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10-05-2009, 1:37 PM
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| Join Date: 09-25-2009 Location: Philadelphia, PA
Bike(s): 1995 CBR F3 (US non-Cali) Posts: 24
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| Help me make 'er pretty! Ok here she is now: http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/DSC00796.jpg Hard to tell from pics but the yellows are mismatched. The previous owner let someone rattlecan it and they ran out paint  . Plus the rattlecan job was crappy, flaking and cracking now that someone who really rides it has it.I've settled on a base color, metallic silver. But I need some advice on some contrast. My gear colors are white & black with silver in the helmet. So it kinda limits the choices. I've got a compressor, air gun and fearless attitude towards trying new things. So picking up an airbrush and experimenting is totally in the picture. Got any suggestions on making her stand out a bit? Oh and I'm going to strip the yellow off the rims and polish them (already have a 2nd swingarm I'm polishing). | |
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10-05-2009, 2:13 PM
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| How fast does your crotch rocket?     Join Date: 08-29-2008 Location: Laramie, WY
Bike(s): 2006 CBR 1000RR Age: 22 Posts: 2,419
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  | Re: Help me make 'er pretty! Whatever color you go with, you need to get rid of the all yellow asap...it's like staring into the sun, it hurts my eyes! haha
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10-05-2009, 2:16 PM
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| Join Date: 09-25-2009 Location: Philadelphia, PA
Bike(s): 1995 CBR F3 (US non-Cali) Posts: 24
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| Re: Help me make 'er pretty! Ya, guys at work call her Bumblebee  |
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10-05-2009, 2:18 PM
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| How fast does your crotch rocket? Join Date: 08-29-2008 Location: Laramie, WY
Bike(s): 2006 CBR 1000RR Age: 22 Posts: 2,419
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| Re: Help me make 'er pretty! My favorite colors are red and black, so I'm of no help..but just remember whatever accent colors you go with, don't go overboard. With accents, a little really does go a long way
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10-05-2009, 2:30 PM
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  Join Date: 03-23-2008 Location: UK
Bike(s): 1995 CBR900rr, 1990 GSX-R 750, project Blade Age: 41 Posts: 6,255
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| Re: Help me make 'er pretty!  whatever you do ..... post some pics
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10-05-2009, 2:41 PM
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| Join Date: 08-19-2008 Location: Herts, UK
Bike(s): '98 Fireblade RRW, '88 VFR750 FJ Posts: 1,401
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| Re: Help me make 'er pretty! How about the silver with a shade of red, MV Augusta colours? |
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10-05-2009, 3:06 PM
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| Join Date: 10-03-2007 Location: nashville, tn
Bike(s): 2006 blue and yellow 1krr Posts: 1,829
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| Re: Help me make 'er pretty! white/black/silver gear? you could accent with any color you wanted. pick your favorite color and go with it. just just little touches here and there. |
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10-05-2009, 7:44 PM
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| Out Of Many, We Are One  Join Date: 06-30-2007 Location: SE London, United Kingdom
Bike(s): CBR954RR, Hornet CB900F-5, VFR800FI + More Posts: 6,906
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| Re: Help me make 'er pretty! Titanium VS black... (as in both)
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10-06-2009, 7:29 PM
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| Join Date: 09-25-2009 Location: Philadelphia, PA
Bike(s): 1995 CBR F3 (US non-Cali) Posts: 24
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| Re: Help me make 'er pretty! Right now I'm thinking of doing white and black tribal pinstripe on the lower edge of the fairings from front to back. Nothing large, bout maybe 1"-2" wide. Course I have to learn how but part of this is trying out new things |
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10-06-2009, 7:45 PM
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| Out Of Many, We Are One Join Date: 06-30-2007 Location: SE London, United Kingdom
Bike(s): CBR954RR, Hornet CB900F-5, VFR800FI + More Posts: 6,906
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| Re: Help me make 'er pretty! You will only learn from experience. Remember to take your time and good luck!
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10-08-2009, 12:16 AM
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| Join Date: 09-25-2009 Location: Philadelphia, PA
Bike(s): 1995 CBR F3 (US non-Cali) Posts: 24
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| Re: Help me make 'er pretty! Well to give yall an update, getting the old paint off is a PITA. Someone suggested using a product called Citristrip, having used it on their bike. It's availible from Home Depot and is safe enough to use right in the living room. I can say it seems to be completely safe for plastic fairings. I've left it on the plastics for 12+ hrs without any softening of the plastic. A plastic knife did this after only about an hour My problem is the paint is so thick in areas, I'm having to do multiple applications. One thing I did learn it to take a quick pass over the part with a sander with about 220 grit. Breaking the clear coat and scuffing the paint underneath allows the stripper to eat into the paint easier. I know when done stripping the paint, I'll still have to go over everything with the sander a couple times. But I had planned to do that anyways before priming. The delay in getting the paint off has prolly pushed my finish time back about a week. |
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11-16-2009, 1:09 PM
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| Join Date: 09-25-2009 Location: Philadelphia, PA
Bike(s): 1995 CBR F3 (US non-Cali) Posts: 24
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| Re: Help me make 'er pretty! Been a minute as life got busy. Here's the results of the 1st try. Went with cheap Duplicolor Paint Shop system, metallic silver. And she lasted 1 day before I spilled on some trolley tracks, going down on the right side. Comments, the Duplicolor primer & paint are actually okay. But the clear coat sucks. With 5 coats on her, someone asked me when I planned to clear it. And dunno what happened to the tank. Primered it was smooth as glass but base coat dried as you see. http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/IMG_0032.jpg http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/IMG_0032.jpg http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/IMG_0031.jpg http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/IMG_0030.jpg http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/IMG_0029.jpg http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/IMG_0028.jpg http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/IMG_0027.jpg |
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11-16-2009, 10:58 PM
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 Join Date: 02-17-2005 Location: BRUNSWICK N.J.
Bike(s): 02cbr954(rip)05 zx10 Posts: 1,612
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| Re: Help me make 'er pretty! man thats terrible... |
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11-17-2009, 12:30 AM
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| Join Date: 09-25-2009 Location: Philadelphia, PA
Bike(s): 1995 CBR F3 (US non-Cali) Posts: 24
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| Re: Help me make 'er pretty! Quote:
 . Or is it about the paint?Mostly a learning experience with the paint guns, which is why I used the Duplicolor. Why waste HoK paint?  | |
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11-17-2009, 3:46 PM
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| Unleash the POWER!!  Join Date: 04-24-2008 Location: Lanzarote
Bike(s): Cbr600F4 1999(sold)Repsol Blade 2007 Age: 5 Posts: 9,883
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 | Re: Help me make 'er pretty! Paint looks good, just terrible about dropping it |
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