Spray painting me bike

Seen all these threads about how peeps are painting bits on their bikes, I really fancy doing the whole lot on mine. If I peel all the stickers off it is all white, what is the process once I have removed all the stickers?

How many cans would I need and what would I need?

Been quoted ?300ish quid for a full repaint...

[fizzwheel]

Unless I knew why, I'd never buy a bike that wasnt standard paint scheme.

its OK if you're going to keep it, then fine, if you want to sell it leave it standard, or buy a 2nd hand set of plastics and paint those and keep the original ones...

Plowsie,

I personally would pay the ?300 and have a perfect finish.... I wouldnt be able to trust myself

Thats what i thought aswell if i do do it. But have seen Badsv650's finish on his, he's done it really well.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by plowsie

Thats what i thought aswell if i do do it. But have seen Badsv650's finish on his, he's done it really well.

It will EASILY approach ?300 to do it yourself and want a good finish.

Think about how much time it will take, even at mimimum wage levels its still a lot, then the paint, then the extra time to sand out any mistakes and then more paint.

Get my drift?

If you want to paint your bike for the experience/learning how to do it/fun, then go for it.

If you are DIYing to save money - you wont save THAT much in the end.

I worked out it would have been cheaper to replace the broken rear seat fairing with a colour matched part than it was to repair and repaint it myself.

[rictus01]

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

It will EASILY approach ?300 to do it yourself and want a good finish.

Think about how much time it will take, even at mimimum wage levels its still a lot, then the paint, then the extra time to sand out any mistakes and then more paint.

Get my drift?

If you want to paint your bike for the experience/learning how to do it/fun, then go for it.

If you are DIYing to save money - you wont save THAT much in the end.

I worked out it would have been cheaper to replace the broken rear seat fairing with a colour matched part than it was to repair and repaint it myself.

speak for yourself

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by rictus01

speak for yourself

Ok, so I was speaking for myself as a fairly amateur type person.

You of course have had years to master the craft, and thankfully had the time to give me pointers

be interesting to see it plowsie once its done..

Hope it goes well./.....Try asking a local spray shop for tips to see if they can help/?

[timwilky]

You will never get a good finish from rattle cans.

So assuming you are able to use 2 pack, ie access to compressor, decent gun and air fed mask. then DA sanders, polishers etc.

Litre primer £12
2Litre paint £40
2 1/2 Litre Hardner, £20
plastic addative, £10
5 Litre thinners £15
Tak Rags £4
Wet&dry £4.

Labour to prepare assume at least 5 hours, then 2 hours to paint.


£300 starts to sound a good deal when you are going to get a professional finsh first time

Thinking about doing this to the track fairings for my gsxr the plan is only to repaint the white fairing sections to back. Some of the parts are already broken and need welding and I was just starting to look into doing it cheap say 50 quid or so chances are it will go down again sooner or later.