This is a sneak peak of my new paint work.
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This is a sneak peak of my new paint work.
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1270048538.jpg
Thats a big 'S' for Show us you bastard!! :D Looks pretty interesting mate, is that airbrushing??
teaser!
The "S" is for Speculation....
Yeah sort of i couldn't wait any longer to get myself an airbrush so i imprevised and worked out a technique with a touch up gun that i could used in stead.;)Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Gitzy
Thats a big 'S' for Show us you bastard!! :D Looks pretty interesting mate, is that airbrushing??
Four colours used are Yellow,pearl blue,silver,black.[:p]
I'll get some pics up asap i'm waiting for a decent arvo to get out and take some nice shots of it.[^]
Ok here you go, i've gone for a water droplet effect over the whole bike with a graffity type (and one which will be contraversal) suzuki air brushed on to a fluro yellow base.
I personally reacon the bike has come out awesome and am very happy with the transformation of it.
It was finished off with 5 coats of 2k clear for a deep lushous look to the paint.
Pearl blue base-silver water droplets-fluro yellow tag on tank- black air brushed Suzuki- finished with 5 coats of clear.
Knocking up a belly pan at the moment as well.
And built soem new lights for it- couldn't stand the single chrome thing that it came with.
Also raised the rear ride height by spacing the rear shock by 15mm.
And removed the exhaust hanger/foot peg braket for a cleaner look through the rear.
It's a very stock looking fighter really but i love it/and the look i've ended up with.
All comments appreciated both positive and negative.
Cheers Damo
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Also knocked up this set of dusters for my dusters on the tank;)
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good work
Massive difference from this to where i'm at now i reacon
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wow, that looks shit to me. just looks like its dirty and been rained on and the suzuki bit looks crap too.
sorry dude just my opinion
I like the paint but not the lights. The 'shrunken head' look of modern fighter headlights is something that I just don't get. It seems that 'tinier the better' is the standard but to me it always looks like there's something missing.
Lots of work gone into that paint Damo. It certainly brightens it up a fair bit but to be honest I preferred it in black [:0]
How do you get that effect on the paint? I spend a fair bit of time making sure I don't get water marks and here's you painting the fuckers in!! How?
Been looking again over the photo's and I reckon if you paint or powder the frame and swingarm black then you'll be onto a winner. Remember the blue ZXR750's? Should be pretty easy for an experienced painter like you to fix that over a weekend [:p]
Is the silencer only braced under the footpegs? You reckon it'll hold up ok with the vibration?
You sound pretty happy with it mate which is the best possible result ;) congrats
i like the Blue and the effect :D
Fvk tell us how ya really feel slickncghia! ;)Quote:
quote:Originally posted by slickncghia
wow, that looks shit to me. just looks like its dirty and been rained on and the suzuki bit looks crap too.
sorry dude just my opinion
I reckon it look shot hot Damo - great job! Love the blue and the fluro mix. Its individual and thats whats gonna make it stand out. Im thinking of something different on mine too as opposed to the standard "fighter black"
Paint the frame,swingarm,forks, triples and handlebars black. That would really toughen it up. Just my opinion.
do the frame, swinger etc in the flouro yellow
right now i just dont see how the yellow fits in, and that would give it a fuckload of impact imo
Excellent feedback, thanks boys ;)
I knew it was going to be contraversial as i said so i'm not surprised by the negative responses.
Robmac:The water drop effect is created by putting down a base color IE:blue in my case
Spraying just normal water out of a spray bottle all over the job.
(bigger drops take longer to dry- smaller droplets dry quicker)
you then have to spray a very fine mist of what ever color you choose for the droplet, i chose silver.
The paint has to be watered right down to almost 80% tinner-20 paint
you need to be very carful during this prosess to only spray from one direction at all times.. So that way there is only one side of the water drops picking up the paint.
When painting the silver you only just pull the trigger so a very fine mist comes out of the gun, remember you wanta mist not to repaint in the new color.
Took me a few practices jobs to get the dusting and direction perfect.
Then you need to let the water dry out over night/day what ever before clearing the whole job.
If you use a heat gun as i did you need to do it from a distance because if you get to close you will blow over the waterdroplets and fuck your effect- i did this in practice a number of times until i got it right.
I got the idea for no exhaust bracket off the gixer site theres heaps of guys running with out them- so no not that worried.
Fimp: thats a no to the fluro, it would be way to much amnd look
shit in my eyes.
Zooks: yeah the lights are not what i'm going to mend up with i've been promised a headlight unit from another member so they may cahnge, but it is a big difference from the single harly light.
Slick: Cheers for your opinion- but as you know bikes are very personal and i really like it so no big deal, and as i said before i knew it would be contraversial.:D;)
Puppet: yep thought of it already, see what happens down the track.
The colours could have worked if you used a black Suzuki sticker on the tank instead.
As it is now it looks like a piss-take done with a texta.
Cheers for your feedback, opinions are great arnt they??Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Cruisecontrol
The colours could have worked if you used a black Suzuki sticker on the tank instead.
As it is now it looks like a piss-take done with a texta.
Every body has a different one.
Very clever idea mate, and a lot of work. Cant say I love it, but I do admire it, and the thought process behind it. Shame you didnt go a bit more toxic and do the water droplets in the same fluro colour as the Suzuki backing. Then rather than water marks it would have looked like chemicals. I also think anyone worth their salt would know it was a Suzuki, and IMO you mist the oppertunity to call your bike something like TOXIC or ACID RAIN.
Anyway mate, the easiest job in the world is to sit and pick fault with somone elses work.
Great idea, excellent workmanship, superb platform for future development.