tank touch-up

[catbed]

is touching up(paint) a tank hard? i have a few problem spots where i want to fix. one is a big scratch that went through the clear coat to the paint. do i just sand the spot down, spray it, then buff it?

[salty_monk]

effectively yes but getting a good match will be pretty difficult. As your bike is black it night not be so bad.

Good paint is all about time & good prep. Make sure you put at least 6 thin coats of black over the primer & then sand gently flat with 2000 grit wet & dry before cutting back to a shine with a cutting polish. That will get you a glass finish.

I used to make Product models in this way & nobody could ever tell they were MDf underneath with enough paint & work.

Dan

[catbed]

the scratch is on the red part.:shock:

[salty_monk]

If it's on the stripe I would get a very fine brush & just touch it in as best I could. To get it perfect you'd have to re-do the whole tank....

Dan

[tkent02]

Got a close-up??
Perhaps brush paint the scratch as carefully as possible, no extra paint. Use a tiny brush. Then let it dry hard and color-sand the whole tank, it will come out good if the color matches the original paint.

[catbed]

will post a pic tomorrow. err.. today.

[catbed]

pic is still comin. forgot about it because i had to pull the head.

[catbed]

here they are:

[Nicholaschase29]

I just put a little white out on mine... but that's not much help in your case

[n1elkyfan]

Looking at that damage your looking at repainting the whole tank.