bogman Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 I have a new track fairing I want to paint. I cannot justify the money that some companies are asking so.I realise it’s all in the prep but any tips from people who’ve done it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOGG Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 Take your time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srad34 Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 Save up and get a mister to do it properly 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobert Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 11 minutes ago, srad34 said: Save up and get a mister to do it properly +1 - by the time you've bought enough decent rattle cans and all the rest of the stuff you need, it's usually enough for a basic job from someone who has access to a booth. Even a simple all-one-colour job will look and last better than a rattle can job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevorb Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 DIY vinyl wrap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootall Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 You can get a decent single colour job done on new track fairings for about 200 quid. To get a half decent result with cans will take fucking ages, loads of abrasives, primer, top coat, lacquer and it'll still look like a rattle can job. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 Buy a 2nd hand compressor and do it properly. It'll cost you £100 in cans and look shit or £100 with a pukka spray gun and you get a compressor at the end of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 Also, no matter how you do it, don't do it at this time of year, it's too cold and too damp, you'll get millions of runs with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollygiant Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 1 hour ago, trevorb said: DIY vinyl wrap? Just NO........ 2 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
426hemi Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 36 minutes ago, jollygiant said: Just NO........ Them’s fighting words boy🤬 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobert Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, 426hemi said: Them’s fighting words boy🤬 It's not like you were stupid enough to buy it though was it?........................................oh! 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanerno1 Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 Stickers lots and lots of Stickers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
426hemi Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 11 minutes ago, Beanerno1 said: Stickers lots and lots of Stickers! The only thing going on that bike is less weight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogman Posted January 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 Thinking about it logically I’m a twat ill get it painted as mentioned above it,ll look gash 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Pryde Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 18 hours ago, jollygiant said: Just NO........ That Honda CRF isn't a vinyl wrap. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo S2 Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 Single colour isn;t usually too expensive at a propper paint place. Especially if you're not in a rush. My black track fairing is looking a bit used, so when my new shed is here it'll be pushed into paintbooth duties before getting too full of crap. Make sure there's heat, sand stuff down well, use decent hi-build primer, sand again, then lots of light coats. Usually looks ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZXRRDave Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 If it's for a track bike go for the cheapest rattlecans your local independent autoparts store have on the shelf and get stuck in. It'll look fine in the trackday photog's pics even if up close it looks like it's been blown on with a straw. 2 large £5.99 cans of primer, A small £4.99 can each of white, red and yellow, 2 large £7.99 cans of green and 2 £3 rolls of black vinyl go faster stripes. Job jobbed. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobert Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, ZXRRDave said: If it's for a track bike go for the cheapest rattlecans your local independent autoparts store have on the shelf and get stuck in. It'll look fine in the trackday photog's pics even if up close it looks like it's been blown on with a straw. 2 large £5.99 cans of primer, A small £4.99 can each of white, red and yellow, 2 large £7.99 cans of green and 2 £3 rolls of black vinyl go faster stripes. Job jobbed. While for a lot of bikes I'd agree, I think a high spec TZ250 deserves better.............. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobert Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 @ZXRRDave btw not having a go at your bike or painting skills............just think something special should look special as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZXRRDave Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, Gobert said: While for a lot of bikes I'd agree, I think a high spec TZ250 deserves better.............. I'd have thought so too initially, but Looking at half the bikes on the bemsee blue haze Gp grid I'd say it's optional 🤣 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZXRRDave Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 minute ago, Gobert said: @ZXRRDave btw not having a go at your bike or painting skills............just think something special should look special as well. No worries, The bike was built to be something that I wouldn't lose sleep over throwing at a gravel trap (and I did, so goes to show I was thinking along the right lines) so definitely a different intention than @bogman's beautiful TZ. My mate with the collection of TZ's always has them very nicely presented (the 92' V twin is almost finished but still in its irish roadracing fairings so looks like it's been at the bottom of a peat bog, but the 88 reverse cylinder is spectacular and he's only just started working on the 86 parallel twin). