Plastidip color change.

[Guest]

I was contemplating doing a Cafe build but I decided I would rather buy another bike that's already chopped up so I wouldn't feel bad. Mods i'm leaning towards now are lower handle bars and lowering the bike. Easy simple and return to stockable.


But I would like to A: Change the color of the bike and B:Protect my almost pristine factory paint so I decided to Plastidip her.

What would you guys think for a color combo? Right now I'm leaning towards Flat grey/silver with Vintage Gold wheels
Flat black with gold or red wheels
Vintage Gold with black wheels
Or flat white with black wheels

[eil]

Can't offer any particular color recommendations, because as I just noted in another thread, I'm a big softy when it comes to old-school UJM paint schemes like this. I just wanted to say thank you for not cutting this one up. It's a fine example of a good old bike. If nothing else, you will be happy at some point down the road for not destroying the resale value.

[tkent02]

Sweet 450. Want to sell it?

[BluePlateSpecial]

That's a nice looking bike. Definitely get something else that is beat up if you decide to do permanent alterations.

Plasti dip is a great way to change things up easily and cheaply while protecting the original finish. In my case I used the satin black to transform an ugly vetter fairling headlight with a huge nasty looking chrome trim ring into something that looks like it was made for my bike. Today I am going to be using it on the pitted and corroded chrome plastic instrument cover back plate, and I am thinking about doing vintage gold on the rims at some point.

The only thing I would stay away from is white. I've seen some pics and it looks pretty nasty when it gets dirty.

[Tempted]

Plastidip in black and white lay nicely with fantastic coverage and consistent color. Red, blue and yellow have good coverage but are extremely inconsistent in color unless you apply about 10 coats, and that gets very expensive considering how a lot of Plasticdip goes only a little ways. Because its so thick it really runs out of the can quickly. I used 4 cans to do this bike:



I tried red and it was awful. It was also inconsistent in color from can to can. And remember that this stuff is not resistant to petroleum products meaning that a drip of oil or gas will eat right through it faster than you can say stop. It isn't permanent, which is why you're using it, but that means that it wears very quickly. You'll have worn through the areas on the tank where you knees hit within a hundred miles. When it starts to wear, it can't simply be sprayed over. Sometimes you can repair it by using some paint thinner and smoothing it out, then re-spray but it will still be visible. If you catch an edge or pull at the frayed bits you'll pull the entire paint job off.

[Tempted]

Also I forgot to mention that you can't simply tape an area off, spray, let dry and then remove the tape. You must remove the tape before it dries or you will pull all the Plastidip off with the tape. This is a problem because Plastidip dries almost instantly. It took me half a dozen tries to get this bike done:

[Detresse]

Awesome pic, bike looks great.
My 450 will probably never be sold since I got it as a gift. One more reason I don't want to mutilate it. But the bug to modify is there so I'm taking out with plastidip haha.
Definitely not the first thing I will have sprayed with it but probably the one with the most surface area.

So far I've knocked out white since you said it stains up easy and I'm leaning mostly towards Black with the Vintage Gold wheels.

[tkent02]

Go find some cheap ebay tank and plastics to play with. Yours are far too nice.

[FLHGSRay]

Go find some cheap ebay tank and plastics to play with. Yours are far too nice.

This is the answer.

[BluePlateSpecial]

It isn't a color combo I probably would have chosen if I were redoing the bike but mine was already black with gold emblems so I decided to carry the gold over to the brake components and I really like the look. I don't want to go crazy with the gold but since the vintage gold plasti dip isn't very flashy I think it might look good on the wheels.

[nejeff]

Go find some cheap ebay tank and plastics to play with. Yours are far too nice.

+1 on this or buy yourself another "change of pace" bike and doodle with that. Pictures sometimes lie but your bike looks extremely nice, too nice to goof around with!