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A skunk in the works

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Greg, find out for sure what grit to use between coats, or do a test run on a piece of scrap sheet metal and see what works.

So the plan is to use Lacquer paint from bare metal on up? Lacquer paints are a hot solvent and you might get away with the finer grit papers between coats. I really don't know what to recommend as I haven't used it in eons.

There are better paints now-a-days that you can have put into spray cans. ;)
 
There could be better paints but there just ain't the $$ here to do them.The GS650 turned out VERY nice as will this oneJust happy I have a lot less bits to paint this time round;)
 
Ohhhh Greg!

Ohhhh Greg!

Do you recall your thin gold pinstripe comment?

Lookie what I just found...

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Yes I do.Thinking either a black or gold pinstripe.Vinyl stripes are getting hard to find up here these days.Only Canadian tire seems to have them and selection is limited to say the least.My talents as a stripier are almost as limited sadly:(
 
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OK white's done.Did all of the bits so there is no colour change from the white to the gray of the primer.Sitting in the shed for a bit then I will do the red.After that a month to let it really cure out then a good coat of 2K clear.
 
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Got the tires and tubes today:dancing: Interested to see how the Shinko's do.
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Picked up some of this at Princess Auto,this to should be interesting as I never used it before.
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Oh yeah I painted the red to.Have to touch up the white but overall I'm happy.Ride tomorrow fell though so I guess I'm mounting tires.
 
Rodger that Greg.

I had it stuck in my mind that the rear you had was a 17". I remembered the conversation about the decal stating the bike had 18" rears on it but I had forgotten your rear mag was 18" as well.

Never mind the man behind the curtain. Carry on... :)
 
For some reason I think the alloys are off a 750.No good reason I just do.
 
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OK this ain't working for me.Now what? Thinking I'd try spray enamel after sanding most of this **** off:mad::(:confused:
 
Strip it, you've got adhesion problems.

What materials did you use? How long did you wait before applying the top coat. If it sat any length of time, did you sand the primer before applying the top coat?

If it were me, prime it, shoot the tank red and let it set for a couple of weeks. Then you can make a pattern out of paper to use for cutting the white decal material and apply the decal using a wetting agent (dish soap and water) and a rubber squeege.
 
rustybronco said:
Strip it, you've got adhesion problems.

What materials did you use? How long did you wait before applying the top coat. If it sat any length of time, did you sand the primer before applying the top coat?

If it were me, prime it, shoot the tank red and let it set for a couple of weeks. Then you can make a pattern out of paper to use for cutting the white decal material and apply the decal using a wetting agent (dish soap and water) and a rubber squeege.
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Top coat of primer was Plasti-kote Super Primer.I was told NOT to sand it,looks like bad advice right now.I'm sure we have seen white decal stuff but right now we are not sure where.Sounds like a better idea.Sometimes I just feel dumb.
 
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