Honestly I would try to include the decals, that bike deserves them. But of course that is a matter of personal taste. I though the clear coat was important because is what really protect the paint job, but I might be wrong.
Javier. On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 2:49 PM, jman2343 <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you for the compliments :) > > I powder coated a lot of the parts (tank, swing arm, etc) the frame was > painted using a KBS motorcycle frame kit, its some thick stuff, maybe > should of thinned it out but in the end I'm happy, though if I had a large > enough oven I would of loved to powder coat the frame also. > > There is some minor work left, side panels need to be painted and some > touch ups on the frame from where I was trying to put the engine back in, > and I don't like the aftermarket rear turn signals. I don't think I'm > going to do the decals, I do like the red scheme but the problem would be > clear coating, really clear coat has to be chemical cross linked and should > be put on with in a window of the base coat. So being the automotive paint > used on the plastics is dried and the tank was powder coated, I'm sure the > clear would fail and I personally don't care for clear coat, I'd rather top > coat with 5-6 layers and color sand it followed by polish and wax. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
