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PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 9:52 am 
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Beauty and hi-gloss too
What type of paint for this one?

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:31 pm 
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Jim C wrote:
Last time I searched my local Auto Zone the clear wasn't lacquer; I should check again
Then again, things might have changed; the 70's enamel was not meant to be bufferd, or, maybe I suck with a rattle can



they have 2 clears Jim...... Are there any O Reileys around you?

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:33 pm 
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rattle can hell. all out of a can:

got tank already sprayed: pj1. i did the sidecovers and tail. craig wiseman now has this bike

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s2:
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old ds185.

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wagon!

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pre woodgrain.. yes i painted the orange first.

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different rd. john aylors seat:
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rd hybrid. Just got a speeding ticket on this one. :cry:
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not the greatest paint jobs, but all rattlecan


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:45 pm 
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I think they look great Mark. My problem with all painting especially cans is 1) putting on too much at once and it runs, and 2) with cans, get the splatter - how can I avoid this one?

I do pretty good with my spray gun though (if I don't do #1)....

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:58 pm 
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BarryB wrote:
I think they look great Mark. My problem with all painting especially cans is 1) putting on too much at once and it runs, and 2) with cans, get the splatter - how can I avoid this one?

I do pretty good with my spray gun though (if I don't do #1)....


Watch youtube vids.........

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 12:58 am 
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Ja-Moo wrote:
BarryB wrote:
I think they look great Mark. My problem with all painting especially cans is 1) putting on too much at once and it runs, and 2) with cans, get the splatter - how can I avoid this one?

I do pretty good with my spray gun though (if I don't do #1)....


Watch youtube vids.........


I don't paint often but when I do
it's PJ1 and Max 2K only.

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:07 am 
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Stupid question is that a RZ top end on a RD bottom end,, or RZ complete motor.. Nice job on paint and your bikes.. :thumbup:

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:15 am 
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4l0 topend. (canadian /euro 80-81 pre-rz)
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:39 am 
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BarryB wrote:
I think they look great Mark. My problem with all painting especially cans is 1) putting on too much at once and it runs, and 2) with cans, get the splatter - how can I avoid this one?

I do pretty good with my spray gun though (if I don't do #1)....


A common problem; if you paint it "dry" there is limited gloss with rattle cans; paint it too wet and it runs or sags
That's why I like lacquer, mistakes can be wet sanded and buffed out to super high gloss

Back in the day, I watched a painter shoot some really big metalflake on a tank, side cover set and helmet,
He literally layed the clear coat on (on later coats) so heavily that it ran; he said that it was faster to wet sand and compound the sags out than it was to lay that many coats over the big flakes

They looked perfect when finished
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When using 2K epoxy clears, do you have to lay the last coat super wet in order to get high gloss?

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 7:54 pm 
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Wow, some nice work out there.

I've had mixed results with the can. Best results for me came when I built a small paint tent with cheap plastic tarp material, then making a lot of really light coats. Plus a lot of time to cure and some wet sanding and, well, a lot of work.

I did one in rattle can truck bed liner paint, it was fun project (back in 2006) and I was able to put tens of thousands of trouble free miles on that bike.

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Tried the fun bars (clubmans) for a while...

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