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Motorbike paint

Postby Lumphammer » Mon Aug 17, 2020 7:44 pm

Hi all,

My friend had a minor off today at a bike trackday and damaged a removeable fairing.

I've made a fibreglass repair and now need to paint it - I have the paint code which is a solid block colour. The existing paint comes off if you rub hard with alcohol, so I think it's a cellulose based...?

In rattle cans I can have either cellulose, 2K acrylic or synthetic (whatever that is) - should I chose cellulose?

Kind regards,

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Re: Motorbike paint

Postby Mazda Mender » Tue Aug 18, 2020 5:57 am

Sounds like it Tom.
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Re: Motorbike paint

Postby John&Luke » Tue Aug 18, 2020 1:22 pm

2k less likely to sink. Use an etch primer on the fibre glass first.
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Re: Motorbike paint

Postby Mazda Mender » Wed Aug 19, 2020 6:12 am

2k is nice to work with.
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Re: Motorbike paint

Postby Lumphammer » Wed Aug 19, 2020 8:26 pm

Thanks guys, ordered two colourmatched 2K rattle cans - the ones with the pin at the base you pull out to activate. Will be an interesting experiment!
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Re: Motorbike paint

Postby Mazda Mender » Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:18 am

I have used these chaps many times with good results, also found on the bay of E as Kustom paints https://www.specialistpaints.com/

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Re: Motorbike paint

Postby blackyb » Thu Aug 20, 2020 9:47 am

Might try them myself. Had to replace the front mudguard on my Blackbird and so far no one has been able to correctly match the colour up. It's close but not close enough.
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