HOW TO: Paint OEM/Race Fairings

[pyroking339]

Thanks for your response!

Originally Posted by illsynd

^^Looks good bro, glad we could help. Anywho heres to give those an idea on how to fix the tank for the 675 should you get a minor dent on it. Fixed my buddies ZX-10 tank...

"because 4 cylinders is one too many"

Is that just bondo? I have a friend in auto repair and he fixed a tank for me. He said they welded a small stud in the dent and used that to pull it out, then ground it off and smoothed it out.

[Renejr40]

Wow, that looks great

[Raidas]

very extra sexy bike

[illsynd]

Originally Posted by pyroking339

Thanks for your response!




Is that just bondo? I have a friend in auto repair and he fixed a tank for me. He said they welded a small stud in the dent and used that to pull it out, then ground it off and smoothed it out.

Depends on how heavy the damage is but its really small and minor so no need to weld. For example here's a 675 tank with small dent.

[Hokie]

Bumping.

Thanks for all the info, Jericho. I gotta repair a good sized dent on the 675 I just picked up, and I just bought the 2 gun "professional" HLVP set from Harbor Freight. Not the high dollar gun you got, but there's a ton of awesome reviews for them online.

Now I just gotta pick colors...

[illsynd]

Originally Posted by Hokie

Bumping.

Thanks for all the info, Jericho. I gotta repair a good sized dent on the 675 I just picked up, and I just bought the 2 gun "professional" HLVP set from Harbor Freight. Not the high dollar gun you got, but there's a ton of awesome reviews for them online.

Now I just gotta pick colors...

You don't really need high end spray guns to get OEM quality, some guys can get away with $30-$60 spray guns and make it look good. The only thing with Harbor Freight guns is there lifetime use isn't very long.

Here's a recent job I did for a forum member...

[Hokie]

Originally Posted by illsynd

You don't really need high end spray guns to get OEM quality, some guys can get away with $30-$60 spray guns and make it look good. The only thing with Harbor Freight guns is there lifetime use isn't very long.

Here's a recent job I did for a forum member...

yeah. I figured I am only going to paint a few times, and maybe use a gun to spray finish my woodworking stuff occasionally. No need to drop a lot of cash.

[andrewtriumph675]

awesome thread that i realize has been dead for a while but i have a question... what if i wanted to do a matte black ... is there a different process for that? my fairings are pretty nasty right now so i want a quick fix until i can get a real job done on it

[illsynd]

Originally Posted by andrewtriumph675

awesome thread that i realize has been dead for a while but i have a question... what if i wanted to do a matte black ... is there a different process for that? my fairings are pretty nasty right now so i want a quick fix until i can get a real job done on it

You can just rattle can if your trying to go cheap as they do sell it in matte black. The only downside is when you do go for the real job or have a painter do it for you it becomes more work.