paint job ideas.

tanner18 · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 May 2002 Karma :

i got knocked of my bike last week . i've managed to get hold of some panels i want to have them sprayed 1 colour. my mates a sprayer i'm thinking about a flip paint job. any suggestion would be appreciated thanks
tanner
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Deano · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Karma :

tanner go to www.sportsbikerider.com and there is a custom paint job section with loads of rick ideas check it out!
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tanner18 · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 May 2002 Karma :

thanks mate Very Happy

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rallymad · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 20 May 2003 Karma :

how much would flip paint cost for a nsr 125?
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Deano · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Karma :

too much its not worth it
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tanner18 · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 May 2002 Karma :

not if ya mate is a sprayer Very Happy

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tanner18 · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 May 2002 Karma :

mine is gonna be in the tvr colours i reckon. im buyin ne pannels for my zxr and i wanna get them all one colour but i dont just want crappy normal paint i want something that grabs attention
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Hex · Party Boy Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

don't forget if you want flip paint, your going to have to buy at least a litre of it (unless of course where you get it sprayed at carries it (unlikely)).

Flip paint is expensive, so be prepared for a silly quote for the paint alone.
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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Even with your friend doing it below board, putting significant time into it (I believe it does take a while to get all the coats right) I would expect it to cost quite a lot.

tanner18 · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 May 2002 Karma :

i must admit i don't know how much the paint would cost my mate said about double what the normal paint would cost and he said he could do the spraying quite easily. how much would u guess at the paint being. if its to much i will go for a different colour. i cant make my mind up arrrrgggghhhhh!!!
ne suggestions on wot colour to get a 99 zxr 400 would be appreciated. i was thinking silver mat black gloss black red metallic blue like the older zxrs used to be.
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TiN · Pocket Tin Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Karma :

No offence mate, but if your friend knows about this stuff and is gonna do the spraying, then surely he will be able to give you some prices?

We can only guess and go off prices that are printed in magazines etc. Andrew got a good deal for his paintwork, but I doubt that many of us would be as fortunate. Jammy Bastid.
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Deano · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Karma :

like thats gonna last Very Happy

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tanner18 · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 May 2002 Karma :

fair comment tin. ive only suggested it so far and my mate said he could do it but he hasnt priced it up yet because being the person i am i can not make my mind up on wot colour to spray me bike.
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Hex · Party Boy Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Flip paint isn't cheep at all and the earlier versions of it involved spraying lots (and I mean lots) of coats.

The more modern paint isn't as hard to spray, but is very expencive! I reckon you could easily pay about a £100 for a litre of the paint (though it could easily be more maybe double).

If you are after the paint the easiest to spray is the Harlequin paint range. I believe the colours are Cyan to Purple; Silver to Green; Green to Purple; Blue to Red; Magenta to Gold; Purple to Orange and Gold to Silver. Possibally even more mixes of these paints will give more colour effects.
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tanner18 · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 May 2002 Karma :

my mate was explaining that that is the type of flip paint with more than two stages that isn t what im after its a two stage flip im gettin between two colours .
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Hex · Party Boy Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

https://www.airglowpainting.com/images/tech/harlequin1.jpg
https://www.airglowpainting.com/images/tech/harlequin3.jpg

The above two images are the same colours from different angles. They are Harlequin paints.

I'm not quite sure which paint your friend is refering too. To my knowlegde the Harlequin paint is the easiest to paint (littereally only a couple of coats - opposed to a number of coats with some of the earlier versions, which had to be painted in certain ways).

The Harlequin paint is a metalic type of paint so maybe he means a more flat paint? But I believe its just a two colour flip.
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tanner18 · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 May 2002 Karma :

that will probably be the one my mate was on about u seem to know a bit about it . people just assume flip paint is al the same but theres different ones which require more stages there the really expensive ones.
cheers for the reply mate that mite just of helped me
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Scotty · Scooter Boi Joined: 31 Jul 2002 Karma :

Hex, Does your old man do powder coating by any chance aswell?
(for a spare set of wheels for the NSR)

The fairing plastic on the NSR is ABS (?) or so i'm told so it's really easy to work with (again so i'm told) Because hopefully when me and colin get round to buying Zak's bust NSR i can go for another colour scheme.
But not all that different. Laughing

Probably go for the same blue, But with bright yellow wheels. oh yes now you'll be able to see me from miles away, let alone here me ... lol. Rolling Eyes

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Hex · Party Boy Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

My father has painted cars for a living from his own business for 20+ years. So I know bits and pieces about paint and painting.

I aint totally upto date on the latest types of paint out there, but as you say there is more than one type of "flip paint".

I remember when the first ones came about (publicly anyway) and my father was asked to fix a botched job that someone had done. The paint cost a fortune and there was so many steps that had to be done for a decent finish.

I'll tell you something else, took me ages to find a half decent picture of the paint. Laughing

Found it on a site the paints bike frames of all places! Shocked

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tanner18 · Traffic Copper Joined: 13 May 2002 Karma :

im stiil not sure wot to get im still considering a gloss black
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Hex · Party Boy Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Scotty, no my dad only does body/structural repairs (on cars) and painting.

No powder coating unfortunatly.
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Zimma · Wheelie Junkie Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hex, how much to paint my storm, if I get him the paint? Very Happy

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Scotty · Scooter Boi Joined: 31 Jul 2002 Karma :

Hex · Party Boy Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Dont think it would be that much, problem is my father lives in the north east and I now live in the midlands.

That in itself aint a problem, but the fact my father is only open weekdays and I only really go home weekends is. Confused

If it was simply one colour, no daft masking for multi colours etc wouldn't cost much at all. I mean all he'd have to do is prep the surface, mask off bits that needed it (if any) and then thin the paint, spray and finish it up.

If you are serious we'll talk about it later mate, and I'll have a word with my father about it for you.
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Scotty · Scooter Boi Joined: 31 Jul 2002 Karma :

Yeah it would just be the one colour.
Nice shiny blue Very Happy

Of which i could add vinal stickers at a later date or one of them sites that do replica stickers.
or from mark when the company gets set up.

Failing that, i'll just ride round with no fairings what so ever, lol.
or just use the evil scammy bus.
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