joshuatest

Ok...

I've started... there is no turning back now...

1st... I bought a SharkSkinz lower from Captain(something or another) on here last week, and got it Tuesday... Painted Wednesday... Installed Thursday...

It came primed, so i did some touch up stuff real quick, and scuffed it up... Stopped into the local CarQuest and had them scan the rear seat cowl to match the color, mixed it up, and got my paint and clear same day... Painted 3 coats of base color, 2 wet coats of clear, and 1 last clear sprayed heavy.... I will buff it out sometime soon, but its pretty shiny already....

PAINT COMPARISON ...



I picked up some Thermo Tec, thermo shield stuff at the parts store, lined the bottom with that...



Then painted over it with some blue engine paint... supposed to resist heat... Just to cover it up... (no pics with the blue on top, sorry)


And FINALLY, got it installed...





At certain angles... like the picture above, you can tell a very slight differance in paint color... but i'm not sure if there is really a paint color difference, or if its just the angle, or difference in plastics vs fiberglass, and the way the paint looks... But when holding them together, they look the same... just certain angles show the difference...

Here is a closeup of the paint after installed...



oh yea... I spent a total of $41.75 on paint/clear...




NEXT....

I chopped the rear fender out... But I didn't really want to ditch the plate light just yet... I'm planning on buying a intergrated tail light, which would have my blinkers and plate light built all in one... but untill then, I chopped the plastics, and relocated the bracket/light just under the reflector so its still functional..

I did not yet remove the side reflectors... I want to, but messed with them, and figured i needed to cut them off.. but forgot to do it.. So i'll do that next time i'm in the garage messing around...

PICS....








THEN..............

I had a leftover Blue headlight bulb laying around from another bike's headlight swap... And it just so happened to be the right bulb... Nothing fancy, but is the SuperWhite (blue) bulb.. So i went ahead and swapped that out too....

And even though i've heard its a paint... Its really not that big of a deal to swap the headlight while fairing is still attached...

And FINALLY... I haven't installed yet, because the temp is to low, and the wife won't let me bring the bike in the house... But i got some Blue wheel stripes off ebay, and they are ready to be installed...



So once i get a nice day, i'll put those on too........




I'm planning on adding the following things before Summer... Which my wife isn't thrilled about, since the truck currently gets LOADS of "Mod Money"... lol but its a toy, i gotta toy with it..

Undertail
Intergrated tail light/blinkers...
Flush Mount front blinkers
No Cut, frame sliders...
Hi-Mount exhaust - probably Jardine (and maybe the ones for sale on here)
Exhaust wrap

and probably some graphics.... Not sure what i'm doing.. But i think the bike needs some stand out graphics on top of the already PERFECT blue paint....

KindredGhost

Wow man! Looks freakin great! Good job!!! And for the record, I think the paint looks spot on.

KG

ghopki1

I think that it looks awesome bro. I am looking even harder for a lower now. Only thing about the paint is if you are like me and know it looks a little different, it will draw your eyes straight to it from now on. Being a perfectionist really sucks sometimes. LOL...

Hawk9807