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollygiant Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 (edited) On 1/14/2021 at 4:41 PM, bogman said: I have a new track fairing I want to paint I cannot justify the money that some companies are asking so.I realise it’s all in the prep but any tips from people who’ve done it?? Don't worry about wrapping or painting it, just clear coat it, looks better and it's much cheaper* *It's not....... Edited January 16, 2021 by jollygiant 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted January 16, 2021 Report Share Posted January 16, 2021 15 hours ago, ZXRRDave said: If it's for a track bike go for the cheapest rattlecans your local independent autoparts store have on the shelf and get stuck in. It'll look fine in the trackday photog's pics even if up close it looks like it's been blown on with a straw. 2 large £5.99 cans of primer, A small £4.99 can each of white, red and yellow, 2 large £7.99 cans of green and 2 £3 rolls of black vinyl go faster stripes. Job jobbed. You've spent £30 on a paint job there that looks a bit iffy close up, which is fair enough for cheap & cheerful. Admittedly you need a compressor (mine was about £75 off ebay) and a gun (£18, ebay again), but I spent about £60 on paint, and did my Bros, which doesn't look iffy close up and has left me with a load of extra paint for if I need to touch any other bits up later, or even paint another bike entirely, providing I want a fleet of rothmans reps. I realise that the cost of it's double, but it's £30 more on materials which isn't a lot relative to the cost of a bike, any bike, plus you end up with a compressor and a spray gun for future squirtings. A single colour paint job in a new shade of paint would probably cost about £17 after that as I still have a load of thinner, lacquer etc left over. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZXRRDave Posted January 16, 2021 Report Share Posted January 16, 2021 Was that the second or third attempt? 🤣 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSXR814 Posted January 16, 2021 Report Share Posted January 16, 2021 Dayo Paint on FACEBOOK, Josh Day Ducati trioptions Cup champion in real life does some great work. He did the fairings for my mates SP1 race bike which were 2nd hand and needed a lot of prep. £250 the full set, single colour, if memory serves.....its not worth getting your hands dirty! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted January 16, 2021 Report Share Posted January 16, 2021 1 hour ago, ZXRRDave said: Was that the second or third attempt? 🤣 14th, actually. Seriously though, if I'd dropped & dented the tank with rattle cans, at that point it'd have been cheaper to do a spray job on it than rattle cans. I suppose it depends on how much onus you put on the finish and how often you think you'll be painting. For me though, it has to be a spray job every time, it's almost the same cost, it looks loads better, you get the ability to do it again for free more or less (ignoring time spent, obviously) if you're not happy with it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkati Posted January 16, 2021 Report Share Posted January 16, 2021 1 hour ago, lorenzo said: 14th, actually. Seriously though, if I'd dropped & dented the tank with rattle cans, at that point it'd have been cheaper to do a spray job on it than rattle cans. I suppose it depends on how much onus you put on the finish and how often you think you'll be painting. For me though, it has to be a spray job every time, it's almost the same cost, it looks loads better, you get the ability to do it again for free more or less (ignoring time spent, obviously) if you're not happy with it. I'm still upset you didn't appreciate the supreme artwork that I did on that tailpiece...🤪 I've rattle canned bikes before, but only those that have been used for despatching or ldd, ie not worth the expense. Josh Day sounds like damn good value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSXR814 Posted January 16, 2021 Report Share Posted January 16, 2021 5 hours ago, hawkati said: Josh Day sounds like damn good value. He does......i dont think it was 'mates rates' but there may have been an element of that in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootall Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 On 1/16/2021 at 11:53 AM, grinder said: Dayo Paint on FACEBOOK, Josh Day Ducati trioptions Cup champion in real life does some great work. He did the fairings for my mates SP1 race bike which were 2nd hand and needed a lot of prep. £250 the full set, single colour, if memory serves.....its not worth getting your hands dirty! Local lad to me. Does good work. 18 hours ago, grinder said: He does......i dont think it was 'mates rates' but there may have been an element of that in it. That's pretty much what he charges I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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