My New Paint Job for 2013 (finished pics added)

[05sonic3valve]

Originally Posted by whirlybird

Very cool concept. The seats came out great. I am not a fan of how the tail and tank turned out though. The color is nice but it seems like some steps were missed after the carbon laying process.

I could have used a bit more resin when I first did the carbon, but it was my fist time working with the stuff and mistakes were made, but thats all part of the learning process.

[whirlybird]

It's not too late to fix it. You can sand it and put more resin on top, then sand that and paint it. Or gel coat it, I think that is the normal process for carbon bits.

[Hokie]

Originally Posted by whirlybird

Or gel coat it, I think that is the normal process for carbon bits.

Not usually, no.

They get the smooth/glossy finish from the molds they use. Carbon/Fiberglass will take on the texture of their molds. If you make a mold that has a mirror finish, you get a mirror finished part. That's why when you make a mold, you spend far more time on the mold than you do on the actual part.

[Wei]

you can sand and polish the resin, YouTube has a few videos.


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[05sonic3valve]

Originally Posted by Wei

you can sand and polish the resin, YouTube has a few videos.


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I started to, it was too thin in some areas that I quickly sanded into the carbon while wet sanding with 500 grit. I am okay with it as I tend to change my paint annually anyways.

[TripleNipple]

looks great, reminds me of the new ducati monster, except that ones got a plastic center piece