Thanks,for the Thanks on the bolt. Last winter I painted my 84 parts in the garage about 50 degrees. I did it all with spray cans from Auto Zone. The preparation is 90% of the job and thin coats are best. I primed and sanded (finally 300 grit) 2-3 times and then have 3-4 coats on each part sanded in between. Don't paint until the dust has settled. All that said, The finish isn't as hard as the pros would give you, but with care it's fine. I didn't have the $ for a real job but I am happy with the results and the paint costs were $15-$20.
On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 3:01 AM, Minnesota Blue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am lucky enough to have a father who has an insulated and heated > garage. I will have to look around for examples as I was really > hoping to leave it decal free. Although a dark black honda logo on the > tank might look good. I keep thinking of those yellow Buell Blasts. > Those have a "Buell" on the tank in black. I was thinking about going > a little darker yellow. Luckily I have 6 months of cold to think.=). > Thanks for the painting tips. I will have enough time to practice on > various things. If those goes poorly I can always go to the pros. > > On Oct 25, 8:17 pm, "Paul LeBoutillier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Redtail gave some very good painting tips, but I have one other. Remember > > that yellow usually only looks good with some contrasting elements, > > such as black > > Honda decals< > http://www.xtreemedecals.com/staticlists/Honda%20Nighthawk%20650%20De...>. > > If you're going to go with yellow, don't scrimp. Buy some nice-looking > > decals <http://www.drivernetwork.net/products/staticlists/561.htm> that > will > > really offset the color nicely. > > > > Example THIS OWNER< > http://www.cycletrader.com/find/listing/1984-HONDA-NIGHTHAWK-93926530>came > > close but missed the mark with yellow and blue. Not enough contrast. > > Wish I could locate a really GOOD example. > > > > Paul > > > > <http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers> > > Paul LeBoutillier > > Nighthawk Lovers Email Group Admin > > > > > > > > On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 4:47 PM, Minnesota Blue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > So I am going to paint my 1983 650. The fun part about winter in MN > > > and motorcycles is that when it is too cold to ride you have plenty of > > > time for these "projects". If it was always warm I would never have > > > time to do anything to a motorcycle. I am going to have a tank liner > > > baked in first and the process can be hard on the paint. The tank > > > clear coat is pretty shot and the rest of the paint is showing its > > > age. It is currently blue and I am thinking of going yellow. My > > > question is should I attempt to do this myself, or bite the bullet and > > > pay to have it done right? This is never going to be a show bike and > > > I have a decent spray gun. However, I have never painted plastic > > > before (side covers and such) and have very limited experience > > > painting anything. Part of me wants to give it a shot because I think > > > it will be fun. The other part of me does not want a crappy paint > > > job. Anyone try this at home? Any suggestions?- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
