Here's my before and after.

Epoxy on forks & front fender. Light (very light) sand front fender 2 days later, matte clear enamel rattle can on all other fenders. Changed forwards to mids.





Before




After




Alternate view (before mids)

 

Great info on this thread.

This is my next project once I get my new tires in.


My question to all that have done this is., what about the bolt holes (i.e. fender bolts, caliper bolts). Do you mask them off, plug them, or is getting paint into the holes not a big deal?

Also, mine's a 2005 which has the small fork drain screws. I'm not wanting remove them and drain the oil unless I have to.. mask them off?


Thanks for any input!

 

Just did this Mod now, just laid the last coat of paint on and letting it dry. looks to be a pretty orange peely finish but looks great none the less. can't wait till it dries and I un mask

So it's dried for about 8 hours now. Paint came out really even, however I think I may have gone too light with the coats. it's got a sort of spray/orange peely finish. it still looks really good but i'm wondering. has anyone had any experience wet sanding with 1000 to 2000 and buffing this stuff back to a shine without a clear coat. or if I wet sand I will have to spray again? any input on this would be great id like to put in the work if it's possible but if not I'll leave it the way it is.

 

Well I painted the lowers on my sons Sportster. We just got back from a trip and washed the bikes. Unfortunately, I did not have much luck with this epoxy paint. Chips in a number of places.

I originally sanded through the clear with 220 and then sprayed light coats every 5 minutes and stopped after 30 minutes. Let the forks sit for a week before even touching them. Then it sat for another couple of weeks while we were getting various parts to get it back together.

I didnt use self-etching primer per the instructions but that flies in the face of my previous experience with painting aluminum. Hell we painted the aluminum wheels on my sons Jeep over a year ago using self etching primer followed by VHT wheel paint and they still look as good as the day we did it.

Ao can i just sand this down down and reapply or should we go down to the bare metal and apply primer first?

 

I’ve done this on 4 of my bikes since this thread started....I now just whip it out like it ain’t no thang. Self etching primer is the difference maker. Legit looks like powder without having to disassemble the whole front end and it’s a $5 expense.

 

@fxdx1985 are you able to post some more pictures of the trees?
How well were you able to get coverage? Did you spray the bolts/hardware as well?

Looks good!