b4 & after... Thoughts?
11-16-2009, 08:09 AM
#1
I put the shawn...
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b4 & after... Thoughts?
Decided to start painting the hawk this weekend...even though the weather was amazing (charlotte NC). I'm not done yet. I still gotta paint the tank, touchup the front, and redo the rear. But once i got the front fairings painted i was too excited not to share. Whacha think?
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11-16-2009, 09:04 AM
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Looks better being all one color, huh. 
Just rattle can, or what?
We gotta talk about those hand grip thingy's too...it was 74 here over the weekend!!!
Just rattle can, or what?
We gotta talk about those hand grip thingy's too...it was 74 here over the weekend!!!
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11-16-2009, 10:11 AM
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I put the shawn...
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Yeah just a semi-gloss rattle can over top of sanded plastics. Gave it a bunch of light coats. I'm pretty happy with the outcome but i think the front needs to be evened out a little. Maybe once the tank and rear are done i won't worry about the front.
About the hand mitts....It was 42 this morning and my gloves have holes in them hahah. I almost took them off for the pictures but decided not to.
About the hand mitts....It was 42 this morning and my gloves have holes in them hahah. I almost took them off for the pictures but decided not to.
11-16-2009, 01:07 PM
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i hoped potential buyers would like it better now that it's one color. I am broke and i'm having a kid so i need monies...but the longer i keep the bike the more i don't want to sell it. It just sounds soo knarley! Its also cool having something not as common as a busa, harley, or mid 90s 600...
11-16-2009, 01:26 PM
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I prefer the white. Black, especially glossy, is very difficult to paint so that it looks good. If you get any runs or inconsistent layers, it looks like crap. White looks good from afar, and even close it is difficult to notice flaws in the paint.
The downside is that it gets dirty faster.
The downside is that it gets dirty faster.
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11-16-2009, 01:52 PM
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+1...i was debating on spraying the rear white as opposed to the front black. I think white bikes, when done right, look sick. Flat white sucks though...i dunno how confident i am in spraying a gloss paint out of a can. Or even a clear coat from a can...never done it...wuz scurred. 
11-16-2009, 02:03 PM
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If it were me and I was trying to sell it I'd invest a couple hundred bucks & get it sprayed by a body shop, preferably in the stock color. It will make the bike MUCH more appealing to a potential buyer. By the time you're done buying rattle cans you'll spend half of what a decent paint job would cost, plus the time you've spent on it. Gloss paint from a can is going to look like ****...And even if you do PERFECT body work and somehow spray if PERFECT out of the can, let it dry, wetsand and polish it, it's still rattle can paint that you can nick with your fingernail. Now if you're keeping it and want a semi-gloss or flat job on the cheap that's another story...Flat or semi-gloss black does look pretty cool.
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11-17-2009, 05:35 AM
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they are made by quadboss and called "hand mitts" heres a link:http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com...and-Mitts.aspx
Honestly i wouldnt know if they hit the fairing...they are made of jacket material so theres no issue if it does hit something. I don't think they do though...maybe when i park the bike and lock the steering column. But I wear my summer gloves with no heated grips all year long with those hand mitts... They really add sex appeal to the bike too
Thanks for the thoughts everyone! I really want to get it professionally sprayed but i don't have the cash. So far, i've used two $4 cans of paint. I think i need one more to finish it.
11-17-2009, 06:11 AM
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