new paint

[ps2/bikevision]

finally got around to giving the old girl some new paint. didnt turn out too bad for a rattle can. not as good as i would of liked but not bad for now. it was good pratice though.






i put the last coat on at 11:30 last night, and had to ride it to a job site at 8 am this morning. got home at 4pm and it started raining at 4:30. i guess i got home just in time. dont know what rain would do to fresh paint but i dont want to find out. i picked up some clear coat made for engines. it says on the can that its oil and gas resistent. going to try it on the tank.

[h2olawyer]

Looks snazzy!  Nice color scheme.  Rain probably wouldn't have hurt things, but it's good that you got it home before finding out.

H₂O

[Lucky]

i hope you read this before you clearcoat...

test the paint for compatibility before you clearcoat your bike!!!

if they aren't compatable, the whole thing will wrinkle badly & will eat into the plastics...

paint something else first, let it dry then clearcoat it to be sure!!

--Lucky

[abogado68]

Very nice paint job, the graphics look cool and fresh on the bike.

[Rick G]

I applied  ACE hardware's clear lacquer over my Duplicolor  paint , after testing compatibility . It was OK for a while , but gas worked under the edge around the  filler neck and ruined  the paint. I  believe that the paint it self needs to be gas resistant ( no paint is really gas proof, all will suffer some degradation over time).  I think I'll paint it with refrigerator epoxy, most likely almond. Ya sure!