Help Moanthebairns Paint his bike

[Jazoli]

moanthebairns said:

oh dear, its all went a bit st.
I decided to do a bit silver to see how it looks, it was too windy to be doing it and I couldn't really get an even coat, then the wind blew it out my hands hitting some neighbours hedge on the way home..

comedy gold right there.

[theshrew]

Prof Prolapse said:

It doesn't look too bad mate... Why don't you try lacquer a test spot? You can see the finish difference. I really think you should try it seeing it's not the abomination we envisioned.

Aye putting a coat of lacquer on will make it look better. Well worth doing for a extra couple of quid.

[Jazoli]

theshrew said:

Aye putting a coat of lacquer on will make it look better. Well worth doing for a extra couple of quid.

if you are going to lacquer it spend some time rubbing it down beforehand with 400/600/800 grade wet and dry, it will make a massive difference to the finish and is something you can do indoors.

[Yazza54]

Yeah, if you can't actually see all the overspray on your sofa then it's not there, surely!!!

[SAS Tom]

I'm Looking forward to the results of this at oulton...

[Prof Prolapse]

Jazoli said:

theshrew said:

Aye putting a coat of lacquer on will make it look better. Well worth doing for a extra couple of quid.

if you are going to lacquer it spend some time rubbing it down beforehand with 400/600/800 grade wet and dry, it will make a massive difference to the finish and is something you can do indoors.

You mean before painting?

[Yazza54]

SAS Tom said:

I'm Looking forward to the results of this at oulton...

100% this

[Biker's Nemesis]

You lot had better take a note pad and pen to communicate with him because I guarantee you wont understand a word he say.

[moanthebairns]

Its a marvellous night for a moonlight, painting job









have to say, how no one has quizzed what the fk im doing is beyond me.

[moanthebairns]

[moanthebairns]

[George29]

Are you not doing the tank to match?

[moanthebairns]

tanks silver

[theshrew]

Prof Prolapse said:

Jazoli said:

theshrew said:

Aye putting a coat of lacquer on will make it look better. Well worth doing for a extra couple of quid.

if you are going to lacquer it spend some time rubbing it down beforehand with 400/600/800 grade wet and dry, it will make a massive difference to the finish and is something you can do indoors.

You mean before painting?

You just sand before painting just to give the paint a surface to stick to.

When you paint you end up with orange peel, you sand that down so the paint is flat before you apply the lacquer. The flatter the paint the better the look will be when its done.

Just depends on how good you want it to look.

[Prof Prolapse]

George29 said:

Are you not doing the tank to match?

With it being already so close to perfection I think he best not risk spoiling it.

[Hooli]

Biker's Nemesis said:

You lot had better take a note pad and pen to communicate with him because I guarantee you wont understand a word he say.

He can write? really? the attempts at typing suggest not.

[moanthebairns]

It's all went to fk.

So whilst carrying it back it must have dribbled at one side so I thought I'd wipe it. I did and made it worse.

So I let it dry to sand it and it wasn't dry enough and it all gummed up.

I'll need to do some serious sanding tomorrow

[clen666]

What a fking farce. Why can't you just paint them outside your house?

[moanthebairns]

http://youtu.be/8mdwAkWvWMw

[theshrew]

MTB the dribbler

If its running then your putting it on to thick in one coat mate. More thinner coats is the way to.