Re: Rattle Can Paint Job Ready for Clearcoat

looks great. I may try a rattle can job on my spare tins. any tips or pointers? which colors did you lay down first

 

Re: Rattle Can Paint Job Ready for Clearcoat

Looks great man! I can't wait till you get it cleared and on the bike. I bet it is going to look really good.

 

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I knew you were the man for the job. That looks great.

 

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Looks good and should make those wheels look like they belong and the offset stripes look great.

 

Re: Rattle Can Paint Job Ready for Clearcoat

I like it

 

Re: Rattle Can Paint Job Ready for Clearcoat

looks great. I may try a rattle can job on my spare tins. any tips or pointers? which colors did you lay down first

Thanks for the compliment Mike. You should use nothing but acrylic laquer. I was forced to use enamel for the lime green and it takes a bit longer to dry. Also I have a little bit of concern about it sticking properly but we;ll see.

I didn't use primer. I simply roughed up the stock paint by wet-sanding with 600 grit, cleaned everything and sprayed the base coat which was the "metallic black".

Then I wet-sanded with 1500 grit and wiped the tins down.


I purchased some blue fineline tape to lay out the stripes. I layed one strip of fineline tape directly down the middle of each tin. Then I spaced over to the left and placed another fineline strip. I left a space equal to the width of the fineline between each strip. Then I marked the width I wanted the lime green stripes to be, then layed a strip of fineline on the outside edges of the marked areas. I then masked off everything that needed to be covered.

Next I sprayed the "silver" coat. I needed it for several pinstripes and a backing coat for the "lime green" paint.

I next layed one fineline strip on the outside edge and inside edge of both stripes. This protected the silver I had layed down and became the silver pinstripes. I also layed one between the two pieces of fineline to preotect the center silver strips.

Last I prayed the lime green on the tins, allowed it to dry and then removed all the tape.

If this isn't quite clear let me know by PM and I'll send you my cell number.

 

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Looks great man! I can't wait till you get it cleared and on the bike. I bet it is going to look really good.

Thanks Brandon. I've been racking my brain trying to figure out what graphix or detail I wanted to use, but I could come up with nothing. Then late yesterday I came up with this. Not quite what I though I'd come up with but it's simple, clean and not too busy.

 

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I knew you were the man for the job. That looks great.

Thanks Scott. I wish I had the $$$ to start a small custom paint shop. I wouldn't do the detailed murals you see on a lot of bikes. Mine would be clean and simple designs that would actually add to the overall looks of the bike without being too busy.

 

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That looks awesome, Pep...Nice clean paint lines

 

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Pep, that came out great, I'm very impressed. I'm about to get a paint job on some spare tins I've collected but now I'm seriously thinking about doing it myself.


Did you use a paint booth or shoot in the garage? Are you going tospray the clear coat yourself using a rattle can or will you take it to a professional? This is a great example of DIY ingenuity.

 

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Looks good and should make those wheels look like they belong and the offset stripes look great.

Thanks Tommy. You know I've seen a lot of stripes on bikes and most of them are either a single stripe or equal double stripes. While they look good I wanted something different so I went with two different width strips separates by several pinstripes. I've always wanted to build an '05 to '09 S10 Blazer, 2 door, 2wd, lowered with a small block V8. My idea has always been just one Z28 stripeon the driver side. Perhaps I'll get that done some day.

 

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Wow, so far that looks fantastic. I like how you ran the stripe off-center. Can't wait to see what it looks like after clear coat, let alone all put back together.

 

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I like it

Thanks James. It's somewhat understated and simple but that's exactly what I was going for.

 

Re: Rattle Can Paint Job Ready for Clearcoat

That looks awesome, Pep...Nice clean paint lines

Thanks Matt. That's exactly what I was going for.

 

Re: Rattle Can Paint Job Ready for Clearcoat

Pep, that came out great, I'm very impressed. I'm about to get a paint job on some spare tins I've collected but now I'm seriously thinking about doing it myself.


Did you use a paint booth or shoot in the garage? Are you going tospray the clear coat yourself using a rattle can or will you take it to a professional? This is a great example of DIY ingenuity.

Thanks Stephen.


I purchased 4 clear plastic (disposable) dropcloths and hung them from the ceiling of the garage. The clear is going to be done by a local shop and I'm debating between gloos or satin. Remember one thing, use acrylic lacquer rattle can paint because it's easy to work with and dries quickly.

 

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Wow, so far that looks fantastic. I like how you ran the stripe off-center. Can't wait to see what it looks like after clear coat, let alone all put back together.

Thanks a bunch. I'm hoping to have it finished this week if I can get the painter to get going on it.

 

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Looks great Duke! Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

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Well, I received an voice-mail from the guy who's going to clearcoat my tins. Looks like I will be back on the road later this week.

 

Re: Rattle Can Paint Job Ready for Clearcoat

I knew you were the man for the job. That looks great.

Thanks Scott. I wish I had the $$$ to start a small custom paint shop. I wouldn't do the detailed murals you see on a lot of bikes. Mine would be clean and simple designs that would actually add to the overall looks of the bike without being too busy.

I agree, I like clean lines. Some of the fancy tins look good and have a lot of detail but lets face it, are you painting to ride or let it set and be a display. In a few seconds of looking as you pass your bike on the road, people can get a concept of what you wanted to do. Cant get that from a mural.

 

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looks great duke

cant wait to see it with the clear coat and all put back together. i'm thinking the same as you as far as the layout goes when i go to paint my bike.... simple and clean

 

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I am trying to pull the trigger on changing my rear fender, which means I am going to have to paint the fender to match the stock midnight, or re-paint all the tins something else.


Yours came out so nice, I may have to send you my tins for painting!


There were some people who thought your lime green wasn't going to work, but those tins are great!!

 

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I can't wait to see it with your wheels Duke. Great job!

 

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There were some people who thought your lime green wasn't going to work, but those tins are great!!

After looking at the lime green wheels all winter I was beginning to think that also. AfterI painted the base coat I was at a loss as to what to do so I decided to do stripes but wanted something different. I started laying it out onthe tank and removed the fineline tape several times before I saw what I wanted. I wish I could have gone wider on the stripes but the front fender limits how wide I could go.


As far as your Midnight paint on a new fender (I assume a custom one) there's a lot more prep that needs to be done to a "raw" fender. Once that's done you can order rattle can paint from Color Rite that is an exact match to you paint. It's pricey but you shouldn't have a problem matching it up. The it's just wet-sand and clearcoat.

 

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Well, I stopped by to check out the clearcoat process and the tins look unbelievable. The clear makes the metalflake black really "pop". Sorry guys, but I didn't have my camera with me. I hope to have it compleated by sometime next week.

 

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Duke you tease!!!! lookin forward to the pics brother! glad to hear it's going well for ya!