| Author | Message | ||
     M_bison |
Hello all, i'm planning on painting the body of my bike matte black. Is it hard to remove and reinstall the fairings and tank? Also what paint should i get for the flat black look? Thanks all. | ||
| Psycrow |
Lol, I just did this to my '02 M2. I'm going to post up some pics and a write up soon. psy | ||
| M_bison |
That would be awesome psycrow. Hurry up dude! | ||
| Psycrow |
As posted a few weeks ago I put the bike down and scratched the Tank. Time for a paint job, I never really liked the blue anyways. Flat Black just seemed natural. I did a lot of reading and hanging out on Hot Rod forums looking at Rat Rods asking what they used for paint. Quick Summary: if you use regular automotive paint there are basically 2 types. Base/Clear and 1 stage (no clear). Base/clear would require a flattening agent to be added to the clear, the 1 stage paint would also need a flattening agent. Some have had varying degrees of success with mixing ratios but the general consensus was that neither ever really turned out "flat" more a satin or eggshell texture. Plus my local paint shop wanted $50 a quart(minimum order) for the flattening agent and was going to be a week to 10 days getting it in. The most popular method was to purchase a flat paint from a Farm equipment store used for tractor parts. Number one choice was John Deere Blitz Black. Its only $13 a quart and it is said to be tough and resist fading. My local John Deere dealer had none in stock. I was impatient so I went with choice # 2: Tremclad. My painter shoots it the same as automotive paint using reducer and hardener on farm equip and Bulk bodies and swears by it toughness. I think it turned out pretty good. If you choose the Blitz Black you shoot it the same way, mix in the hardener, reduce and shoot.  | ||
| M_bison |
Heck yea! What did you use for that? And was it difficult to do? That's exactly what i want to do with mine and even more. I want to black out the whole bike. | ||
| Lowroad |
I went with choice # 2: Tremclad. My painter shoots it the same as automotive paint using reducer and hardener on farm equip and Bulk bodies and swears by it toughness. I think it turned out pretty good. | ||
| Kilroy |
Or you could just do it yourself -  | ||
| M_bison |
Wow, that's what i'm talkin about! I'm going to base my paint scheme off of you guys. That's a great job there. Was it hard to paint the tank? What are the procedures of removing your tank? I'm afraid of removing and reinstalling and something goes wrong, heh. | ||
| Cyclonemick |
To Remove Tank: Remove bolt at base of tank, Remove vent line. | ||
| Kilroy |
Don't forget to remove the fuel line. Kilroy | ||
| M_bison |
Thanks guys! |
