All this paint talk (pay up non members and you'd know what i'm talkn bout) has prompted me to post one of my fav visual reads from Custom Fighters forum.. pretty straight forward.. 1 bloke, 1 ZX7, $111 squid and voila..
rustoleum midnight metallic gray spray paint $4.50 x4
duplicolor clear laquer quart $22.50
duplicolor high fill primer spray paint $5.50 x2
duplicolor engine spray paint "hemi orange" $5.50
3M 4" roll of tape $6.75
3M 2" $4.75
total prep cleaning spray $7.50
Misc sandpaper $15.00
dime bag of cryp (to help lay tape straight) $10 x2
total $111.00
Before Clear
After Wet Sand