Posted February 27, 201510 yr been going to it for the last two summer's when the weather gets warm enough & just not got round to it but this year it got to happen. been messing round on paint and have decided to go with this although I am attempting to do it myself so f#ck knows what it will turn out like was wondering if anyone else has any ideas although I am pretty set on this now
February 27, 201510 yr Moderator I like it tommy, especially the shade of Blue you can get good results if you take your time, just look at the KH125 I did with spray cans!
February 27, 201510 yr Like it Tommy. Has a retro look to it, now get off of your fat arse and paint it !!!!
February 27, 201510 yr Moderator looking at the tank, there is a relief V which you have drawn over. Looks good in 2d but this will give shadows and maybe you need to address that first?
February 27, 201510 yr Author Like it Tommy. Has a retro look to it, now get off of your fat arse and paint it !!!! ha ha I can't paint it till the weather gets warm enough
February 27, 201510 yr Author looking at the tank, there is a relief V which you have drawn over. Looks good in 2d but this will give shadows and maybe you need to address that first? yes I agree it wont look exact the same and will change shape when looked at from different angles but I intend to do all in paint so will mask it and get rough idea of what I'll end up with.
February 27, 201510 yr Author that looks well. kinda modern with a retro twist. thats exactly what I was aiming for thanks
February 27, 201510 yr I like the colours, looks good Two minors though, not sure about the blocking on the tailpiece, maybe look better plain blue? And the YAMAHA decal is cutting into the blocking on then tank
February 27, 201510 yr Author I like the colours, looks good Two minors though, not sure about the blocking on the tailpiece, maybe look better plain blue? And the YAMAHA decal is cutting into the blocking on then tank yes I had removed the yam decal while doing the block then decided to put it back, I think I will position the blocking so it just runs under the decal, I did consider leaving the tail but thought it added a bit more balance overall. I do have a spare tailpiece so I could do one blue and block the other and see which looks best.
February 27, 201510 yr Moderator what about blue blocks on the tank and black blocks on the tail...looks out of sync
February 27, 201510 yr Author what about blue blocks on the tank and black blocks on the tail...looks out of sync I don't see how that would help
February 27, 201510 yr Moderator I don't see how that would help ??? I was just saying, in your pic the blocks are different colours mate , not only that...they are slanting different ways
February 27, 201510 yr Author ??? I was just saying, in your pic the blocks are different colours mate , not only that...they are slanting different ways ah Paul now I see what you mean I thought what you were saying is put black blocks on the tail, the're not black in the pic they are just darker as in the original pic the paint looked darker on the tail due to the lighting and I was trying obviously unsuccessfully to copy it. its a good point about the angles of block being different I hadn't realized that and thinking about when I do the masking it will best done with the parts on the bike so can line them up also if I can get the angle the same as the tail on the tank it should miss the yam decal that NSD pointed out for now just altered the tail, I think your right paul
February 27, 201510 yr Moderator I like that tommo" , check out u-tube spaying tips ,,,and go for it me too, it'll be something to be proud of...beware of paints that petrol dissolves though !
February 28, 201510 yr Moderator use 2 pack clear on it, like I did on the Gilera, spilt loads of petrol on that and the petrol just ran off.
February 28, 201510 yr Author I like that tommo" , check out u-tube spaying tips ,,,and go for it my dog has been done John
February 28, 201510 yr Author me too, it'll be something to be proud of...beware of paints that petrol dissolves though ! I have most of the paint its canbrush I've used it before with pretty good results and never had a problem with it regards to petrol its candy blue over silver And pearl white metallic, the main problem is having to wait for the good weather cos when it does come I want to be out riding the bike not painting it.
March 1, 201510 yr second that on the spray cans original color - dings filled with 2k body filler tank primed painted an cleared with $10 acrylic paints (cheapest you can get here) then wetsanded with p1200 after 10 mins of drill mounted wool buff pad meguiars 105 fine foam pad meguiars 205 I would definitely use 2k clear for the tank, I used acrylic so if you dont wash it off straight away it marrs the paint and you hve to rebuff it. Beware with 2k the isocyanates can cause severe respiratory reactions in some people and cause permanent sensitisation which means any future small exposure can trigger acute respiratory distress syndrome (like anaphylaxis) spray it only with good ventilation and try not to kill the neighbours kids. the only isocyanate safe mask is a Sundstrom with P3 particle filter and ABE or ABEK filters. I use one and recommend it. A lot of people dont bother and are fine, then you google and read the stories of people sensitized to iso's. good luck!
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