Rod's Paint Job by Pete : The process....

[RevHead]

the part were delivered today 17th of june
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1276810622.jpg

CAPTAIN ICEBERG AHEAD ,BAHAHAHAHA:D
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started rubbing all the paint flat, already;)
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this is before i rubbed the shine off
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1276861539.jpg

i wizzed up he tank to make it a little rougher
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1276861373.jpg

tr to get you bog on with no edges ,its hard to get right
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1276880492.jpg

rub rub rub
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1276940427.jpg

ok all plastic parts were coated in plastic primer
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1276943504.jpg

on the tank i completely painted the tank with etch primer,then all the parts got 3x coasts of pimer filler
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1276949984.jpg

i waited till the primer dryed then i gave everything a guide coat,a lite mist spray of black the line on the tank ,is to show you wot not to do thats to dark just a lite mist ok

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heres the front guard i got the hammerton off with a razor blade then rubbed it smooth with 100 grit dry paper
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[Weaselman]

so thats the paint done then?

best its ever looked lol

[rod185651]

quote:Originally posted by Weaselman

so thats the paint done then?

best its ever looked lol


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1276838306.png

[Gitzy]

Oooh this should be good.. any hints Pete or we gotta wait?..

[rod185651]

quote:Originally posted by Gitzy

Oooh this should be good.. any hints Pete or we gotta wait?..


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4D1HSL7P98&feature=related

[RevHead]

just make sure you get all the shine rubbed off the paint and feather out all the scratches

[Chase]

Thought you were guna throw out the real challenge Rod and send the hammertone stuff up?

[RevHead]

quote:Originally posted by Chase

Thought you were guna throw out the real challenge Rod and send the hammertone stuff up?
got that shit off with a razor blade ,easy as 3x cans of jim beam 1x raxor blade sorted ,lol

[rod185651]

quote:Originally posted by revheadpete


quote:Originally posted by Chase

Thought you were guna throw out the real challenge Rod and send the hammertone stuff up?
got that shit off with a razor blade ,easy as 3x cans of jim beam 1x raxor blade sorted ,lol


Nah if it took Pete 3 cans of Jim beam just to do the guard imagine how many it would take to do the Tank and tail also?! Plus the number two tank is painted hammertone for a reason ;)

[rod185651]

You're not mucking around Pete, can't wait to see that colour scheme we talked about come alive.

[Large]

Is it going to be pink?

[RevHead]

no not pink ,im hoping to have the 1st colour on tomorrow ,hey no point sitting around doing nothing

[rod185651]

Pink is too Feminine I prefer to call it Labia.

[Chase]

quote:Originally posted by rod185651


quote:Originally posted by revheadpete


quote:Originally posted by Chase

Thought you were guna throw out the real challenge Rod and send the hammertone stuff up?
got that shit off with a razor blade ,easy as 3x cans of jim beam 1x raxor blade sorted ,lol


Nah if it took Pete 3 cans of Jim beam just to do the guard imagine how many it would take to do the Tank and tail also?! Plus the number two tank is painted hammertone for a reason ;)
Hmmm, maybe...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c4L4CPfQY8

[RevHead]

i had a pair of pants like that in the late 80,s lol

[boris]

I'll bet they were orange lol

[oldskool]

"You can dance you can dance everyone look at my pants"

[RevHead]

quote:Originally posted by boris

I'll bet they were orange lol
i think you went to the same gym,yes they were orange lol

[RevHead]

saturday n sunday off,

[boris]

slack ass don't mean to rub it in seeing as u don't have a license or anything but dorrigo mountain was absolutely beautiful yesterday and the beer was nice and cold at the top

[RevHead]

quote:Originally posted by boris

slack ass don't mean to rub it in seeing as u don't have a license or anything but dorrigo mountain was absolutely beautiful yesterday and the beer was nice and cold at the top
[}:)]yeah yeah it,l still be there by the time october comes around ,;)

[Chase]

Got any more progress pics?

