WINTER PROJECT!

[Captain Liberious]

Hi fellas!
Now that winter is approaching and I foresee myself having very little else to do I've decided its time to begin stripping down my rather tired looking old Honda GL650 for a much needed cosmetic rebuild. There's very little wrong with it mechanically apart from a leaky fork seal and godawful brakes, and I intend on recoating the frame and engine and all other metal parts until its as close to brand- new looking as I can get without being anal about it.
However, I've never actually done this sort of thing before with the intention of making it look good, so I'm completely unfamiliar with the use of spray paints and what sort to get, so does anybody have any suggestions as to what primers and paints to use?
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[smookz]

Hey there,

As to paints, the market has so much to offer, you need to think what finish you want, durability etc.

The practical side though, I can help with. Are you using a spray booth?

Most important - PREP. 99% preparation, 1% decoration. You need to ensure your environment is clean, well ventilated, ideally with a filter/extraction fan set up so you don't get 'dusting' from airborne paint settling on your nice stuff, and making you cry.

If using a air fed spray gun, turn all the inlets off, (air + paint) and slowly increase each until you have a comfortable application speed/coverage. Test on scrap first to see what I mean!

Thin, clean layers rather than 1 thick one is preferable. If it goes like orange skin, pitted almost, the paint is drying somewhat before hitting the surface- move closer, or introduce more paint. If running, the opposite

Don't focus on one spot- run right off the edges on each 'run'- like doing lines that overlap is what you want, try not to drop down whilst spray is still hitting the panel.

If using spray cans, the above applies still, but be prepared for fast drying paint, and loss of flow/speed control.

Hope it helps - I am a professionally trained sprayer, and have painted allsorts . . . . take your time, especially with prep.

Above all have fun! I love it, still

[Efes123]

As above preparation is everything. Hope you're going to put up a thread in Show & Tell. A couple of things you'll need by the bucket load is a decent de-greaser and lots of small brushes. It's amazing how much crud can build up in some of the nooks and crannies.
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