With enough wet sanding even a cheap rattle can from walmart can come out nice. You may spend more time wet sanding with finer and finer grits to get the finish though. Might be worth it to look into a spray gun. You can find them pretty cheap if you already have an air compressor.
-Kyle On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 1:15 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Gang, > > Didn't get any responses trying to sell the 550 so I'm going to give it a > badly needed paint job. > > Last weekend I used some 'ZAR' paint remover & light sanding & the tank > came out nicely. It was a relief to see it didn't have any hidden flaws. > > I did a light coat of Rustoleum Primer, wet sanded it & added another coat > of primer. That's gonna be it for now until warmer weather arrives in the > Spring. This will be the first time in 4-years the bike will spend the > winter inside since I now own something with 4-wheels. > > I was curious if there were any types/brands of paint/clear coat that are > of superior quality in a spray can? > I thought a friend owned a spray gun, but found out it was borrowed from > someone who is very protective of their tools. > > Just thought I'd run it by some folks with experience. > > Thanks- > Bernie > > -- > 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]. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > > > -- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US.
