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Gs850 Tank Paint Job

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I just finished painting my GS80 and I like how it turned out. About a month ago I picked up a tank (mine was badly dented and ugly) on ebay for $20.00! I media blasted the exterior and painted it with rattle can paint after masking off the metal parts that I wanted to keep. After the paint dried, I sanded the raw steel accents and got them nice and shiny. Next I took the entire tank to a local auto body guy and he etched the steel and put three layers of clear on it for just $50.00! (It must be my good looks and charm.) I am pleased with the end result.
 
Hmm that's an interesting look. Etching glass I am familiar with but steel? What exactly happens when you etch steel and what purpose does it serve?

I really like the finished result.

BTW - Is the Char-Broil model a rare hard to find Suzuki model? ;)
 
Can't really see the color or finish from the photos...but if you like it that's all that matters.

Clear paint over raw steel is not very durable though, hopefully your guy used good clear.

Good luck.
 
Steel etch

Steel etch

The body repair guy that clear coated my tank said he was first going to chemically etch the steel so that there would be better adhesion of the top coat to the raw metal. I hope it works. I'll try to take some better pictures tonight after work- Thanks for the feedback.
 
Sorry, forgot to mention that my side covers had no emblems and I found some char-Broil emblems in the garage. I liked how they look for the time being, but have some real ones coming from ebay soon.
 
Yes, we do that on product sometimes, it gets an acid bath before the clear is applied for better adhesion.

Hopefully you won't have rust issues... it can still happen.

Dan :)
 
What's your idea of badly dented and ugly?

I'm looking for an 850 tank to do some tinkering with.

By the way, I love the Char Broil emblems, very nice.
 
Hey beergod, the old tank has a dent on the right side that is about 6-8 inches long an about 2 inches deep- also the top is really scratched up and rusty. There is some rust inside the tank as well- but if your still interested you can PM me- I would just ask you to cover whatever it costs to ship to you from Sonoma, Ca. 95476. Thanks for your comments-
 
One more close up shot-

One more close up shot-

Here is one more pic that shows the look of the metal and paint a little better. I liked how when I sanded the spray paint the white primer underneath created some simple white lines like pin-striping.:smile:
 
It looks very clean

It looks very clean

I dont really know how you controlled your sanding that well. Did you tape off the tank or is there a seam on the tank that you sanded to? I guess primer line could be a problem but that really seam to have worked out well.
Posplayr
 
I did mask off the metal areas that I wanted to keep and just wet sanded after I pulled the tape to feather the edges a bit.
 
And one last shot for the night-

And one last shot for the night-

Last one (I promise).
 
Way cool...

Way cool...

I think that looks awesome! Why not stay with those char-broil emblems? If anyone asks you could tell them you did a carb mod and she runs on charcoal starter fuel. ( Is that cheaper than gas now?):) Very original.

Man there are soooo many nice bikes and great ideas on this site.

Deivets Cetdar
 
Great work!

Great work!

Johnny Mac,

That paintwork looks great, love the colour you've used and the effect of the unpainted metal.

No wonder you're happy with it!

All the best,

Buzz
 
i'm fascinated with the Primer Pinstriping Effect :-D

not expensive either
 
The more I think about it, the more I think it would be foolish to loose those CharBroil emblems. If I wouldn't feel like a total copycat I would probably do the same thing.
 
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