Hey folks. I'm painting my tank, rims and seat cowl, among other small stuff. I got a quotation from a body shop and this is what I got:
It's kinda expensive for me. So, I did a little windowshopping and found a small compressor with its gun for $70 bucks. Figured out that should be enough to paint at least the tank, rims and seat cowl.
My question is, how do I do this? I've done spray painting many times with rattle cans, but never using a compressor.
So I have a bunch of questions. Remove the paint first and get to bare metal for the tank and rims? Or remove only the clear coat and some paint? Do I have to use a special primer or something? Thinner? Can you recommend a paint for this project? Etc... Any info will help.
The colors are: Flat black for the tank, Gloss black for the cowl, and flat gold for the rims.
I figure that the brake calipers I can do with a rattle can, and I am debating If I wanna do the rearsets or not. Probably have them powdercoated in the future, but for now, let's leave them alone...
I will appreciate all help received.
It's kinda expensive for me. So, I did a little windowshopping and found a small compressor with its gun for $70 bucks. Figured out that should be enough to paint at least the tank, rims and seat cowl.
My question is, how do I do this? I've done spray painting many times with rattle cans, but never using a compressor.
So I have a bunch of questions. Remove the paint first and get to bare metal for the tank and rims? Or remove only the clear coat and some paint? Do I have to use a special primer or something? Thinner? Can you recommend a paint for this project? Etc... Any info will help.
The colors are: Flat black for the tank, Gloss black for the cowl, and flat gold for the rims.
I figure that the brake calipers I can do with a rattle can, and I am debating If I wanna do the rearsets or not. Probably have them powdercoated in the future, but for now, let's leave them alone...
I will appreciate all help received.