Removing stickers and respraying fairings

[Darthspence]

hey ive got a Honda CBF125, my right side fairing is cracked so im wanting replace them but snuggling to find ones (black seems to be a rare color lol) so was planning on buying a red one and spraying it black how well would this work ???

also i would like to remove the stripe stickers form the other fairing and tank whts the best way to do this.

Any help or hints welcome

[Bike Bunker]

Best bet is to not waste £ on buying a new fairing but take the old one and repair it (if its repairable) use fibre glass and sand it down till its as smooth as the rest.....

key to painting preperation!

if its just 1 panel i would say you should spend at least 1 hour preparing it.....and dont just dry sand wet sand it too...cant remember the exact routine i used but i prepared my bike to be sprayed to save £ on the shop spraying it....

[retrobiker]

To remove stickers without removing paint i found a toffee wheel pretty good

[Darthspence]

the on prob with repairing it is tht with i being cracked is tht it has pull itself out of shape so not sure how i would pull it into shape to fiberglass it.

also wtf is a toffee wheel (sounds tasty lol )

[Bike Bunker]

dont quite see what you mean by its out of shape :S pictures maybe of the broke and fixed one ?


most of my panels had cracks in, im sure you could find a way to put them together to fibre glass them ? use a clamp? or even tape one side while fibre glassing the other side and middle? you could most likley even super glue (inbetween the crack to hold it together) then fbre glass the rest of it hope this was helpful or informative

[retrobiker]

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Automotive-Toffee-Whizzy-Stripe-Removal-Wheel-/350329202253?pt=UK_Body_Shop_Supplies_Paint&hash=item51913f664d

TOFFEE WHEEL

[Darthspence]

hmmm could glue then fiber glass it tht might work, wht should i use to fiber glass it, would p38 do the job???

ahh see wht u mean about toffee wheel (slighty dissapointed lol)

[stirlinggaz]

p38 is just filler.
fibre glass kits can be bought frm halfrauds & the like, which contains matting,resin & hardner.
messy stuff to work with though.
you mix up the resin with a little hardner & stipple the matting into a sticky mess which can then be used to fill big holes or spaces (aluminium mesh can be used for extra strength).
when its dry you trim the excess off & then smooth over with filler (like p38)
theres plenty of on-line "how to's" & guides available.
cheers,
GAZ

[Darthspence]

oh right cool thanks for that just need to get some stuff and time to bang it all together. thanks for the help

[Bike Bunker]

[Fairies attack]

If the stickers are on top of the lacquer, use a hair dryer on one corner then work from there, slowly.

The heat will make the glue go sticky and help lift the sticker off. If done right it is possible to do it without leaving any residue on the panel.