citristrip worked good on the upper layers. Then it hit a layer of gunk it simply could not touch. I switched to Aircraft Paint Remover (holy shyte!) Just read the can and discovered I bought the wrong stuff!!! Thought I was picking up the stuff for plastic but got the regular stuff
Good news: it didn't hurt the plastic
Bad new: Though it did get some more off, there were still areas of paint it could not penetrate!!!
Finally I said "**** it!", grabbed an 80 grit pad, jumped in the shower with the right lower and went nutty! Yeah, I jumped in the shower and wet sanded the fairing. Results:
And no, you're not imagining things. The are gobs of yellow paint that 80 grit sandpaper could not touch I will have to settle for 98% of the paint removed and what's left sanded until smooth
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The thing with our bikes is that the previous owners didnt do syte right the first time and now we have to pay for it. belive it or not i alos gave up on stripping my paint and just went with a 97 percent done job. Turned out good still. If you get really close you can see where the new paint flows over the old paint. But no one has ever noticed. I just went to a bike night at a local bar and had a few people ask me if i took it to a shop to get painted. Haha I stripped my fairings in the shower to. haha this is freaking hilarious
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