Method for applying touch up paint? - SV650.org

08-03-13, 12:29 AM

I'm looking for some tips on how to apply my candy grand blue yc2 touch up. I have two bottles of paint, looks like one is a solid colour and one is the slightly blue, sparkly and clear at the same time. I tried doing a test application on a piece of paper before going for the bike and it looked nothing like the bike colour and consistency so I am clearly doing it wrong. Could anyone help me out here? Thanks

muzikill · 08-03-13, 09:59 AM

Solids the first to apply & the lighter one is the laquer (protective coating'ish) If you look at the factory paint job you'll notice the 'sparkle' so applying that first would be wrong as the thicker colour would just cover it up.

08-03-13, 10:01 AM

It should be looking a pretty similar colour to stock shouldn't it? Only it seems way off!

08-03-13, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by doofus4000

It should be looking a pretty similar colour to stock shouldn't it? Only it seems way off!

Changes to the right shade once you've applied the clear coat

08-03-13, 11:29 AM

Ok so I've just rechecked the two bottles I got in the kit..

One is thick, metallic and quite dark blue. On a test piece of paper it has dried in sparkly and shiny like lacquer.

The other is thin, very light blue, almost like water consistency. On a test piece of paper this has dried in flat like a water based paint.

Which should I be applying first? Is the thin light blue a base, and the thick sparkly blue the lacquer layer applied last?

Ignore my first post because the details of each paint are wrong, was going from memory which appears to be crap. Lol

muzikill · 08-03-13, 03:41 PM

If you not sure after the advice here its going to be one of 2 ways tbh, test it either way let it dry and compare against the stock paint job.

08-03-13, 07:08 PM

Haha i tried this on my sv curvy yc2 paint . And jeez i messed it up haha

08-03-13, 10:30 PM

I'm far from an expert but I'm pretty sure it will look different applied to paper to what it would look like on metal/plastic.

muzikill · 08-03-13, 10:33 PM

I was trying to think of somewhere on the sv bodywork. Take off front mudguard and clean & test on the underside.

08-03-13, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by dirtyred619

I'm far from an expert but I'm pretty sure it will look different applied to paper to what it would look like on metal/plastic.

Fair enough, makes sense. Which one would you apply first?

08-03-13, 12:29 AM	#1
doofus4000 Guest Posts: n/a	Method for applying touch up paint? I'm looking for some tips on how to apply my candy grand blue yc2 touch up. I have two bottles of paint, looks like one is a solid colour and one is the slightly blue, sparkly and clear at the same time. I tried doing a test application on a piece of paper before going for the bike and it looked nothing like the bike colour and consistency so I am clearly doing it wrong. Could anyone help me out here? Thanks

08-03-13, 09:59 AM	#2
muzikill Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dunfermline Posts: 1,712	Re: Method for applying touch up paint? Solids the first to apply & the lighter one is the laquer (protective coating'ish) If you look at the factory paint job you'll notice the 'sparkle' so applying that first would be wrong as the thicker colour would just cover it up. __________________ Learn to maintain your bike, take it apart, rebuild the engine & more (using better bolts ), drop it & fix it again! K3 Job c.v: Engine:remove/split/rebuild/refit. Replace:Gearbox,Fuel pump,Gaskets. Piston clean,rings. Overhaul:Throttle body,Injectors,Brakes,Forks. Remove/refit:Exhaust,Radiator,Oil cooler,Throttle,Air filter,Tank. Replace: Oil,Coolant,grease,brake hoses & bleed.

08-03-13, 10:01 AM	#3
doofus4000 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Method for applying touch up paint? It should be looking a pretty similar colour to stock shouldn't it? Only it seems way off!

08-03-13, 11:29 AM	#5
doofus4000 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Method for applying touch up paint? Ok so I've just rechecked the two bottles I got in the kit.. One is thick, metallic and quite dark blue. On a test piece of paper it has dried in sparkly and shiny like lacquer. The other is thin, very light blue, almost like water consistency. On a test piece of paper this has dried in flat like a water based paint. Which should I be applying first? Is the thin light blue a base, and the thick sparkly blue the lacquer layer applied last? Ignore my first post because the details of each paint are wrong, was going from memory which appears to be crap. Lol

08-03-13, 03:41 PM	#6
muzikill Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dunfermline Posts: 1,712	Re: Method for applying touch up paint? If you not sure after the advice here its going to be one of 2 ways tbh, test it either way let it dry and compare against the stock paint job. __________________ Learn to maintain your bike, take it apart, rebuild the engine & more (using better bolts ), drop it & fix it again! K3 Job c.v: Engine:remove/split/rebuild/refit. Replace:Gearbox,Fuel pump,Gaskets. Piston clean,rings. Overhaul:Throttle body,Injectors,Brakes,Forks. Remove/refit:Exhaust,Radiator,Oil cooler,Throttle,Air filter,Tank. Replace: Oil,Coolant,grease,brake hoses & bleed.

08-03-13, 07:08 PM	#7
Joe Marcon Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Method for applying touch up paint? Haha i tried this on my sv curvy yc2 paint . And jeez i messed it up haha

08-03-13, 10:30 PM	#8
dirtyred619 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Method for applying touch up paint? I'm far from an expert but I'm pretty sure it will look different applied to paper to what it would look like on metal/plastic.

08-03-13, 10:33 PM	#9
muzikill Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dunfermline Posts: 1,712	I was trying to think of somewhere on the sv bodywork. Take off front mudguard and clean & test on the underside. __________________ Learn to maintain your bike, take it apart, rebuild the engine & more (using better bolts ), drop it & fix it again! K3 Job c.v: Engine:remove/split/rebuild/refit. Replace:Gearbox,Fuel pump,Gaskets. Piston clean,rings. Overhaul:Throttle body,Injectors,Brakes,Forks. Remove/refit:Exhaust,Radiator,Oil cooler,Throttle,Air filter,Tank. Replace: Oil,Coolant,grease,brake hoses & bleed.

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