spray paint

[KawasakiAndy]

anyone know the cheapest place to buy spray paint suitable for spraying my bike in?
Already tried halfords and ebay, along with a couple of sites but they seem expensive i know, im tight but really, i cant afford a proper spray job and i know you can get an ok finish with spray with the right prep so any help

Thanks, andy.

[KawasakiAndy]

ive found it poundland! Gloss black car paint. doesnt say the price but i bet its cheap/
Anyone ever used it? And do they sell primer and laquer too, and how much?


ok - enough poundland/£1 gags

Andy

[tutton]

I wouldnt bother,
you cant get a good finish with just good prep you need decent paint too.
I wouldnt even use halfords paint if i wanted a decent finish.

How fooked is the paint atm?
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[KawasakiAndy]

[bikerchick82]

Trade Paint is probably your best bet...

As long as you apply the paint in lots of thin coats then you'll get a decent finish, also try and spray onto a warm surface, this gives a far glossier finish than spraying onto cold objects.

I used Halfords paint for my track fairings and used the above method, it's not laquered and still shines well (no runs due to lots of thin coats...)

The road fairing was done with cans of trade satin black, again, using the above technique you can get a good finish.

Obviously it's not going to be as good as using a compressor and spray gun but it depends on what you expect out of the job

Realistically, to get any sort of decent finish you're going to have to put the time and effort into the prep.
When matting the previous paintwork, go in one direction when using the wet and dry and don't to use a very fine grade (1200) for that last sand down.

Preparation really is the key

[tutton]

Isnt it funny working in a paintshop, and all the amatuers to the trade have different methods?

For the amount you want to spend its going to be a pain in the arse.
as now your going to need primer too now, if you hadnt took the fairings down to bare plastic you could have keyed and sprayed over..
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Past: '05 Peugeot XPS '99 Aprillia RS125 '94 FZR600R
Current: '02 ZX636 A1P '51 CCM R30

[bikerchick82]

Isn't it funny how people assume

My other half was a professional sprayer for a few years

[tutton]

Ooer..
well ask him why hes using wet and dry between coats?
or between the last coat? by the sounds of it he is a bodging coont

Tell him the proper way is to bake it off and then denib with 1500 on softbackup pad, then 3000 trizact it (wet pad) then compound using either farecla medium grade compound g3 if i remember or the 3m green compound and work finer and finer.
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Past: '05 Peugeot XPS '99 Aprillia RS125 '94 FZR600R
Current: '02 ZX636 A1P '51 CCM R30

[bikerchick82]

yes because we've got a spray booth set up in the corner of the garden

[tutton]

Dont need a booth to bake off. you can bake off in your house... or just go down to your local bodyshop and pay em a fiver to drop it in their oven while their baking something else off.

The other way to bake it off is the airing cupboard i find. just with the method youve said your flatting down your fresh not even hard paint, and likely to take off shine, and also fook the paint as its still soft underneath if not baked. and im only telling you how it is, no need to go all sarcastic and womany over it
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Current: '02 ZX636 A1P '51 CCM R30

[sickpup]

[tutton]

no no no sickpup air duster gun and rivets in the ends are more fun for shooting next door

btw ask your husband what guns he was using for me cheers

edit: ive got a 50 litre sip compressor sitting in my garage doin feck all
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Past: '05 Peugeot XPS '99 Aprillia RS125 '94 FZR600R
Current: '02 ZX636 A1P '51 CCM R30

[KawasakiAndy]

went out and bought some poundland stuff yesterday, gave everything a few coats of primer yesterday and today, then i gave it a first coat of black earlier. to be honest, its not bad its clean and its fresh, and it shines. so it will do for me now. lets see how long it lasts
anyone know where i can get two kawasaki plastic or metal self adhesive tank badges.
im gonna do the decals myself, or use pinstripe or something

Andy

[tutton]

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-X-KAWASAKI-TANK-BIKE-LOGO-GRAPHICS-STICKERS-DECALS_W0QQitemZ220279611272QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item220279611272&_trkparms=72%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
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Current: '02 ZX636 A1P '51 CCM R30

[Ben.]

why does no one use maccess?
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[tutton]

Never heard of that brand anywhere in the south west?
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[plugger147]

maccess is the motoring version of makro, they sell the useles tat that motorworld/halfrauds sell and all the shitty rattle cans you see at car boot sales. Any decent stuff they sell can usually be found cheaper elsewhere.
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[Ben.]

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