| Author | Message | ||
     Kaput |
Al of American Sport Bike was kind enough to email the recommendations he got from Buell regarding the painting of Buell fuel tanks. Thanks Al. Successful paintjobs depend on the prep work and competence of the painter but has anyone had success using this formula or did the bubbling problems reappear. I ask for help because I want to maximize my chance of getting a long lasting paint job. Any success stories or advice? Thanks. | ||
| Mm128 |
CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN... Its ALL in the prepping of the part... mainly just the gas tank. I had my S3 tank painted about 2 months ago... is it PERFECT... no... but it should hold up nicely over the next 5 or so years... The painter just has to be good at their prepping and use of flex agents... Matt. | ||
| Kalali |
Not all body shops have extensive experience in painting plastic/fiber glass body parts but most are getting better having had to deal with all the plastic bumper covers, etc. Unfortunately people who claim they "specialize" in painting bikes tend to charge a whole lot more... | ||
| Hugie03flhr |
If it was me. I would look for a corvette specialty shop. There is enough plastic and fiberglass on a vette to paint 5 bikes LOL | ||
| Bads1 |
Let me say this. I had my old tuber painted years ago. I wanted the original Blue. Which is a PPG product. The paint was applied. Then I also wanted the emblems painted on instead of Stickers. That was applied with a House of Kolor Purple pearl. In one years time the tank rejected the House Of Kolor paint. The ppg paint was fine. These tanks breathe. It couldn't breathe through the House paint. The painter I used was a friend but also has been custom painting a majority of his life.   | ||
| Court |
Ahhhh. . . . you can tell when it's June in Wisconsin . . only about a foot of snow!  | ||
| Lake_bueller |
I had my tank on the S1W done by a local body shop. He was aware of the bubble problem prior to starting the process. He completely stripped and cleaned the tank. He then applied a "vapor barrier" (not sure what product was actually used) to the tank. Then primer and paint. It's been almost 5 years and still looks like new. | ||
| Bads1 |
Yeah, I think we have double that on the ground now Court. Boy I miss that bike. I had alot of work into that bike before I ever knew there was a BadWeb. Maybe the first cut M2 ever. According to a few even Erik himself... was never done.... yet. | ||
| The_italian_job |
Dana, what's that thing attached on the left side of the frame? is it that oil cooler you told me about?  (Message edited by the_italian_job on January 15, 2009) | ||
| Bads1 |
Yes it was. The Spurgin Bad Boy. It really helped alot. | ||
| Benjamin314 |
Dose anyone know the name of a vapor barrier product? That can seal the tank.Before primer and paint. | ||
| The_italian_job |
I tried to Google it but I couldn't find it anywhere... do you know if it's still produced? | ||
| Bads1 |
Not made anylonger. |