[RevHead]

this is the guide coat being rubbed off
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1277271062.jpg

and the last photo is of the rear seat cover,

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1277266041.jpg

[Swordsy]

tease

[rod185651]

Hey Pete, the tank look awesome, the colours will match the polished frame perfectly, can't wait to see it in the flesh. Top job mate

[ALBI]

come on pete i know ya finished were tha pics

[RevHead]

quote:Originally posted by ALBI

come on pete i know ya finished were tha pics

:Dnah its rods baby let him assemble it and post the piccis;)

[Jockney Rebel]

nice one mate

[RevHead]

well thanks jim

[Fight_fan]

Looks good mate!

[ALBI]

but not as we know it !!

[RevHead]

bahahaha good 1 albi,,sorry spock

[rod185651]

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[kev@vcm]

pete thats a sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet lookin paint job mate well done

[rod185651]

I'm very happy to say that I picked up the painted parts yesterday from Pete. The colour scheme of the grey and red looks awesome and Pete has put in a bit of time ensuring the the stripes flow from front to rear. This paint job only cost me 100 bucks and a bottle of Jim Beam that I included as a thank you (Would of been two bottles if they made it all the way to Dapto ;) so to say I am happy with the job Pete has done would be an understatement... To be honest I wrapped.

The plan was to reassemble all the painted parts back on to the wretched today and get some photos up on here to show off the new paint job. But after a bit of thinking and discussion I have decided it will be best to finish off the minor details required to give Pete's paint job the full justice it deserves.
There are a few scratches and minors spots that need to be touched up and Pete has volunteered to send down the touch up paint. So hopefully I can get this done in the next week or two. Finally the parts will require to be rubbed back to remove the imperfections that settled in the paint while it was drying ( I'm hoping using 2000 grit wet and dry will achieve this. Then once this is completed it will be ready to reassembled. :D

I'd like to thank Pete for the job he has done painting my bike, cheers mate, and to be honest it has given me the inspiration to attempt the raise the standard of the build of my bike up to a higher level.

[RevHead]

thatnks rod ,was my privelege ,cheers

[Fight_fan]

Awesome work Pete, it looks gr8!

[RevHead]

i actually enjoyed doing it

[wackyrider]

Paint looks awesome Pete

[RevHead]

whos next then c,mon

[crazymofo]

got a racebike that needs painting :P

nice work on the paint job came out tops, can see why rods happy

cheers.joe.

[sharky]

Looks nice, not my style but thats no prob...Shame about the 2 x head screws on the front guard...

[rod185651]

quote:Originally posted by sharky

Shame about the 2 x head screws on the front guard...


Yeah agree mate, I should of thought of that. When Pete sends down the touch up paint, I'm going to replace them, with something different, maybe similar screws they use for fairing windscreens.

[RevHead]

quote:Originally posted by rod185651


quote:Originally posted by sharky

Shame about the 2 x head screws on the front guard...


Yeah agree mate, I should of thought of that. When Pete sends down the touch up paint, I'm going to replace them, with something different, maybe similar screws they use for fairing windscreens.
yeah wot about some spike bolts

[rod185651]

quote:Originally posted by revheadpete


quote:Originally posted by rod185651


quote:Originally posted by sharky

Shame about the 2 x head screws on the front guard...


Yeah agree mate, I should of thought of that. When Pete sends down the touch up paint, I'm going to replace them, with something different, maybe similar screws they use for fairing windscreens.
yeah wot about some spike bolts


That's not a bad idea actually

[slender]

nice colours mate

[damo1]

I really like what you have done and the quality looks like its ther as well, well done mate;)

Quick question, is it 2K or just acrylic clear??

[RevHead]

i think when you enjoy wot u do then you see the happiness a bit of work can put on a persons face makes me happy,,cheers

[damo1]

2K or acrylic?????

[RevHead]

quote:Originally posted by damo1

2K or acrylic?????
i only use 2k as its fuel resistant;)

[damo1]

How do you do a respray for only 100$ then?????[:0]

It wouldn't even cover your materials!!

[rod185651]

quote:Originally posted by damo1

How do you do a respray for only 100$ then?????[:0]

It wouldn't even cover your materials!!


About a Month ago Pete ran a competition in the Members Section that the prize being he would paint your fighter for cost of materials only... I was the lucky winner. :D

[damo1]

Was gonna say.

Congrats on the inproved paint scheme

[rod185651]

quote:Originally posted by damo1

Was gonna say.

Congrats on the inproved paint scheme


Cheers mate