Need help with paint
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Need help with paint
Hey guys I wanna strip the paint of my fenders and tank. Its chipped and scratched bad. I dont know if i should powder coat it or spray it with primer I am leaning towards primer so i can pay for some other things i wanna do to the bike. How do i strip the old paint of and get it down to metal? And to take of the rear fender do i have to take of the rear tire to get it off. I am terrified to do that. Thanks for the help guys.
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It's messy, but you can buy aircraft stripper at WalMart for $5. Spray it on the tins and all the paint will just bubble up. DA w/ 80 grit will work too - just dusty and tedious that way.
I personally would NOT strip the paint. Feather out the chips and scratches with a sander using 180 grit. Then go over the whole piece with 400 or 500 grit and then paint it. Stripping is extra work and not necessary. Going to bare metal could compromise the final job down the road....
I personally would NOT strip the paint. Feather out the chips and scratches with a sander using 180 grit. Then go over the whole piece with 400 or 500 grit and then paint it. Stripping is extra work and not necessary. Going to bare metal could compromise the final job down the road....
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Hey street fighter what do you mean feather out the chips and scratches? also how will i know how much sanding i should do? and how would going to bear metal compromise the paint later? Sorry i have just never done this before and want to do it my self ya know. And man i have to say i dig your big and the look.
Hey joebotics thanks a ton i was terrified to tear the rear wheel out. And man i totally dig your bike. It is original and bitchin.
Hey joebotics thanks a ton i was terrified to tear the rear wheel out. And man i totally dig your bike. It is original and bitchin.
Pull the bottom shock bolt, jack up the bike, remove fender. That's pretty much it, besides the obvious.
And as stated, if you scuff the paint you will have plenty to bond to. That is of course as long as you still have good adhesion with the stock paint, and there aren't any of those pesky little decals between the base coat and the clear...
And as stated, if you scuff the paint you will have plenty to bond to. That is of course as long as you still have good adhesion with the stock paint, and there aren't any of those pesky little decals between the base coat and the clear...
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Go to youtube and type "how to feather edge paint". Basically, it's a process of sanding that brings you from base coat to primer to metal, etc. Simple ****.
Sand until the surface has NO shine to it.
Going to bare metal causes all kinds of ****. Work over the factory HD paint. It's the best and cheapest way to do it. Bare metal has all sorts of extra builds you need to cover it and make it right. Where as old paint does not.
Sand until the surface has NO shine to it.
Going to bare metal causes all kinds of ****. Work over the factory HD paint. It's the best and cheapest way to do it. Bare metal has all sorts of extra builds you need to cover it and make it right. Where as old paint does not.
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Thanks guys for all the help. I am more confident now in doing this. I dont know if it has decals or not. It has red pinstriping on it and i dont know if it is till i sand it. But thanks alot guys and thanks alot streetfighter. Maybe you could help me with another task. My chrome I want to get ride of it. Can i paint straight on it? I have some chips and cracks in the chrome on primary and trans case and i want to paint them black. do i have to strip the chrome?
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