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05-02-11, 07:17 PM
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Seat cowl painted.
I recently aquired a seat cowl (eBay) and a belly pan (courtesy of Hindle
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05-02-11, 08:31 PM
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Re: Not bad for £30
From my untrained, colourblind eye I'd say that looks a good match LOL. Good job!
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05-02-11, 08:45 PM
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Re: Not bad for £30
Better job than I could do (not sure if this means you've done a good job or not) and the bike looks great. Well done.
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05-02-11, 09:06 PM
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260+vat?!! Just for painting? I was quoted £75 to paint my belly pan in pearl yellow for my 650 and I just bought a brand new genuine cowl in pearl white for my thou for £78 inc vat!
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05-02-11, 09:07 PM
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Oh and nice job on the spraying
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05-02-11, 09:10 PM
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Re: Not bad for £30
Cheers
had to spend a couple of hours buffing away (that sounds wrong) to get a decent shine on the clear coat as I don't have a machine polisher, it's like an addiction I keep spotting little imperfections that I want to attack! I'am pleased with the match, and ****ed-up on a galloping horse at midnight you can't tell the difference
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05-02-11, 09:13 PM
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Re: Not bad for £30
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05-02-11, 09:39 PM
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Re: Not bad for £30
Cracking work!
That price is way tooo steep! I had a curvy side fairing re-sprayed for £90 cash and thats the Yank colours (canyon yellow)
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05-02-11, 11:19 PM
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Re: Not bad for £30
£100 tops for that work IMO, I got my pointy tank, repaired, prepped and painted for £120
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06-02-11, 12:20 AM
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Re: Not bad for £30
Very good job. Nice match indeed!
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