Paint update on my S

Been busy in the garage doing a project bike for Moto Retro Illustrated magazine.

you mean Mitch Boehm's mag? Sounds awesome! Any pics/ how's progress on those projects?

[posplayr]

Sorry about the delay in posting pictures of my updated S tank with the newly painted on graphics. Turned out great. Now sealed and smoothed under the clear.

Been busy in the garage doing a project bike for Moto Retro Illustrated magazine. An '81 Kawasaki GPz550 and a custom Honda CX500 cafe'. Always room for more. if you're interested in having a paint job this winter, stock to full-blown custom, I'd love to do it for you. Pm me if you're in the market. Thanks.

That is very pretty. How many coats of clear go over the graphics? You are sand ing between coats i assume. Are uou buffing out the last coat? Look like a mirror.

[nvr2old]

Sorry about the delay in posting pictures of my updated S tank with the newly painted on graphics. Turned out great. Now sealed and smoothed under the clear.

Been busy in the garage doing a project bike for Moto Retro Illustrated magazine. An '81 Kawasaki GPz550 and a custom Honda CX500 cafe'. Always room for more. if you're interested in having a paint job this winter, stock to full-blown custom, I'd love to do it for you. Pm me if you're in the market. Thanks.

[nvr2old]

It turned out really well. Looks good all shiny and buried under clear. I'll get some pics up soon.

but went ahead and sprayed the shiny stuff.

I can't wait to see how it turns out. Hope it went well?

Does Jim use you use a laser stencil cutter?

I think what you mean is do I use a plotter?? I have a Roland plotter that I use for lettering and stuff on my helmet work. I use a special mask vinyl and a really expensive program for making the templates. I made the Yosh and SUZUKI templates to match.

https://www.graphixbyjim.com

[nvr2old]

Looks really nice just like that without the clear.... (I know you can't leave it like that obviously )

I really like the matte finish, too. Believe me, I considered using a flattening agent in the clear to maintain it just to be a little different, but went ahead and sprayed the shiny stuff.

[nvr2old]

Wow that looks great. I just bought some plastic masking tape for doing some colored stripes. I can't even imaging doing this though. Does Jim use you use a laser stencil cutter?

You can see the computer with the cutting machine on the table top next to me in one of the pics. It's actually blades that do the cutting. Incredibly precise. The black and white outlines around the Suzuki and inside the Yosh logos are only 1/16" and absolutely perfect. Plus, Jim has the hands of a surgeon to pick all those little pieces out between coats, too. I was blown away by the whole process. Took about four hours total working time. I loved the small spray booth, too. Not a whiff of over spray escapes.

[salty_monk]

Looks really nice just like that without the clear.... (I know you can't leave it like that obviously )

Dang, that looks fantastic!

[posplayr]

Jim is an amazing artist. Thanks for posting the pictures, Jim. If anyone needs some painted graphics, especially on a helmet, he's the man you need to get ahold of. This was one time I didn't mind sitting in the background. The results are great!

Wow that looks great. I just bought some plastic masking tape for doing some colored stripes. I can't even imaging doing this though. Does Jim use you use a laser stencil cutter?

Did you make up the templates Ted

[nvr2old]

Jim is an amazing artist. Thanks for posting the pictures, Jim. If anyone needs some painted graphics, especially on a helmet, he's the man you need to get ahold of. This was one time I didn't mind sitting in the background. The results are great!

And here I thought my paint was looking good, hehe. That's really slick!

So far so good, fingers crossed.


Better than factory,,,,,,SWEET!