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[Nerobro]

But, I have an undieing hatred of rattle can paint now. All that work... all to waste.

[UncleMike]

But, I have an undieing hatred of rattle can paint now. All that work... all to waste.

"All to waste?"

[spots25]

yea i posted that pic a few weeks ago my buddy did it with the mirage rattle can paint

whoah, small world huh?

[Nerobro]

Good to hear you'll be returning from the "dark side". :-D
Did you get you're bikes painted yet?

I bought single stage acrylic paint. :-) I won't be able to paint untill early fall. :-/ I've kinda decided that I'm going to redo my 550 and do it completely right. That means a teardown, sandblast, frame reinforcement, and paint. I intend to have something at least as sexy as your 550.

"All to waste?"

My bike looks pretty there. Within two rides the paint was trashed. Within the year it looked almost worse than when I started. It could be restored... But it would need to be restored weekly or monthly. I did everything right. And I'll do everything right again on the new paint, but I won't need to worry about gasoline spills, or leaving the bike in the rain. Paint that will properly accept wax.

I put probally 80 hours into that paint job. My tank overflowed once.. and it was trashed. *shakes head* I will not do that again.

Rattlecan can look good. And on a garage queen, it just might stay looking good. But a bike that sees real use? You end up with the same problems 1980gs1000e and I have run into. It's disheartening.

[UncleMike]

It's disheartening.

I bet. Sorry to hear.

[cloudbreakmd]

Did you clearcoat the paint that was ruined? Usually a cure time of 30 days prevents gas from eating off the top layer... Oh well, you will be doing it the other way this fall. I can't wait to see it.

[smithbm]

Does anyone know about how much it would cost to have a body shop paint and clearcoat the tank, side panels, and fenders with a typical solid color? My time is worth a lot to me and 80 hours sounds a little expensive... especially if it's going to fall apart the first time I spill some fuel on it.

[cloudbreakmd]

I asked around in the DC area and the cheapest I found was a little over $500 from a gypsy... Normal shops wanted (I kid you not) $1,000.00 to complete the job. I have even had one of my bikes done for $100. It was great. I did all the prep and he shot it.

It seems it would be worth it for a forum member who paints to make good side money to paint. Not at $1,000 per job, but to offer a deal for forum members... Meaning to make up for a lower cost by recieving a large volume of business from this board.

[Planecrazy]

Greg's 80 hours was mostly prep ... and that's the sort of thing you can do a lot of yourself, before turning it over to a pro for the finishing work. The key to a good result is in the prep, whether you do it or a pro does it. If the painted surfaces aren't well prepped, the final result will be disappointing.

Regards,

[Nerobro]

Greg's 80 hours was mostly prep ... and that's the sort of thing you can do a lot of yourself, before turning it over to a pro for the finishing work. The key to a good result is in the prep, whether you do it or a pro does it.

See, I tried to do that. Every "pro" or even "side job" guy refused to accept my prep work. Becasue the prepwork is 80% of a paintjob, they seem to insist on it.

I could probally do a paintjob much faster this time. I know where I can "cut corners" now, and not affect the final job. I also have proper skimcoat material. Wetsanding the parts really isn't that big of a deal...

Now here's the sticky part about painting something. Each layer is about $70. Want two colors and two stage paint? That's $210 in materials right off the bat.

[Planecrazy]

I have a compressor and two paint guns, Greg ... Oh and absolutely no experience with them (although I've always been good with rattle cans). If you want to try again you're welcome to come on over and we'll learn together...

Of course we'll have to find an old oven if we want to properly bake the paint.

Regards,

[Nerobro]

I have a compressor and two paint guns, Greg

That's exactly why I bought the paint. :-) I just need to have things ready to paint before I come to paint. It's gloss black if there's anything you need painted.

[Planecrazy]

That's exactly why I bought the paint. :-) I just need to have things ready to paint before I come to paint. It's gloss black if there's anything you need painted.

...Got enough to cover my Excursion? (just kidding!!);-)

Maybe I'll finally have my trunk rack cleaned up and ready for paint when you come by... I still have some additional welding/grinding/prepping to do though.

[Planecrazy]

By the way ... it just occurred to me how to create a very effective and inexpensive "paint booth" inside a garage ... buy a used (or inexpensive new) large tent and set it up inside the garage ... then use a HEPA air filter to take the dust out of the air inside the tent. Presto! = economical but effective paint booth!!

Regards,

[evildopey]

1980 gs450l tank

used Dupli-Color Mirage Ice