Looks good, but can you still peel plastidip after you clear coat it?
80 dollar paint job?!?!?!?
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A coworker of mine bought a 6r that was in rough shape. After doing all the usual maint and cleaning out his carb completely, he had about 80 bucks left over....sooo...we bought plasti dip. Pics below shows some of the stages. Keep in mind, I don't own a booth, it was done over three days, and mostly at night due to work. Enjoy.
Stripped the old plastics and washed:
Forgot to take a picture of the back going on...so we move to the Blaze orange going on top of 5 coats of black:
Finally getting the pieces back on after 7 coats of orange, and 5 coats of clear.
Stripped the old plastics and washed:
Forgot to take a picture of the back going on...so we move to the Blaze orange going on top of 5 coats of black:
Finally getting the pieces back on after 7 coats of orange, and 5 coats of clear.
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Also...why plasti dip when u can spray paint??
It looks good from the front. But from the side the colors dont match. It looks like u replaced the parts off of another bike.
It looks good from the front. But from the side the colors dont match. It looks like u replaced the parts off of another bike.
eh
I would've done one or the other lol
I would've done one or the other lol
A true clear coat, yes but it will come of in little chips and will be a pain in the ass. Highly recommend you don't do this.Looks good, but can you still peel plastidip after you clear coat it?
Plastidip sells a "glossifier" which is their clear coat so it just peels off easily. Doesn't look all that good though.
Does the plasti dip rub off on the tank when your leaning against it?
Plasti dip won't rub off the tank unless any gas touches it, the gas will destroy the dip. As long as you're careful it'll be fine.Does the plasti dip rub off on the tank when your leaning against it?
It will rub off of the tank from your knees. I've seen it too many times at the track. That is why I will stick to spray paint.Does the plasti dip rub off on the tank when your leaning against it?
Props to your creativity and work on the bike.
Only thing I would add...if you want to keep that color scheme add some orange to the tail :devious
Only thing I would add...if you want to keep that color scheme add some orange to the tail :devious
If it was my bike I'd have gone with new fairings or a good paint job. but since the fairings were old and cracked...paired with only 80 bucks. ..it is what it is Lol. I agree...I think one color would have been easier and I told him the gas would eat through but it was his bike...I was just lending a hand.
It would have been better to save up for a replacement set of fairings, IMHO..... Fun to give it a try; and it may help that process along when it starts to degrade and looks even worse than it did before you guys put all this effort into it.If it was my bike I'd have gone with new fairings or a good paint job. but since the fairings were old and cracked...paired with only 80 bucks. ..it is what it is Lol. I agree...I think one color would have been easier and I told him the gas would eat through but it was his bike...I was just lending a hand.
If this is your buddy's first bike, I'd suggest no further work on the fairings until after he's gained a season's experience riding. Gravity is almost certainly going to grab that poor thing and drag it to the ground.
Gravity has claimed victory already before this. A set of replacement fairings would almost be the same price he paid for the bike. Mainly that was the reason no real sum of money was spent on it. He is my troop, and I remember the days of being lower ranked and not having the extra money. So all the maint and most of those parts I had already in my garage. The bike runs great now....well as great as a couple hundred dollar bike does lolIt would have been better to save up for a replacement set of fairings, IMHO..... Fun to give it a try; and it may help that process along when it starts to degrade and looks even worse than it did before you guys put all this effort into it.
If this is your buddy's first bike, I'd suggest no further work on the fairings until after he's gained a season's experience riding. Gravity is almost certainly going to grab that poor thing and drag it to the ground.
Thanks for taking care of your trooper.... THE most important job of a senior NCO. not always easy, either.
He's almost better off just making a naked bike out of it, and throwing some crash cages on it..... better to spend his money on safety gear and training, than to making the bike 'pretty'....
He's almost better off just making a naked bike out of it, and throwing some crash cages on it..... better to spend his money on safety gear and training, than to making the bike 'pretty'....
Would have been better off with stock paint, looks cheap now.
The yellow looked clean. This looks just like it is...cheap. Plastidip looks good from far, but far from good. I sprayed my bike black with rustoleum and clear coated it for under $80 including everything(4 cans of paint, 600 and 1500 grit sandpaper, left over clear that I got for free from my uncle) and it looks oem.
The yellow on those fairings weren't factory. they looked better in the picture mainly due to them still being wet. Upclose you can see where the previous owner painted them. At the end of the day he's happy with what it ended up being. He spent his money on some good gear...the maint was covered by me...and the rest went to that lol. trust me...I know it's not a pretty or fantastic paint job. its not what I would do to my 09...he's young..broke..but now happy.
lol - fair enough! It's really only that last part that actually matters anywayThe yellow on those fairings weren't factory. they looked better in the picture mainly due to them still being wet. Upclose you can see where the previous owner painted them. At the end of the day he's happy with what it ended up being. He spent his money on some good gear...the maint was covered by me...and the rest went to that lol. trust me...I know it's not a pretty or fantastic paint job. its not what I would do to my 09...he's young..broke..but now happy.
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