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[DaveW_42]

is that my old front end fairing SK?

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by DaveW_42

is that my old front end fairing SK?

The blue one that was on is, the one in the pic is one I bought ages ago that was damaged but repaired by me for the purpose of allowing me to have a full-set of spare "painted" bits.

The ironic thing is that the tank that I didnt put on in the end was that blue originally (gotten from Samnooshka already prepped for paint), the rear end and mudguard likewise - ie all the bits (apart from the original tank) could have been put together to make a blue bike

I have been meaning to get this done for ages, years in fact, its just that this weekend I had the time and the weather.

Its your headlight too

[DaveW_42]

Nice to see it being used rather than stuck on a shelf in my shed!

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Halfords own Satin Black - takes 2 cans to cover an SV with one coat.

Used 2 cans of Grey Primer too, single coat as this is supposed to be just an opportunity to get all the panels I took off resprayed properly - ie have time and cash spent on them.

Cost was about £28 then whatever some 800grit wet and dry was.

No laquer, so will see how it goes after the first rain/petrol spillage when filling.

Its a near perfect match for the clock surround plastics, and the frame.

You did this with spray can's? Top marks. When do you open for business?

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by DaveW_42

Nice to see it being used rather than stuck on a shelf in my shed!

Some day (soonish I hope) it will be resprayed the colour I actually want the bike to be, and then put back on

Originally Posted by The Idle Biker

You did this with spray can's? Top marks. When do you open for business?

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

That screen looks nice ty_uk.

its iridium screen that i got from ebay, think i paid around £35

[Bibio]

yey another K7 in blue. looking good ty_uk