?100 To Respray a Rear Hugger?

Delvard · Traffic Copper Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Karma :

Bought a rear hugger of Ebay for my Fazer 600. Shiny black, good nick but has a few little scratches. Cost £25 so can't complain. Thought I might get it resprayed the same colour as the tank so when I had a moment I called a resprayers.
Couldn't believe it. £100? Just for a rear hugger? I've not had anything resprayed for a while but that sounded steep to me. I thought it would have been about £40 or so. I'll put up with the scratches before I'll pay £100.
I may call a couple more tomorrow but thought I'd ask you lot.
What do you reckon? Is that the going rate?

Andy Cool

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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

I think a bottle of t-cut might be a good investment.
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Silver · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Karma :

Seems bloody steep. I had all the fairings on my trackbike resprayed for £150.

If you were willing to pay £40 for it being sprayed though, that would put your total outlay at £65... for which you could have probably bought a brand new hugger. Confused

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V4 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Karma :

I'm in exactly the same position, even paid £25 Cool

I'm spraying mine myself, £10 worth of spray for the 2 colours to match my rear cowl.

The average cost for a wheel to be powder coated is around £40

So £100 for a simple bit of spray paint on just a hugger is a joke, walk away, a mate is filling in my chips/dents for free & i'm spraying myself Thumbs Up

Leon

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NSR-Rulez · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Karma :

Spraying plastic isn't too hard,

My dad bought his hugger and belly pan for his fazer off of ebay and it was the wrong colour red, so he got the spray paint made to the colour he needed, colour codes are in the brochures, his was the vivid red cocktail (VRC1), and the company near him got it made up.

They do mail order spray, you need your colour code so if you find it, then i could see if i can be made up, and then tell you a price for it, i will post some pictures of what it come out like tomorrow when its light.

Or you could try getting in touch with them by going to https://www.bee-bee.co.uk/

You will have to phone them as their website is down, the numbers are on the page.

As a rough guide this is how to spray plastics, it's up to you if you want to do it this way.

1) Rub down the surface evenly with some very fine wet and dry (sandpaper) without going through the surface of the paint,
2) Wash it off with clean water, allow to dry thoroughly (use a hair dryer if need be),
3) Prime with a dark primer if needed, when dry rub down again,
4) Prepare an area for spraying (dust free, hair free etc so nothing sticks to the paint),
5) Spray the hugger evenly, many light coats are better than thick coats, allow to dry between coats,
6) Once your pleased with it apply clear laquer evenly to the surface to bring out a deep shine,
7) Don't touch for a few days as the paint and laquer will still be sticky, and marks will show up easily.
8) Then fit it to your bike.

Hope that helps

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mchaggis · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

I've just finished respraying the tailpiece on my VT in the blasted Candy Red (coarse metallic silver overlaid with red lacquer) Rolling Eyes

and being anal I got the original manufacturer colours made to order.

RS Bike Paint were recommended to me, and I'd recommend them too. They aren't especially cheap, (£12 for an aerosol) but they do make up the paint to order from the model, year and colour code. I ordered it at 4PM on Friday, it arrived at 11AM on Monday. Fairly detailed application instructions are included too.

If their website isn't working (it isn't for me just now Rolling Eyes

) you can phone 01226 203608; they're in Barnsley. Apparently if you take along a panel, they'll match the paint to the faded colour.
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Delvard · Traffic Copper Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Karma :

Great Replies fellas, thanks very much. I'm going to seriously consider this now that I've got some idea how to do it.

Andy Cool

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V4 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Karma :

Just dont do it outside in this weather, the moisture/dampness will ruin it, heated garage is your best bet.

But like nsr_rulez says it's not that hard & will cost 1/10th of the shop doing it Thumbs Up

I'm getting a couple of small dents filled first then i'll be off to a mates garage Cool

Leon

NSR-Rulez · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Karma :

Heres a pic of my dads bike the belly pan and hugger were resprayed by himself.

Pretty good if i do say so myself

It looks weird colours because of the light

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NSR-Rulez · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Karma :

I only said it was a basic guide as how to spray plastics, besides my dad did the same for his and from the picture you can see that the result was pretty impressive

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Jack_Cheese · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Karma :

Post it to me, an i'll do it for the cost of the paint and postage lol

I painted my scooter myself, and it is a bloody good job for my first go at respraying.

Have a bash yourself, better to learn the technique for when you need some major respraying than paying a garage. And since the hugger is so small, it won't matter that much if you balls it up a bit.

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riichy · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Karma :

so do you guys think i could just go out and buy some spray paint and to my hugger ..its a mat black on off a zxr400 Question

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Jack_Cheese · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Karma :

Absolutely, it's easy - you just have to be patient and give it time. Rush it like i did on the mudguard of my old scooter and it goes wrong. Pressurised paint cans can give a damn good finish, even though lots of professional painters put them down.

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Stevie GooGs · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Karma :

Feck paying that m8, bikes are expensive enough without paying that for a paint job to a mud guard. Laughing

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NSR-Rulez · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Karma :

Go for it, it's a helpful skill for anyone to learn, i had to spray the plastics on my GS so i learnt, the way said above is the way i did it, and the way my dad did it for his parts.

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lurker · Trackday Trickster Joined: 19 Sep 2004 Karma :

just don't expect it to be very good the first few times you spray it.
know of various people try and respray plastics and get it very wrong.
most eventually gave up and left it to a pro.
also to get a decent finnish it should be done in a warm dry area with minimum dust around.
otherwise you're wasting your money.

riichy · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Karma :

i might just have a go.....if it gos wrong i will get a pro to do it Laughing

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ginguar · Traffic Copper Joined: 19 Feb 2005 Karma :

I have sent you some info on doing it yourself Razz

mrchips · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Mar 2004 Karma :

Go to a motor factors and just get a tin made up in that colour and scrounge for a sprayer. Failing that, get the Hammerite out.
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