Here are some pictures of the paint I've been doing. Don't mind the mess, it turns into a war zone when I'm out there until 3am. It's nice and tidy now
It's a 2002 FXSTI. It used to have the silver engine/transmission and black paint on the tanks/fenders. I painted the engine/transmission gloss black and I crafted a navy blue metallic color for the metals
For the engine/trans I used VHT primer (3 coats), gloss black (3 coats), and two very thin coats of their clear coat. I had to use a quick mist because their clear coat really likes to "ghost" the black. After wetsanding and using some compound it turned out well. I've been wanting to have this done for 3 years, glad I finally did it
For the fenders and oil/gas tank I used a variety of products. I used Rustoleum automotive primer (2-3 coats), Krylon Fusion Navy Blue (1 light coat, 2 medium), a very light/quick shot of Krylon Glitter Blast Silver Flash (one of these small cans would probably do two or three bikes), and Rustoleum Crystal Clear Enamel. I have not painted the gas tank yet but I bought a can of 2K to use instead of the Rustoleum clear
I used the Rustoleum primer for its rust-resistant qualities and because I like how it sprays. I also coated all of the "hidden" spots (like under the fenders/in the wheel well) of each piece with two coats of it
Keep in mind I have four very bright shop lights directly above the bike, so it looks much lighter than it really is. In "normal" lighting it's much darker. The last picture is much closer than the others
This is how it looked the day I bought it
This all started with a drive belt change...which kept leading to another thing, and another, and another
Mocked up with new cylinders (sending these off soon to bore out to 98")
Primary done (90% all new stuff inside there)
Fenders
Oil tank/transmission
Profile shots (the wheel in the background was Plasti Dipped)
yours looks good can you give me the seps on rattle can my tank and fenders on my 96 fatboy I have them down to bare metal can you tell me how to do it I want to do gloss black or gloss black with flake
Just found this thread. I'm all rattle-canned up ever since my total and rebuild, back in 2006.
Black Primer sealer on the tank and fenders. Satin black on the bags, because I had to re-fiberglass the bottom of the custom bags and couldn't find Black Primer sealer anymore.
after checking out this thread and others like it I decided to give this a try! I didn't paint a whole bike but I did need a fender painted one that I modified!
I am by no means a painter and have spray caned a few things but never anything like this!
I gathered up my materials and followed instructions to a T!! had automotive paint mixed and placed in a rattle can got decent primer and a 2K clear coat and jumped in with both feet!!
I am quite pleased with the results!! HD forums is full of awesome info!! Thanks guys!!
11-11-2019, 12:39 PM
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