VTR1000F Firestorm just been painted Satin Black and Silver.

gowenwilliams · Derestricted Danger Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Karma :

I've just had me Firestorm painted.

I think it look rather evil in its new livery! Very Happy

The next plan is to get the wheels done.
I think the would look good if they were chromed!

Any advice?[/i]

v4forlife · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 31 Mar 2003 Karma :

hmmmm

got it??

aka, nice bike, love the new look, and deff get the hweels cromed, so tart

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paulthewitt · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 May 2004 Karma :

dunno bout chroming the wheels. but the bike is very nice.

killa · Won't Shut Up Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Karma :

OOOooh like the stin finish
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craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

Noyce

Is it hard to clean matt paint?

gowenwilliams · Derestricted Danger Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Karma :

Yes !!

It is an absolute bugger to keep clean!
You can't polish it or it will start to gloss!
Gently remove marks with a soft damp cloth.

But its worth it! Twisted Evil

craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

Cool, looks smart, although I'd be far too tempted to polish it, (sorry, bad habbit of mine) lol.

JodieWodie · Reflective Banana Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

Looks nice, I say yes to chromed wheels too Thumbs Up

That is the same bike as my Fiance's.
His is red..very nice.
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Wave2k · G's Stalker Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Karma :

is that because it has no laquer
im not sure if i wanna paint my cbr satin black
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gowenwilliams · Derestricted Danger Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Karma :

Originally it was not going to have laquer,
but that proved to be a problem when getting the silver stirpes to blend on top of the satin black .

So we used a base black (not satin), then masked and did the stripes.
Then for the satin effect, we used a matt laquer (apparently the one Mercedes use for their bumpers and other matt bits to finish it.)

Worked nice in the end!! (Cheers Ian!!)

Delvard · Traffic Copper Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Karma :

Stunning. Hard decision on the wheels though. Cost much to do?

gowenwilliams · Derestricted Danger Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Karma :

Luckily no,

A colleague at work is great at painting!
So just the cost of paint so for (£150 ish)
But I need to get him a pressie to say thanks so add that to the price too
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PsychoHippy · Jammy Git Joined: 02 Jul 2002 Karma :

Looks good Thumbs Up

Don't chrome the wheels - they will look crappy very quickly.
A friend of mine had them professionally polished up on his Fazer and they looked really good and where easy to keep nice as they don't chip like chrome does Cool

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Ava_Banana · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Karma :

I would keep the wheels shiny (bit of polishing).

However.....tbh....if it were me.....I would have the frame and the wheels black.......just for the overall effect...... Very Happy

Nice job though...... Thumbs Up