GS450 paint

[Guest]

First time painter. Needs to be buffed out. It i’m afraid I might burn through. It looks good to me as is.

[Nessism]

If it "looks good to me" then it doesn't need to be buffed out.

I don't typically buff out the final clear because I'd rather leave the film thickness on, and for fear of burning through. A few dust pimples don't bother me in the grand scheme.

[LAB3]

Great looking job!

[Gorminrider]

Looks nice! ....for what it's worth, I figure my less nice jobs are softer and easier to rub when they are fresh because I do it by hand! ...so on that assumption, if you leave yours alone, it'll harden up over a week or month (which I think you need do before waxing anyways...) and you with your fancy power tools can then buff out the inevitable scuffs with less worry burning through...

[nvr2old]

Leaving it alone gives it a more factory-like finish. Cutting and buffing around all those sharp edges will be tricky if you've never done it before. How's the tank look?

[VABushPig]

Here’s the tank and fender. I hope to get some primer on it this weekend. I’ve been procrastinating for a long time. I finally got my bike put together and running and now I’m in a hurry to get the tank done.

[pete]

Looking good! And a +1 to other comments, if it looks good to you that's all that matters.

Tip on the tank... don't be in a hurry! Take your time, do it right the first time, you won't have to do it again... it'll actually give you a quicker result