1150 fairing paint

[Guest]

I repainted the fairing for my 1150. Was the inside originally painted or just a combination of blue and white overspray as it is now?

[GateKeeper]

so far in my travels and looking at various tins done by most, the inside is never painted, as it will leave over spray on the outside, or if you do the inside first then go to do the outside you will get over spray on the inside...

by the way nice work....

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[OLDENUFF]

Thanks, it's not perfect, but a lot better than the rattlecan job that was on it.

[nvr2old]

A lot of fairings were left unpainted from the factory. A lot were painted..especially Hondas. I hate how unfinished they looked unpainted, so I've always done the inside with a satin black. It looks sooo much better. Just take some 1/4" tape and mask the hard line you want, then lay a length of 2" tape along that leaving 1 1/2" sticking out as a guard, mask the headlight hole, and do it with a detail gun, or a spray can. Easy as pie. If you do get a bit of over-spray on the outside, a little rubbing compound takes it right off.

[OLDENUFF]

Thanks for the advice. It looks a whole lot better painted. I'll tackle it this weekend and post the results.

[nvr2old]

I think you'll be really happy with the results. Your fairing looks great, and to do the last bit of finish/detail work will really top it off, especially when you see it back on the bike.

[OLDENUFF]

Got er dun. Went with flat black. Well worth the effort. Thanks.

[nvr2old]

Looks very nice.

[cableguy]

If you're lucky enough to still have the filler piece for the fairing/ tank gap you can't see the unfinished inside anyway. That satin sure do look purty though.