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Originally posted by salty_monk View Post
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Originally posted by Nessism View PostFinished the tank and front fender today. Tri-coat paint is a lot of work; had to spray a white base coat followed by a pearl coat before the clear. Lots of gun cleaning and a lot of coats...with waiting in between each coat.
Fender was a total repaint. Used two pack PPG epoxy primer first. The tank needed some rust repair on the bottom edge so used POR-15 paint to seal the raw metal after I ground off the rust. After that it was epoxy primer followed by the base/pearl/clear. Wound up redoing all the pearl on the tank since that was easiest. Of course, cleared the entire tank as well - used PPG urethane 2010 clear. The Pearly Shinny White paint color match is good. I'm happy.
What kind of sprayer did you use? and how much was it? I am trying to weigh all the costs....did you mask off the decals?
great job man!
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Yea, masked off the red. For a complete repaint the masking would be on the white since the red would go on after.
To paint I use an old 2hp/20 gallon compressor and a couple of touch-up spray guns - one for primer and a second for the regular paint. Harbor Freight has some good prices on compressors, or there is always Sears. My "good" gun is a Sata Mini-jet - I paid a lot of money for that thing. You can get knockoff copies that are pretty good for much less - look for the Astro brand. Harbor Freight also sells spray guns for cheap.
Paint is not cheap if you are thinking about doing your own. Figure on $100 each for primer/base/clear for materials - you will have lots of extras though, enough for several more bikes. You also need a spray mask, glasses, sand paper, etc. Labor of love to some extent although $800 sounds like you would have room to buy all the tools + paint and still break even or even come out ahead.
Good luck and let me know if you have any specific questions.Last edited by Nessism; 12-08-2008, 07:08 PM.Ed
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Originally posted by posplayr View PostEd,
Yea I know how much work it is but with quality paints it sure lasts so makes it well worth the effort if you can find the time.
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What I want next is a sandblast cabinet and a powder coat oven. Some guy was throwing out a gas range the other day and I almost snagged it for curing powder coat. I read that you need an electric range though so balked a little and someone else took it. Some day...Ed
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Originally posted by Nessism View PostYou can get knockoff copies that are pretty good for much less - look for the Astro brand.
a nice little knock off of a Iwata lvlp. I bought mine when it was around $75
I'll 2nd Nessism, you can't go wrong with the astro brand knock offs.Last edited by rustybronco; 12-08-2008, 01:33 PM.
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