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Originally Posted by DaveW_42
Nice to see it being used rather than stuck on a shelf in my shed!
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Some day (soonish I hope) it will be resprayed the colour I actually want the bike to be, and then put back on
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Originally Posted by The Idle Biker
You did this with spray can's? Top marks. When do you open for business?
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Thanks, but I will add that you cant see the little blemishes, or the slightly streaky bits or the bits where the prep was pretty poor but I was getting tired/impatient/bored.
Anyone can do that or better - and its simple, just dont rush.
Use 800 grit wet and dry (wet it well), to key the paint - you dont need to go down to the original primer/meta/plastic.
Rinse the part in plenty of clean water, let it dry.
Then run a pre-paint/panel-prep wipe over it, then once that has dried (takes seconds), put on the primer, it should be a couple of light coats, but I have to admit that all of the bike was done with one coat of primer and and some points, it wasn't that light.
Then when that has dried for a bit, blast over it with the black, leave to dry for about 48 hours or so then chuck the bits back on the bike.
I have no idea how long the finish will last, nor do I really care - it still looks better than it did