Before and after the rattle can...

SlimRick · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Karma :

Before:
https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3081/3225833562_3e4eaea2f7_b.jpg

After:
https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3436/3225833572_736eecd2f7_b.jpg

Fnatic · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 May 2008 Karma :

You did that from a can? That's an awesome paint job.

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alun111 · World Chat Champion Joined: 31 May 2007 Karma :

you must have spent a while masking!! Good job.
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Madmanx · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Dec 2007 Karma :

That's a great way of changing the look by masking the existing lines.
Looks like a different bike initially. Thumbs Up

Cool job

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SlimRick · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Karma :

Thanks folks - 30 quids worth of Halfords finest BMW Alpine Silver, masked around the purple and Bob's your auntie.

silky666 · Captain Rulebook Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Karma :

top job with a spray can Thumbs Up

it has inspired me to set about the spare plastics for the R6
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TUG · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 May 2007 Karma :

fuckin hell rick, thats amazing! Thumbs Up

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OssY · Nearly there... Joined: 12 Jan 2009 Karma :

Top job mate for cheap as chips Thumbs Up

plugger147 · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Karma :

Have you not posted this before??? I'm sure I've already seen it ages ago either that or I'm suffering deja vu, If it is the same one was it not dropped since the paint job???

Looks like a decent enough job though. Thumbs Up

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Fnatic · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 May 2008 Karma :

So you masked around the purple and just sprayed away?

Did you sand down the old colour or Nitromors it or what?

I'm intrigued. Reply!

plugger147 · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Karma :

I don't know how he prepped it but it was done in the front room. Laughing

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SlimRick · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Karma :

Yeah, it was done a few months ago initially, now I've fixed up the damage done when I dropped it - good as new.....ish Very Happy

The pink was lightly sanded and then had a couple of coats of plastic primer put on just to make sure the new paint stuck. The original job took the weekend, and the repairs about half a day.

Deano · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Karma :

very impressed, top job Thumbs Up

gray84 · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Karma :

well done mate doing that with rattle cans Wink

also makes the bike looks alot newer in that colour now
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Fahd · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Karma :

I opened this thread expecting to see another ridiculously painted matt black piece of shit. However this looks amazing for a rattle-can job. It looks much better... Thumbs Up

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cicatrez · Crazy Courier Joined: 02 Nov 2007 Karma :

Impressive. Looks nice too, because the kawasaki, and 600 remain, tho its a shame you had to lose the ZZR. I don't like it when people do a respray and all the stickers/logos are gone.
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jack_zxr400 · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2008 Karma :

SlimRick · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Karma :

First, masked it off and cut around the curves in the masking tape with a blade.
Then some light sanding with 800, followed by 1200 grit wet & dry.
2 coats of Halfords plastic primer (light 1200 grit sanding between coats).
3 coats of of silver (no sanding between)
3 coats of clear lacquer
Leave to dry over night in front of the coal fire in the front room Very Happy

Polish with rubbing compound and a coat of wax and job's a good 'un.

Whole job done in a weekend and cost less than 50 quid all in Thumbs Up

Resident Yank · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 17 May 2007 Karma :

You guys must either have better rattle can paint or more talent than those of us in the US, cause I've seen many spray can paint jobs on here that look way better than what I see locally. I think I'm going with better talent those... I do live in redneckville. Shocked

Either way, great job, I had to look for a minute to notice that the purple was actually the same color. The silver makes it look more blue now.
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