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Title: Painting race plastic
Post by: sv303 on January 23, 2005, 03:42:05 PM

The plastic has some road rash from the previous owner and I wanted to repaint it after fixing it up. I'm new to this sport and don't want to spend a ton of money on painting it. I'd rather spend the money on much needed practice. I have a friend with a paint gun and a heated garage or can the plastic be painted with aresol spray cans? Has anyone every painted all of ther bike with spray cans and what did it look like. I don't really want to look like a red neck racer.

Plus any other tips on painting the plastic?

The Rookie

Title: Re: Painting race plastic
Post by: Woofentino Pugrossi on January 23, 2005, 03:48:57 PM

I used rattle cans on mine. As for looks, as long as it looks goo at 50 feet doing 50 mph, its fine. ;D

Title: Re: Painting race plastic
Post by: firerider on January 23, 2005, 05:43:13 PM

Color-rite spray cans!!! The best ;D I have painted several track bikes with them and they look good.The fully painted bike was done by me this way.(https://www.ccsforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fzx-10r.net%2Fforum%2Fattachment.php%3Fattachmentid%3D1154%26amp%3Bstc%3D1&hash=f1b12500375a92edcd99badcd928efc28ebb12e0)

Title: Re: Painting race plastic
Post by: gsxrsrad1000 on February 02, 2005, 09:40:09 AM

I second that, I have painted several bikes with spray paint in my day. Check out this one I did last year that I actually ride as my "Public" if you would show type bike.

(https://www.ccsforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wam.umd.edu%2F%7Epbrown%2Fgsxrdone%2Fpic1.JPG&hash=329ac9344b32adcb49a018d3f237f01c6a849ab3)

(https://www.ccsforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wam.umd.edu%2F%7Epbrown%2Fgsxrdone%2Fpic2.JPG&hash=5e39d42df4128fb71d41097e350599e21fdd8295)

(https://www.ccsforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wam.umd.edu%2F%7Epbrown%2Fgsxrdone%2Fpic3.JPG&hash=c30ed927ede0ed3b42aa77a9ddb107ba82f9863b)

(https://www.ccsforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wam.umd.edu%2F%7Epbrown%2Fgsxrdone%2Fpic4.JPG&hash=c0d0352abb65f16f168853ccf8ba2e0c630996a0)

Title: Re: Painting race plastic
Post by: xseal on February 02, 2005, 12:29:18 PM

you can order the paint from Dennis Kirk -- I think its called "frame paint," but it matches the factory colors -- so for Kawasaki green (eg) it looks great as long as you sand and prep.

Title: Re: Painting race plastic
Post by: firerider on February 05, 2005, 03:00:41 PM

Color-rite has great factory matching stuff :)

Title: Re: Painting race plastic
Post by: gsxrsrad1000 on February 17, 2005, 07:05:18 AM

Yeah both those places do, or you can go cheap and get some Krylon!!!! hahahah Thats what that black paint is!! ;)

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