respraying panels

[steve09]

I am set to pick up my motorbike on friday to start a job on sunday, but the thing is im not too keen on the colour scheme. (you can see it in the gallery)

so i was thinking of giving it a respray, the only thing is i have never done it before, so what I was going to start on was the fairings(the plastic body work) as they only take a few bolts to undo and there off.

i was wondering does anyone know about respray's as i am going to be doing it myself.

i know about the clean area (like special sheets all around to stop dust and that.)

but how do i sand down to get the paint to stick an stuff like that?

[pgarner]

Take your time.
Wet and dry paper is good for sanding down. what your looking for is a slightly rough surface so the primer has a larger surface area to stick to.
give it a good few coats of primer, giving a quick rub ibetween all coats
same with the paint itself and finally lots of coats of clear coat.

And remember that thinner coats are better than thick ones

[lutonmatt]

and dont spray it candy red i did that over a sliver base coat it come out pink so i sprayed it silver again did not come out to bad for my 1st spray job only 3 runs and it had a good shine as well main thing is take your time

[HDi fun]

A bit like house decorating. Preparation is 80% of the work.

[steve09]

aye thanks for the info, but now i have chosen a different bike and I like the colour scheme, (is in the gallery) might just take a few of the stickers of and keep it the same.

looks rather tasty.