Applying decals to my newly painted FW - body shop doesn't want to clear over them?
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Questions questions! OK so what exactly happened when taking the cover coat off? Do you just pick the edge and peel it off? I am sorry to hear you had oopies. Can you touch them up with Testors and a tiny brush?
So, a paint gun would be better? Would I need to make a plastic room like you did? *I think hubby has an air compressor. He has this big tall fat canister that makes a lot of noise and you can air your tires with it.
So, a paint gun would be better? Would I need to make a plastic room like you did? *I think hubby has an air compressor. He has this big tall fat canister that makes a lot of noise and you can air your tires with it.
The cover coat basically lifts off. The instructions say to peel up a corner or to use a piece of masking tape to lift a corner and then the rest will come off easily.
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I may touch them up, or I may leave them. I haven't decided yet. I've been working on some emergent computer server things this week and letting the decals dry. I was thinking of taking her to the "heavy damage" bodyman I know and ask if he'll spray the clear or if he has any suggestions.
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You know, looking at that now, I wonder if the arm was ever on the G. That looks pretty rounded on the lower part of the C.... You can just see a little edge from the removed cover coat here too above the lettering. It's sticky and I'd like to remove it but I'm not sure if I'm better letting the decals set a little more first or if it will be harder to remove the sticky too by that time.
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This is the extent though of what we lost with the decals.
DH brought home touch up paint for her too, so I'm considering filling the spots that were poorly filled at the shop prior to the clear coat that needs to be added.
LOL! Yes, that sounds like an air compressor and one that will do better than the first one I sprayed with. Probably similar to the one we got a couple of months ago. It should run pretty much any HVLP gun you can get from Harbor Freight or wherever.
A paint gun will almost always give better results than a can. It's sort of like the difference between those disposable cameras you used to see in the stores (and at weddings) vs a pro camera. In the right hands, either can do an acceptable job, but it's easier to get a great job with better tools. Full disclosure - the black lower fairing on the bike I posted "back there" was done with a rattle can and then cleared using my spray gun. The other thing I find is that a gun feels more natural in the hand and I feel like it gives better control than a finger pushing down on that "button" to spray.
What I would say is that you would want to protect the surface you're spraying from dust and other surfaces from the paint you're spraying. I would think just hanging a few tarps and wetting the floor would be good. A plastic room, not totally necessary but be ready to have to sand a little dust out of your coats. I will take some photos of that process if I'm the one spraying and the dust and such when - notice I don't say if? - it gets into the clear.
1. She's aluminum - any filling they have to do uses a different filler than with another type of metal.
2. Make sure they're willing to do the prep. The prep makes the paint job. It's ... 85 maybe 90% about the prep and the rest is the paint. Very few bodymen want to paint something after someone else does the prep for this reason.
3. You intend to use her so the decals must be cleared over and make sure they're OK with that or you'll be in the situation I am now, wondering whether to spray it yourself or not.
4. Paint, clear, decals, clear.
5. You want touch up paint from the same mix of paint that your machine is sprayed with if possible.
6. There was a another one but I've forgotten what it was.
I didn't make notes back in the day about that paint job on the bike but I'll see if I can't remember most of it in the next few weeks and make a blog post about it with some of the "during" photos. Sort of a "Throwback Thursday" sort of post. After my computer work is finished.
Wow, Tammi, she is just beautiful!! She makes my heart go potty-pat and brings a smile, too. You are doing wonderfully by her. I hope she goes back together well for you without you having to file off layers as you rebuild her.
And, the motorcycle you did is really impressive! You and your husband are a really good team, it seems.
And, the motorcycle you did is really impressive! You and your husband are a really good team, it seems.
Typically with the bikes, DH is in charge of the mechanical and I'm in charge of the appearance. That bike kept him pretty busy for a bit too. This is a little better than what I started with. This is after some repair to make that front cowl one piece again. Then I had to level it and contour and then the primer and paint stages.
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Last edited by ArchaicArcane; 04-07-2015 at 01:02 PM.
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Well, today, I'm stopping by the bodyshop that I trust, to see what the owner has to say about her. We should have a good idea of how her paint will be finished by day's end. She's sat long enough, I think that her decals should be as dry and "fixed" as they will get.
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