Respraying my bike..

[Eddie Hitler]

Tried the search but isn't working for me at the moment.

How easy would it be for a total novice like myself to respray a bike? I'm talking a simple 1 colour job, most probably black. I want a half decent finish. Simple as sand down, primer, halfords black spray can, then a varnish type layer on top?

Need some wisdom!

[SQL]

Pretty much as easy as that, dust coats and sand inbetween coats with wet 1200 paper.

Hardest thing will be getting weather.

Oh and flys :@

[Nexus Icon]

Black is one of the worst colours if you're unsure about the quality of your prep work. It shows up every blemish.

Rattle cans can give an acceptable finish but you really have to put in the work at the prep stage to stand a chance.
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[Eddie Hitler]

[SQL]

Black is a bitch

I did my car with a brush and tin of hammarite gloss came up like glass

[SQL]

Masking tape will be ok providing you dust coat it.

[FireStorm-X]

Hi there

I have in the past resprayed a few things prep is the key word. The better the prep, better the finish.

But it is not as easy as it sounds spray cans can be tricky things.

Full respray, Ford Orion, Ford Fiesta with proper spray booth and lots of prep work. Came out looking good

Full Respray rust bucket, Ford Sierra in Hamarit blue from spray cans. Strangely it looked good lol, even after 2 years the rust never came back lol.

In the end practice on something first before touching your bike
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[Eddie Hitler]

Prep is king, I think I'll give it a shot.

[mysterious_rider]

mine.


hycote satin black, then a ebay jobbie 2k clearcoat laqcuer.

It's easy, but practise the lacquer on something first!!!!!

For the tank decals, FFS don't remove them, you have to use a heat gun and cut all the paint layers off. Just sand them down.


Most of the time is prepwork.




It's not brilliant but it's good enough for me.

https://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj88/mysterious_rider/new/IMGP4599.jpg
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[SQL]

The more time you spend prepping the better the finish, as I said after doing my car with a brush the prepI did before gave it a glass finish.

[illuminateTHE...]

Plastidip your motorcycle man... only prepping you will need doing is cleaning the surface of your motorcycle... equipment is fairly cheap, you could get a wagner gun for maybe £30 and paint for say £50 - £80.

plasti dip gtr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jzi_JQMWH4

myths about plasti dip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvkq-qyY9aY

https://www.dipyourcar.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?14-Motorcycle-Dipping

https://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y484/A_yam/IMG_8384_zpsa3de43fe.jpg

https://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y484/A_yam/801c6f21_zps5b3d0562.jpg

https://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y484/A_yam/20130224_134248_zpse8fd7e9e.jpg

Great thing about plastidip is that you can peal it off.
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[i.p.phrealy]

There's a bit in this show and tell thread about the difference between masking tape and edging tape, although I must warn you it contains a post from Tef...

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=267339
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[Rogerborg]

If you're doing it in your garage using retail products then plan on having your bike off the road for a week, and then two more weeks of the slightest contact leaving marks in the lacquer before it fully cures.

If I were doing it again and just wanted a consistent block colour, I'd seriously consider vinyl wrap. Have a look at some how-tos. It looks fairly fiddly, but weigh that up versus coat after coat of sanding and spraying, and the existential horror of getting a run.
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[mysterious_rider]

[pits]

Plastidip it, easier than painting and if you get it wrong you can just peel it back off, very little prep involved in apply it as well.
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[James83]

I've been thinking about doing a plati-dip job on my bike. Anyone know how many cans you need to do a complete bike?

[maxp]

Worth a read

https://cbrforum.com/forum/how-mechanical-40/how-paint-bike-without-compressor-gun-**not-considered-rattle-can-job**-115135/

When it comes to clear coating its worth spending the extra cash on a 2 part clear, especially if its something other than a black basecoat. Make sure you have very good ventilation if you go this route though.

Also, if you are going to put any decals on the tank, they will need to be lacquered over, otherwise the petrol will have them un-sticking is no time.

[Rogerborg]

[illuminateTHE...]

[James83]

[FireStorm-X]

Me and one of the chaps at work are going to go 50/50 on a spray kit and 10lt of plast paint and see what it is like in a few months time (next 5 week pay day) should be around £150 each. Looks interesting lol. Worth a try just to see how it comes out always wanted to try a matt car or bike before
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Lexmoto Street 125 (sold) - Kawasaki ZR7S

[Marmaduke]

Cellulose is nice and forgiving! Resprayed the K75 with it (not from cans though), had no issues with running, just a few fisheyes because of silicone glue being used nearby.

Don't have to worry about dropping dead with cellulose either.
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[illuminateTHE...]

with a gun you can get a consistent amount spray on the fairing, you also can spray a wider area.
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[James83]

[mudcow007]

im looking at spray my tank an plastic bits at the moment as well, we have a spray booth (used to lacquer oak furniture) but the sprayers here have never sprayed paint

i have been quoted £120 to have my tank an stuff done, but i kinda of want to do it my self

ive used rattle cans on bits n bobs in the past but nothing as big as a fuel tank

i think i will have a go when i get paid