Painting Bike parts

[oldGSfan]

Unfortunately, I have had a defect for every piece I've painted, and no exception for the tank.
Had a paint run on the other side, which will require me to do a blend of both base and clear.
Already did a blend on one of the side covers an ended up with two tone silver.
This is what separates a painter from a hobbyist.

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Would hate to screw this up because I would like to sell one of my tanks.

Same boat, hang in there.

[Big Block]

Yep sono*@%^$*@%^$*@%^$un. It's a frustrating experience sometimes. I'm repainting my bandit and damaged the basecoat on the front fender. Do all the work to repair, blended it in and dang fly landed on the exact spot within a minute I'm sure. On to round 3.
Your work is looking really nice overall, yes hang in there. And have a beer when it's done!

[nvr2old]

Unfortunately, I have had a defect for every piece I've painted, and no exception for the tank.
Had a paint run on the other side, which will require me to do a blend of both base and clear.
Already did a blend on one of the side covers an ended up with two tone silver.
This is what separates a painter from a hobbyist.

20250711_073348 by jchaswhite, on Flickr

Would hate to screw this up because I would like to sell one of my tanks.

If it were me, I wouldn't worry about blending in your base coat and clear coats. I would first sand your tank completely with 600 then spray your sand-throughs with a couple of light coats of primer. Otherwise base coat may eat through the outside edges of your sanded areas. Spray the entire tank with your silver base coat but make the coats pretty dry so it won't eat the repair, followed by several coats of clear.

[jdub6092]

If it were me, I wouldn't worry about blending in your base coat and clear coats. I would first sand your tank completely with 600 then spray your sand-throughs with a couple of light coats of primer. Otherwise base coat may eat through the outside edges of your sanded areas. Spray the entire tank with your silver base coat but make the coats pretty dry so it won't eat the repair, followed by several coats of clear.

The first 2-1/2 coats of clear have been wet sanded with 600 and further dulled and smoothed with gray scotch.
I've already applied the decals on one side so dropping another coat of base is not an economical option.

I really need to find a way to repair this. The only positive is this area is surrounded by curves that can make a transition less noticeable.
Spraymax spot blender didn't really help the side cover repair.

[nvr2old]

The first 2-1/2 coats of clear have been wet sanded with 600 and further dulled and smoothed with gray scotch.
I've already applied the decals on one side so dropping another coat of base is not an economical option.

I really need to find a way to repair this. The only positive is this area is surrounded by curves that can make a transition less noticeable.
Spraymax spot blender didn't really help the side cover repair.

I misunderstood your situation. You have no choice but to blend the silver. I would still spray a couple of light coats of primer on the sand through to protect the edges from lifting. Then spray the silver followed by a couple of coats of clear before letting it dry overnight. Sand lightly before putting the decals on. It sounds difficult but you're doing fine.

[jdub6092]

I misunderstood your situation. You have no choice but to blend the silver. I would still spray a couple of light coats of primer on the sand through to protect the edges from lifting. Then spray the silver followed by a couple of coats of clear before letting it dry overnight. Sand lightly before putting the decals on. It sounds difficult but you're doing fine.

Yep, that sounds like good advice.
Would you spray the base over the added primer after it flashes or let it dry and feather sand for a smooth transition before base and clear?
I was thinking I should spray the base out to the front edges and close to the curves using open loop tape masking to avoid sharp edges. Then blend the clear at the curves. Ill try the spot blender again understanding that it really only helps when the color match is close.

Silver metallic is a challenge to match, even when the paint comes from the same pint.

[Nessism]

Where the primer ends, and you transition onto the existing clear, could be ripe for paint lifting when the new coats go down. Fingers crossed for you...

[Big Block]

Any progress? This is what happens a few seconds after you discover orange peel....... At least its easily fixable. bandito.jpg

[jdub6092]

Any progress? This is what happens a few seconds after you discover orange peel....... At least its easily fixable. bandito.jpg

first attempt failed and was a shame since the paint match was absolutely perfect and undetectable. However I had a hideous low spot that while small, was very noticeable. Now the area to blend area is quite a bit larger and have one more try before a total redo. Maybe will try today.

Orange peel and runs on paint or clear? Clear is the easiest to fix. If you can easily fix base coat runs and orange peel, please clue me in. Especially if you are shooting metallics.

[Big Block]

No, it was in the clear. One reason I painted this one black is the ease of fixing it though. Good luck on round 3 it will be satisfying in the end.