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Two Tone Paint Job Question...

Nessism said:
Thanks guys...:)
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Looks great Ed !! Is that the tank I saw primed in your garage last week??

What do you use to repair broken/cracked plastic side covers before you paint them??

I have yet to try this painting thing (kinda scares me), but I believe I will give it a try one day. Can't wait to see your finished work :)

Mike
 
hikermikem said:
Looks great Ed !! Is that the tank I saw primed in your garage last week??

What do you use to repair broken/cracked plastic side covers before you paint them??

I have yet to try this painting thing (kinda scares me), but I believe I will give it a try one day. Can't wait to see your finished work :)

Mike
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Hey Mike,

Yea, same parts. No cracks on the side covers but had one on the tail. Fixed it with epoxy glue and a fiberglass patch.

In my experience painting is not hard, but it's hard work. You need to work fast since the primer should be top coated within seven days. A solid color paint job is no problem but one like this, with all the masking, can become a frantic experience trying to get it all done on time. At any rate, now that the first layers of clear are down the rush is over.:)

And speaking of masking and tape lines, I bought a graphics kit from Reproduction Decals which makes the project easier. The stripes are white/black side by side, and go down over the top of the color transitions. A little paint bleed though or if the masking is slightly off position doesn't matter since the stripes will cover it all up.:D


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crazypaint said:
those tape markings go away in the clear never had a problem with them showing in any color
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I use an an intercoat clear. It's basically just binder, no color in it,
This will prevent tape marks when doing multiple color overlays and also prevents the metallic from adhering to the tape when pulled.
 
New question for the painters...

Mishap mentioned above resulted in the need to reshoot the white on one of the side covers. The cover was cleared and color sanded. If fresh base coat is sprayed over the semi-fresh clear will it lift? I'm thinking it will but not sure. If so, do I have to lay down another primer layer before adding base coat or buy a sealer product of some kind before proceeding? Any help welcome.
 
crazypaint said:
no scuff the clear with a red scotch bright and go to town
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Chickened out and sanded down the clear and sealed it with some catalyzed primer/sealer.

I've experienced lifting before when shooting base on sanded clear and was reading on some auto body forums where if you sand though the clear, or make the clear too thin, then the solvents in the base coat can bite into the thin edges of the clear and cause it to lift. On the side cover I had to sand it down pretty hard to remove my bo-bo and wound up cutting though the clear in a few spots. Shot the primer/sealer, waited a couple of hours, sanded it down and shot the base - no lifting. I'm good now. Just need to sand the base after it drys and hit it with some clear. I ran out of reducer so the clear is going to have to wait a couple of days. They say you should clear within 24 hours but I'm not sure this is super important because the base coat is soft and the clear will bite in no problem in my experience (at least this is what I'm thinking right now).
 
Finished.:) Feels good to be done.:D



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Looks really nice. I need to take my bikes to the next level, paint.

cg
 
SqDancerLynn1 said:
what kind of paint did you use, reducer? Acrylic enamel ?
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Lynn,

PPG DP epoxy primer - unreduced

Omni base coat

House of Kolor UC35 urethane clear

Used HOK medium speed reducer for both the base and clear.
 
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I'm just a waiting until they're on that masterpiece of your's. then I can say, Mother Scratcher, what a beautiful job you did there Ed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

did you use your "easy bake painters oven*" on those also? ;)

*patent pending
 
WOW, that is one seriously sexy looking set of clothes, if mine come out half as good I will be happy.
Really great work there.
 
I hope you're patting yourself on the back for a job well done Ed, that's one fine lookin' paint job there!

Now I wanna see what it looks like back on :D
 
rustybronco said:
I'm just a waiting until they're on that masterpiece of your's. then I can say, Mother Scratcher, what a beautiful job you did there Ed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

did you use your "easy bake painters oven*" on those also? ;)

*patent pending
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Ha ha, you remember that Dale? Man let me tell you, I've made every wrenching/painting mistake known to man but dropping my first 1000S tank on the ground right after shooting the final clear was a surreal mind numbing experience.:o For those that haven't heard that story, I baked the paint as shown below over night so it could be reshot the next day - couldn't stand the thought of what happened and wanted it fixed asap. The interior temp in the chest was nice and toasty and the paint was ready for color sanding in the morning.:D

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would have been nice to see a bit more of what went into the job (stages of taping etc). nice finish product though .
 
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