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Paint work

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Hi guys - I still haven't had any luck in finding a set of red sidecovers for my '83 GS1100ED, so can anybody recommend somebody who could paint a set of NOS (Black) sidecovers to the correct shade of Suzuki Red ?
 
Because a man has to know his limitations - my body/paint skills are very questionable:)
 
Hey Montanaman, I'm with Scott on this one, give it a whirl, you may surprise yourself.
Think about it, unless you are building a show quality bike that requires the deepest lusture, it needs to be good, not perfect, and what is the worst that can happen, you don't like it and the paint guy redoes it for you, it's not like you are risking your side covers.
Otherwise you can get Dan to do them, but that will lead to a whole bunch of other strife in your life.
Because when you get them back, you are going to want him to do the rest of the bike.;)
 
Just ride your bike to an auto paint store, let them match the color, and they will mix it up for you. They will give you a 12 oz. rattlecan of paint for maybe $11.99 each. I think you'd need only one, maybe two cans for both side covers. Don't forget primer and clear coat. Sandpaper too. What about decals? Do you have those as well? If not, get them from here.
http://www.rddecals.afegraphics.com...shopping=&product=82-83GS1100e-logokit-S01153

Painting is all about prep. Take your time doing it.

But if you really don't want to do it yourself, you might want to contact nvr2old.
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?p=1455538#post1455538


Here's red side covers on eBay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Suzu...2222613QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
 
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Thanks guys - I may go over to the paint store tomorrow and see what they say:)
 
I agree with Flaming Chainsaws, however if they can't match it, may I suggest a real nice red color, it's called Regal Red. It looks real sweet on suzuki's.
 
Five-gallon bucket of water and plenty of wet/dry sandpaper (600 grit?) to shed the old paint.

Prime.

Paint.

Clear coat.

You'll be fine.
 
Rover said:
Remember...It's the preparation that MAKES a paint job!
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True that, I've painted some things on my bike, and painted my 18ft ski boat in and out (which took a exhausting 4 days sunrise to sunset). It just takes time. Preparation should take you at least 50% of the total time it takes to actually paint! :eek:
Heres a picture of how my boat turned out just for grins!
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MisterCinders said:
Five-gallon bucket of water and plenty of wet/dry sandpaper (600 grit?) to shed the old paint.

Prime.

Paint.

Clear coat.

You'll be fine.
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*1 on that. I just painted my whole bike and it came out better than I could've ever hoped. Theres a really good guide to follow on this site too if you need help. One thing I would recommend is to use a good clear. I tried the rustoleum auto clear and it is not very durable. And if any gas touches it, it disintegrates. I had to redo mine and used SprayMax 2k. It looks like a shop sprayed it! If you use it though make sure you are in a well ventilated area, it's extremely bad to breath.
 
You guys convinces me - I took off the rear cowling, took it over to NCS, they matched it and put it in a spray can, and I'm getting their primer and clear coat too - these are the guys who supply the body shops, so I kmow if it fails it's me to blame, not the product:)
 
Make sure you wash them well, rinse twice as well, dry, degrease them 'properly' and above all after you are finished with all the above, NO touchey before you paint them!!!!!
 
Any particular reason you say not to sand? clears are usually sanded before buffing.
 
rustybronco said:
Any particular reason you say not to sand? clears are usually sanded before buffing.
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Professionally speaking you want to use a circular sander, light in the 400 grit range just to get off any top imperfections, because you will def. notice it when the clear coat goes on if there is any!
 
Montanaman said:
You guys convinces me - I took off the rear cowling, took it over to NCS, they matched it and put it in a spray can, and I'm getting their primer and clear coat too - these are the guys who supply the body shops, so I kmow if it fails it's me to blame, not the product:)
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Would have been easier if you just rode the bike to the place :rolleyes:. Hehe...

Please take before and after pictures. Maybe some during the process. :)

If I remember correctly, you're side covers are straight up black. NOS am I correct?

Good luck! Prep, prep, prep! :D
 
Yes - I have NOS black sidecovers - two sets, and I plan to paint them both - between the two sets, I'll have one set with all intact tabs, and one set that is missing a tab on each one.

I'll start taking pictures - Thus far all I did last night was wet sand them with 600x wet-or-dry, which took off the clear coat fairly effectively.
 
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