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Author:  ThatGPzGuy [ Sun Apr 13, 2014 9:39 am ]
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The thought of taking 220 to that is terrifying so I may compromise and do a 300 or so...

This is all HOK paint. When he painted the side tins and the rear cowl he used a standard primer sealer and nason clear with no problems; in fact the paint still looks fantastic. It was when he was painting the tank and dealing with the two colors and the graphics that things fell apart. He was told by House of Kolor that he had to use all HOK materials. So, $200 later he re-did it with HOK sealer and clear. It still wrinkled two weeks later. I think at that point he decided to retire from painting. It's too bad because he a great job on my Mustang and my GPz.

Anyway, I am going to try to sand out the wrinkles and re-clear it. Thanks Everyone for your help.

BTW, I am no painter...
Author:  Ja-Moo [ Sun Apr 13, 2014 12:02 pm ]
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RODH2 wrote:
Ja-Moo wrote:
Painter here too..... :P

I got told you were a House-painter........ :e11


gun, brush, roller, rattle can, air brush............... I have many painting talents! :e11
Author:  Hal [ Sun Apr 13, 2014 1:22 pm ]
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Ja-Moo wrote:
RODH2 wrote:
Ja-Moo wrote:
Painter here too..... :P

I got told you were a House-painter........ :e11


gun, brush, roller, rattle can, air brush............... I have many painting talents! :e11

Including town red? :o :lol:
Author:  Ja-Moo [ Sun Apr 13, 2014 2:45 pm ]
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Hal wrote:
Ja-Moo wrote:
RODH2 wrote:
Ja-Moo wrote:
Painter here too..... :P

I got told you were a House-painter........ :e11


gun, brush, roller, rattle can, air brush............... I have many painting talents! :e11

Including town red? :o :lol:

On my old days, yes.......... :thumbup:
Author:  RODH2 [ Sun Apr 13, 2014 8:19 pm ]
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Jim, unfortunately, at this stage I would be concerned about film-build, how much material you have on that tank over-all. If the paint is remotely soft, you are just going to exacerbate the problem, a fresh start is the only fix. Hopefully, you can rub it back carefully, and get some more clear on it! (Whatever Moo says, do the opposite...!) :lol:
Author:  Ja-Moo [ Sun Apr 13, 2014 9:56 pm ]
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Better than upside down......... :e11
Author:  ThatGPzGuy [ Sun Jul 05, 2015 5:54 pm ]
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Well it has been a while... I was so discouraged by the paint issue and the huge $$ that I pushed the triple into a corner and concentrated on the VF500 and my XS650 rat bike. With Spring came new enthusiasm and I committed to getting this sorted.
I followed Scrambler73's advice to the letter and all I can say is, Wow I think I saved it.
I sanded until it was smooth. Some areas, like between the letters, I couldn't get 100% of the ridges out. I took care to stay out of the color and erred on the side of caution. I waited until a nice, dry spring day and shot it in my garage.
This is after applying an entire can on SprayMax 2K. It was about 8 coats.
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I let it harden for a couple of weeks and then colorsanded starting with 800 and working my way down to 2000. The I used a 3" rotary polisher with 3M compound and after about six stages, finished with a fine swirl remover. It still needs a good coat of wax. Here it is mounted on the bike:
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Not perfect but definitely good enough for a rider.

Thanks everyone... with a special shout out to Scrambler73.
Author:  scrambler73 [ Mon Jul 06, 2015 1:33 pm ]
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fantastic save! Glad it worked out :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Author:  ThatGPzGuy [ Mon Jul 13, 2015 12:18 pm ]
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Thanks. Me too.
Here she is after her first ride in almost two years. I still need an exhaust but she starts right up, idles nice and pulls hard.
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