Minnesota Blue, Am your neighbor in Wisconsin and am wondering if you have started on your painting project? I just finished painting my 84 650 Nighthawk using a spraycan of Plastikote enamel. I did not know about this site at the time I painted the bike in October, however a good reference to get me started was "DiY Motorcycle Painting" how to paint like a pro for ten dollars. I chose black and the finish turned out a lot better than I expected. The color has a nice gloss to it and reflects objects like a mirror. I am a woodworker so this was my first attempt at painting metal. The advice about patience from Dennis is critical. Good luck with your project and yes you can do it! Shadow
On Oct 25, 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? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
