Painting question

[ron bayless]

I want to paint my 80 gs 1000l myself.I will have to buy a gun,paint,etc.Is there any kind of gun like a small touch up one that will work?I am thinking red.Is there a kind of paint that is more likely to be user friendly for a pure beginner like myself?I appreciate input.I have a book that tells lots of stuff about painting,but dont understand fully about pearls,urethanes,enamels,acrylics in regard to which is easiest.Ron B

[crag antler]

I want to paint my 80 gs 1000l myself.I will have to buy a gun,paint,etc.Is there any kind of gun like a small touch up one that will work?I am thinking red.Is there a kind of paint that is more likely to be user friendly for a pure beginner like myself?I appreciate input.I have a book that tells lots of stuff about painting,but dont understand fully about pearls,urethanes,enamels,acrylics in regard to which is easiest.Ron B

You can check here.:arrow: http://www.thegsresources.com/garage/gs_repaint.htm
Frank has done an excellent write up and it really does work great.
I have done it this way myself with a rattle can and it comes out excellent\\/

[ikazuki]

ron: yesterday i was driving to federal express to deliver a package, on the way i noticed the front door was open at bells body shop (40 plus years in business). i stopped in and asked "how much for a paint job on a gas tank and front fender? she took me to the shop introduced my to her husband , i told him what i was needing, he said 250 to 350 thats whit pin-stripes. i was expecting closer to 500. why dont you check around. this guy buys his paint from the manufacturer and makes his own pinstripe decals. also said their motorcycle database was really big. take care and good luck,,,,,ikazuki

[ron bayless]

Thanks guys.That is all the input I needed.I appreciate it.Paint threads are like oil threads,they can go on forever.I decided if i paint the bike myself,i would probably never use the equiment again unless i had more bikes and i dont.Probably a shop could do it cheaper than i could do it myself.Bikes have so little surface area to paint so they should be cheaper than a car.I have read here so many times how "they want 1500 dollars" to paint my bike,etc.I only paid 1500 for the whole bike.500 though would be reasonable.

[Bopi]

I've gotta say, I rattle-canned mine and then did the gas test...
the clear-coat clouded way too much for the effort i put into it. i then bought some automotive paint w/ hardener and had a friend shoot it for a reasonable fee. The results were great and I don't have issues with spilled gas.

$45 for paint-clear-hardener, its a 3 part mix.
$50 bucks labor

The guy that painted it wasn't even that good with a gun but he really buffed the finish up after he was done.

I'd say it was worth it.

[ron bayless]

Yep,you are on to something.let the guy do it that actually knows how to do it.

[tkent02]

Yah, rocket science.