VX800 2 hour transformation

[lurch12_2000]

The flat black plastic coat the previous owner applied was starting to shred and peel, so I decided to "strip" the bike. With a combination of rubbing with my thumbs and lifting the edges, and peeling off the plastic coat stuff, I had it back to factory purple in about an hour and a half. Then I spent 30 minutes to do the annual washing and waxing and this is the bike's before and after look!
No, I'm not a fan of purple(maybe call it violet?) but it will do for now, since the bike is a hoot to ride.

BEFORE:

[/URL][/IMG]

AFTER:

[/URL][/IMG]

 

[dorkburger]

Wow! I could understand couvering damaged paint, but geez....

Probably just increased its value by a good margin.....

 

[Charlie G]

Excellant job Lurch!

 

[Redman]

Wow, it all came off that well. Good.
I would have been concerned that maybe some places it would not come off.

Looks good.

 

[LAB3]

Hmmm, I've heard of the stuff but never paid enough attention to see a before and after. Great job! Still might do my gs450 in chalkboard paint, I tend to cross paths with artists pretty often.

 

[Baatfam]

Nicely done, nicely done...

 

[GS1150Pilot]

Plasti-Dip is cool stuff. Looks much better now.

 

[bwringer]

Crikey, why would anyone cover that up?

Nice! And I, for one, sort of like the purple. Very early '90s/post-Miami-Vice.

 

[Steve]

Personally, I would rather have purple than some other common colors.

The bike looks a WHOLE lot better. :encouragement: :clap: :clap:

.

 

[lurch12_2000]

I left the rear part of the front fender alone above the mud guard since it was in good shape. I kind of like the additional black offset. The purple makes it go faster and increase HP, but the violet hue does attract bees!

 

[Jedz123]

WOW that is gorgeous Steve!!!

 

[Guest]

The original owner may have gotten tired of all the Barney and/or gay jokes.

 

[lurch12_2000]

The original owner may have gotten tired of all the Barney and/or gay jokes.

Well then, I guess I'll fit in with the Harley crowd with a purple v-twin. I've seen more Harley's with purple paint than any other make. Now I'll just have to find a matching do-rag...

 

[Guest]

Really? there was a purple Harley on the local crackslist for over a year before it sold, or the seller gave up.

 

[lurch12_2000]

Really? there was a purple Harley on the local crackslist for over a year before it sold, or the seller gave up.

Just in the last week or so...I guess I'm in good company. That doesn't include the purple HD dresser I saw at the local HD fix it shop yesterday. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

https://nh.craigslist.org/mcy/d/135hp-harley-flh-bagger-custom/6597807039.html

https://nh.craigslist.org/mcy/d/1980-custom-shovel-head/6597525334.html

https://nh.craigslist.org/mcy/d/harley-davidson-ironhead/6573673740.html

https://nh.craigslist.org/mcy/d/1999-heritage-softtail/6570130751.html

https://nh.craigslist.org/mcy/d/2001-harley-sportster/6594490420.html

https://nh.craigslist.org/mcy/d/2014-harley-davidson-xl883n/6588097652.html

 

[Guest]

Wow! I could understand couvering damaged paint, but geez....

Probably just increased its value by a good margin.....

Yeah, right?

 

[Guest]

Wow, it all came off that well. Good.
I would have been concerned that maybe some places it would not come off.

Looks good.

It's only hard to remove if there wasn't enough sprayed on. If it has enough coats , it will almost come off like vinyl.

 

[lurch12_2000]

It's only hard to remove if there wasn't enough sprayed on. If it has enough coats , it will almost come off like vinyl.

This bike only had one coat, maybe 2 so it was a little more tedious than just lifting an edge and peeling it back. I found that if I kept rolling an edge with 2 thumbs pressure I was able to carefully roll it up and off. Many false starts at first. Fortunately there wasn’t a lot of surface to do. Using Goo Gone or other spray on remover seemed messy and slow. Crevices were a little trickier. The whole amount of paint stripped could fit into a 4 oz cup.

...and yes compared to the failing black plasti coat paint, the bike is worth more with factory paint that is in great shape. How much more is debatable. I knew what color was underneath beforehand from the spots that were shredding off around the tail grab bar, but still proceeded.

 

[Guest]

not crazy about the purple, BUT it is much better than the black....in fact, when I would see pics of that I would think "ech, ugly a$$ thing, hope he got a deal...." heh. nice work!

 

[srsupertrap]

Great job!!