Painting advice - SV650.org

24-11-09, 05:23 PM

Hi guys,

Just wondering due to the cost of the respray i have had priced up i was just thinking that maybe i could just buy the kit and do it myself??? Any ideas?

Cheers

Liam

24-11-09, 06:02 PM

What are you like with a spray gun?(no room for error)Spent 8years as a sprayer myself(not car/bike bodywork)& found Devilbiss to be the best guns i used,Wagner would do the job good as well.

24-11-09, 06:10 PM

i am not bad did spray a whole car once but that was flat panels not curves, but its a good skill to get good at.

24-11-09, 06:11 PM

I tried with my last track bike and its not easy to get a decent finish fortunately I was at my mates garage and after a little while the **** poor job I was doing infuriated him and he snatched the gun off me and did it himself.

and thats what I was hoping would happen

24-11-09, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by hardhat_harry

I tried with my last track bike and its not easy to get a decent finish fortunately I was at my mates garage and after a little while the **** poor job I was doing infuriated him and he snatched the gun off me and did it himself.

and thats what I was hoping would happen

are sounds like a plan!

24-11-09, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by liamsimpson

its a good skill to get good at.

Indeed it is,what i will say is make sure your doing it in a dry atmosphere otherwise you will get BLOOMING(you may already be aware of this??)if not,this is when the damp reacts with the solids of the laquour,ie cellulose & causes a cloudy effect to the finish(in which case job foooked)the only way to combat spraying in a damp atmosphere is to use water-based products then its not a prob...HTH.

Spiderman · 24-11-09, 06:30 PM

tried it once and once only. I so dont have the knack for it myself. Its looks so easy too.

its like when you watch a pro window cleaner at work and think "man, i could so do that" and then have a go and thinks "jeez, this aint as easy as it looks"

But at least with windows you dont get paint everywhere and have to strip it all off again.
And if you do then you really are doing something wrong!

24-11-09, 06:34 PM

this is true think i might just pay the guy less hassle?

24-11-09, 05:23 PM	#1
liamsimpson Guest Posts: n/a	Painting advice Hi guys, Just wondering due to the cost of the respray i have had priced up i was just thinking that maybe i could just buy the kit and do it myself??? Any ideas? Cheers Liam

24-11-09, 06:02 PM	#2
sv-robo Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Painting advice What are you like with a spray gun?(no room for error)Spent 8years as a sprayer myself(not car/bike bodywork)& found Devilbiss to be the best guns i used,Wagner would do the job good as well.

24-11-09, 06:10 PM	#3
liamsimpson Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Painting advice i am not bad did spray a whole car once but that was flat panels not curves, but its a good skill to get good at.

24-11-09, 06:11 PM	#4
hardhat_harry Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Painting advice I tried with my last track bike and its not easy to get a decent finish fortunately I was at my mates garage and after a little while the **** poor job I was doing infuriated him and he snatched the gun off me and did it himself. and thats what I was hoping would happen

24-11-09, 06:30 PM	#7
Spiderman Where the hell am I? Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Swingin' thru the urban jungle Posts: 7,451	Re: Painting advice tried it once and once only. I so dont have the knack for it myself. Its looks so easy too. its like when you watch a pro window cleaner at work and think "man, i could so do that" and then have a go and thinks "jeez, this aint as easy as it looks" But at least with windows you dont get paint everywhere and have to strip it all off again. And if you do then you really are doing something wrong! __________________ . "Computers are great! Not for communicating tho. They have one fundamental flaw ... they don't have eyebrows." AlpineCarStereo: you win ....... eeerrr ..... ummm ..... my undying support of you, the greatest Mod this forum has ever known. My Leige. davepreston: i bow to your modding godliness. vixis: He's this really cute Persian tea-boy, Im so not giving you his number :P

24-11-09, 06:34 PM	#8
liamsimpson Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Painting advice this is true think i might just pay the guy less hassle?

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