Bodywork repair and paint?

[Kevin177]

Anyone have a good source for minor bodywork repair, prep, and painting in the midwest?

[diesel748]

ace hardware.
get a kit for $10.00 it's fairly easy
cloth & 2 part resin, hardener
 cut the fiberglass cloth to size 2 or 3 pcs.
brush or dip tho fiberglass in the the resin  ( one pc of cloth at a time)
let it set.
if you want to use filler on the ouside/ sand and paint.

[xseal]

you forgot the spray paint.  Looks professional if done carefully from 100' at 100mph, which is the std.

[diesel748]

what other kind of paint is there? ;D

[Kevin177]

 ::)

now that the local squids have been represented, anyone else have somebody they would like to support buy recomending them?

[TZDeSioux]

Jeff Harris. He lives somewhere in Michigan. He's real good at fixing bodywork. Even better than me and I'm a freaking pro! Word!

[apriliaguy]

kevin177

i read that you need some work done.what kind of damage is there and do you want the hole bike painted inc. tank.

(thanks for the props,kwak)

for any repair qoute i need pics,or just new bodywork,
if pieces are missing(size is a factor)i can recreate it.
 shop phone# 313-897-1200 9a.m. to 6p.m. e.s.t.
apriliaguy
jeff

[Dawn]

Jeff Harris!!!!!

Welcome to the board!  

Dawn   ;)

[apriliaguy]

HI DAWN'
HOW ARE  YOU
HEY I GEUSS I CREATED A USER ID AWHILE AGO COULD YOU WIPE IT OUT.LOOK UP MY E-MAIL ADDRESS TO DELETE THE ONE THAT'S NOT APRILAGUY.
THANK YOU DARLING SEE YA SOON OH TELL PAUL HELLO

[Woofentino Pugrossi]

I do my own.:D:D

[Lowe119]

A local boat repair shop guy let me come in and learn how to do fiberglass work. I bought materials from him and he taught me the basics. I read a couple books previously, but hands-on instruction makes it really easy.

I use wax paper as a barrier and cardboard for the form to patch any holes. Put the wax paper, tape, cardboard, etc on the outside and glass from the inside. When it sets, peel it off, sand, fill, sand, prime, and paint.

From my understanding, you can put polyester on polyester, epoxy on epoxy or polyester, but not polyester on epoxy. So if you have a high-end piece of bodywork, I would use epoxy. You can also get carbon or kevlar for just a little more.

I couldn't imagine hiring someone to fix my bodywork. That would get expensive fast. Get a dual-action sander and then go to fiberglasssupply.com and get some FG materials. They have end-of-roll deals on 1.5oz mat. I got a roll of 8" for about $12 that will last me forever - even if I crashed every weekend.

[ecumike]

ace hardware.
get a kit for $10.00 it's fairly easy
cloth & 2 part resin, hardener
 cut the fiberglass cloth to size 2 or 3 pcs.
brush or dip tho fiberglass in the the resin  ( one pc of cloth at a time)
let it set.
if you want to use filler on the ouside/ sand and paint.

Ditto this and what Lowe said. Once you see how easy it is to do, you'll never pay somone to do it unless it's major damage. It's so easy, cheap and looks good. I fixed up my bodywork and painted it (w/ compressor and auto paint and clearcoat) You can't even tell it had scratches and holes.