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Rattle can paint that may be as good as shooting with a gun
Written by skyeenter on 9/6/2011 at 04:30 pm



Fred, I used 2 cans of the NH251P base coat, and 2 cans of mid coat. The pearls
in the mid are of a finer grade of flecks, so do not match OEM precisely. Not
as much green as I would have liked.

Layed down an adhesion promoter on the bare plastic. Then shot with Spray Max
2K Primer. Very nice stuff, thick and forgiving. Covered sanding scratches
nicely.

I used one can of the Glamour High Clear, more than enough, in fact too much,
which is why I went overboard on the color. Next time I spray an 89 I will
only do two coats and let it dry for color match before proceeding. It takes
about 4 minutes per fairing to scuff and then reshoot another layer if needed.

I did the entire fairings, back half of one front fender, a small spot on a
mirror, couple 5 x 7" areas on the brake covers, and the bolt sides of the Wong
Wing.

Knowing what I know now, I would use the 2 cans for the base coat, 1 can for the
mid, and 2/3rds can of the Glamour High Gloss. I had small amounts of material
left over, just in case. Pot life on the mixed 2K stuff is from 12 hours to
4 days.

I also got a product called Blenz-In to spray the edges of the spot painting for
blending. But that didn't work, as I have tape lines that will have to be
sanded out with 1200P, 1500P and 2000P paper. I might be able to get by with
wet sanding using 800P.

I checked the color match this morning and the clear has definately made it
slightly darker than OEM. Hoping polishing will help that some.

Here's a link to my painting guide:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Atg9kWzm9VacdG9sUnVVRDBQaFhWdnFmZlZ\
wZzFzZUE&hl=en_US#gid=0

skye

--- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "goldwingman40" <goldwingman@...> wrote:
>
> Skye,
> How much of each product did you need and were all the parts complete spray or
any spot repairs?
> Fred
>
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> --- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "skyeenter" <skyeenter@> wrote:
> >
> > Coasters, today I finally got one of the rescue's ready for painting. It
has been a long hard summer of prep work on getting three PC's ready for
painting.
> >
> > I decided to try something different. I came across a new, to me anyway,
paint system that called Spray Max. It's detailed here:
> >
> > http://www.spraymax.com/index.php?id=497&L=1
> >
> > Seems they perfected a new type of nozzle for the spray can. Make the claim
that it sprays a good as a gun. So I decided to try it.
> >
> > Ordered the paint for here: http://www.66autocolor.com/DEFAULT.ASP
> >
> > I worked with Pat Garrison, nice lady, who knows more about paint than I
ever will.
> >
> > Went through the steps with Pat, told her what I was going to do, sent pic
of the PC and followed her recommendations for the products.
> >
> > They filled the 89 paint code, NH251P in aerosol cans with BASF Glasurite
Acrylic Urethane. Came in two cans, base coat and mid coat. The rest of it was
the Spray Max 2K primer and 2K Glamour High Gloss clear in the same system.
> >
> > After doing all the prep, sanding, washing and cleaning w/wax and grease
remover, I was ready to spray.
> >
> > I have never trusted rattle can sprays for painting bikes, it's acrylic
enamel and it, for me, didn't give a precise spray pattern to do a through job
> >
> > This system was incredibly easy to spray. First, no spray gun cleaning
after each application. The application feels just like you're holding a spray
gun. The spray pattern duplicates a spray gun.
> >
> > This stuff went on so easy. The most frustrating part was waiting for the
next application.
> >
> > I sprayed out the fairings, brake covers, front fender, mirror and a Wong
Wing. The color is so close to factory that my wife couldn't tell the
difference. Then I went and did a "rookie" thing, I added a couple of extra
coats of clear and darkened it so the color match is slightly off from OEM.
> >
> > I am sold on this system. It's reasonable, easy to apply, matches OEM
colors and looks fantastic. It's perfect for the PC.
> >
> > I can't wait to do the 97 sitting in the garage.
> >
> > No pics on this project. Too concerned about monitoring my time and keeping
on schedule. By the time I was finished it was dark.
> >
> > skye
> >
>