What do you think?

Just started painting my bike the tank is the first thing I am doing . Wine metallic and black metallic with gold pinstripe I have 2 Black - 2" yamaha tuning fork gel emblems That will be placed on the sides after I clear coat .

 

Lokks great flash what kind of paint are you using?
Shaun

 

Automotive the wine color is actually a ford (Dark Toreador metallic)paint . I am using a urithane clear coat on it after my paint gun gets here.

 

Nice work! Maybe gold leaf in a script font "Yamaha"

 

Nice work flash.

How do you get the overspray off the wooden dining table?

 

Lol funny

I have a spot in my basement with exhaust fans and heat.

I use a Glass table in the basement. after the paint gets thick enough I just peel it off .

 

Two thumbs up for the tremendous paint job, and the peeling of the glass table. :wink:

 

Front Fender is ready for clear coat

 

Looks amazing. Bravo!

So was the applied via aerosol? or HVLP gun?

 

dupont rattle can touch up paint for ford dark metallic toreador red. Black metallic 3 thin layers each wetsanded with 1500 grit . I plan about 4 coats of clear to make it last.

maybe a $100.00 (cost) paint job when I get done.

 

I have the new decals intalled on the tank now I wait for the weekend to clearcoat it and the fenders.

no work on saturday and gonna be about 50°f whoo hoo only 16 days to spring.

 

Very nice Flash

 

Flash, that is one gorgeous paint job. Well done.

 

Thanks guys for the pat on the back my fear is the pictures does not do it justice can't wait to get the parts back on the bike and out in the sun thats where it will shine.

funny thing I set out to get paint and had an idea but by time I got home I had 2 different color paints and pinstriping and a different idea.

The yamaha gods must be crazy .

 

Very impressive - looks great. I can't wait to see the whole thing together, I'll bet it is awesome.

 

Flash. That is not a nicely done home rattle can job. IT IS FREAKIN GORGEOUS! Love the colors, love the striping and the badge is beautiful!!! Righteous job.

Couple questions:


How much painting experience did you have prior to this adventure?
Where did you buy the paint?
Where did you learn your tecnique?
How come I don't see an ilustrated "How To" in in the "How To" section of this forum.


If you would consider doing a "how to" think about the motorcycles and not the owners. These bikes deserve to be beautiful!

Thanks again for the photos of a beautifully executed paint job.


Humbly and respectfully submitted,

Wamaxim

 

I use rattle cans on small projects My first was restoring my 1973 schwinn varsity 10 speed about 15 years ago.

get the paint from an auto parts store

The technic wasn't all that hard I have a few attachments for my rattle cans the make it feel like aa regular paint gun ,I usually apply 3 or 4 thin coats waiting about 15 minutes inbetween coats to allow the paint to flash / set up before I use the clear on it i wet sand the whole thing with 1500 -2000 grit wetsand paper.

I guess I can make a short post on how to for you will try to get on it this weekend providing it rains LOL

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Just finished putting it back together took it for a ride and parked it . too darn cold out to ride.

 

nice
only 40°F and rain rain rain down here in Milwaukee. Too bad Thursday and Fridays weather didn't stick around!