Help Moanthebairns Paint his bike

[moanthebairns]

Its time to paint the track bike, I have track fairings, the tank is going to be grey but everything else can be painted. I might get that done to match as well.

what would go best?

Id like to have two colours.

The actual reason for this topic is to ask the best way to prep, paint and finish track fairings.

[moanthebairns]

GTIR said:

Why are you speaking about yourself in the third person?

Who are you, Scotland's answer to Craig David?



I can't wait for Sunday...

What's happening on Sunday?

[moanthebairns]

bass gt3 said:

really like this, but I wont achieve it myself.

[moanthebairns]

GTIR said:

moanthebairns said:

GTIR said:

Why are you speaking about yourself in the third person?

Who are you, Scotland's answer to Craig David?



I can't wait for Sunday...

What's happening on Sunday?

We chilled after sex all week. Thank god, I was as sore as.

I don't like your tone, not one bit, I would expect it from BaggingGrannies he's a youth that needs a good kicking but not from you. BB would be a sad world without myself in it.

[moanthebairns]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PLASTIDIP-PLASTI-DIP-PLA...

so has anyone used this.

The fairings are used and a fking horrible green colour.

I wanted to sticker it up with cool ramones and duff beer stickers.

TO give it that authentic st look.

[moanthebairns]

bass gt3 said:

moanthebairns said:

bass gt3 said:

really like this, but I wont achieve it myself.

This is the other side. It's just a base of gun grey with red wheels and a couple of white areas. If you had the bike painted a solid colour you can vinyl the white boards.

seriously, stunning.

[moanthebairns]

The fairings cost me a £60

[moanthebairns]

[moanthebairns]

Heres what I have to work with, the guy must have painted them with the same brush he used to creosote his fence with.

How can I remove this foam that he seems to have cut with a fking spork.

[moanthebairns]

steve954 said:

moanthebairns said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PLASTIDIP-PLASTI-DIP-PLA...

so has anyone used this.

The fairings are used and a fking horrible green colour.

I wanted to sticker it up with cool ramones and duff beer stickers.

TO give it that authentic st look.

yes I have and it is awesome stuff, as said spray on and get a nice coat then if you don't like it you can just peel it off like vinyl! It all comes with a matt finish though so if you want it shiny you will need a glossifier.
Saying that if you spray normal paint with rattle cans you won't get a very good gloss anyway due to the larger area.

how many cans would it take to do a bike?

how many coats

did you do it using a rattle can?

[moanthebairns]

Hooli said:

Hair dryer? Carb cleaner often cleans glue off.

So just a solvent, my fear is it will take a fking week to get off

[moanthebairns]

If Im getting it pink ill go for something like this.

[moanthebairns]

steve954 said:

moanthebairns said:

steve954 said:

moanthebairns said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PLASTIDIP-PLASTI-DIP-PLA...

so has anyone used this.

The fairings are used and a fking horrible green colour.

I wanted to sticker it up with cool ramones and duff beer stickers.

TO give it that authentic st look.

yes I have and it is awesome stuff, as said spray on and get a nice coat then if you don't like it you can just peel it off like vinyl! It all comes with a matt finish though so if you want it shiny you will need a glossifier.
Saying that if you spray normal paint with rattle cans you won't get a very good gloss anyway due to the larger area.

how many cans would it take to do a bike?

how many coats

did you do it using a rattle can?

I would probably say 4 cans would be enought to do all the bike really if you apply it right, good thing is you could do the tank aswell.

I might see how much the painter I know would do for a proper job

[moanthebairns]

fitted them today, I need to alter some parts but generally not too much.

just need to paint it

[moanthebairns]

sc0tt said:

2 months and you've only just put it on. Lazy fk.

Been working riding other ones

[moanthebairns]

Ive went for blue and silver.

£20 total, 12 tins and sandpaper.

this is going to look awesome.

[moanthebairns]

George29 said:

Don't underestimate how long it takes to sand all the fairings. I stupidly thought I'd do mine as I like doing as much as possible myself on the bike. Took me over a week to do 2 sets and made me wish I'd just paid the painters a little bit more to do it.

Should look good though. Are you doing the wheels in silver to match?

Am I fk. Aslong as it isn't green anymore then that's all that I care about.

If it looks ok from 20 meters at 100mph that will do for me

[moanthebairns]

neelyp said:

You should have kept the middle section the same colour as the tank and just got protectors to cover the dent in the tank.
Would have saved a lot of hassle.
I presume you are putting clear coat over the top of it?

I have, silver/grey for the centre, blue for the green bits.

[moanthebairns]

grahamr88 said:

moanthebairns said:

£20 total, 12 tins and sandpaper.

Where did you get your paint from? That's a bargain!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121403622434?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&var=420342023627&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

you can mix and match

[moanthebairns]

Ritchie335is said:

A tip if you are masking colour to colour, buy some Tamiya model masking tape. You should be able to get it from ebay in different widths, max is 10mm if I remember right. Just use that for the edge and use the cheap ste onto that. It gives a good, sharp edge.
Also, peel it whilst the paint is wet and back onto itself, slightly in the direction of the mask.
I did this tank with rattle cans ...

Bought the tape.

I know for £20 its not going to look great, but it will look a hell of a lot better than it does just now. It only has to look ok in a photo from a distance whilst traveling at speed.

Id wait until the summer to do it correctly if I cared, now wait id pay a pro. But I don't.

The fairings cost £60. They have the worlds worst rattle job just now.