Two Tone Paint Job Question...

[tkent02]

Thanks guys...

Shot the clear this afternoon and had a little mishap with one of the side covers. Making progress overall so that's the main thing.

OH, NO!!
Not a Mishap!

[crazypaint]

thats gonna look pretty sweet man nice one.

[Flyboy]

Damn Ed, that is looking super, I can't wait to see it once the clear coats are down, should shine like a mirror.
You messing with my head here, now I can't wait to get busy on Jennifer's clothes.

Stick to the schedule, your turn will come....breathe...Stick to the schedule, your turn will come....breathe...Stick to the schedule, your turn will come....breathe...Stick to the schedule, your turn will come....breathe...

[nvr2old]

Where is Nevr2old??

You're doing it the way I like to do it, too. I try to keep the white as the final color. It's so vulnerable to scuffs and dirt. Everything shows on the white, so it's best to get it clear coated as soon as you can. Base coat against base coat is a great way to do it if you can lay all the colors down one after another over the course of a couple of days. They say you can tape on it in an hour, but I don't like doing that. It leaves tape marks that may or may not go away under the clear. I spray one color per day, then clear coat immediately after the final color is on. 3 coats. Sand, apply decals (and decal stripes if you're going that route), spray another 3 coats. Sand, buff.

This is all base coat, no clear yet.



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[crazypaint]

those tape markings go away in the clear never had a problem with them showing in any color

[hikermikem]

Thanks guys...

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

[Nessism]

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

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.


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[Nunzio]

those tape markings go away in the clear never had a problem with them showing in any color

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.

[Nessism]

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]

no scuff the clear with a red scotch bright and go to town

[Nessism]

no scuff the clear with a red scotch bright and go to town

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).

[Nunzio]

no scuff the clear with a red scotch bright and go to town

This was the easiest and appropriate response to your question. Scuff and paint re-clear.

[Nessism]

Finished. Feels good to be done.



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[Charlie G]

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

cg

[SqDancerLynn1]

what kind of paint did you use, reducer? Acrylic enamel ?