white gecko
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A friend of mine, Robert, has been learning to do motorcycle painting and has really been getting good. The costs are quite reasonable too. He called me in to work on the wetsanding as the clear he had at the time didn't lay down super smooth. He is working with much nicer clear now (read: more expensive) and the results are fantastic and he still keeps the prices good. When I get track fairings for my bike, he will be painting them.
So, below will be info from his post up on the motorcycle forum. At the very bottom I will add in the pictures I took of my work as well. I just thought you guys might want to see the whole history of this job and the process.
Aside from a couple specs in the clear it came out pretty good. He's done numerous bikes since this one and they turned out absolutely stunning.
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2002 Ducati 998
The fairings came from Albert with damage that needed repaired. I did the upper, tail, and two sets of right side fairings. The tank and left side were perfect so no need to paint them. I color matched the red, and it worked awesome.
Okay, so on to the pictures. Here's the damage that was:
Now for the color - pre clear coat. I put the stock decals on them as well.
Pre Gold Stripe
Gold Stripe
Decal - Pre Clear Coat
Post Clear Coat:
All Pieces
More wetsanding was done after this. This was just a test spot to see how aggressive the sanding needed to be...
The taping here was a challenge, but I like a challenge. Getting nice smooth curves to the tape to protect the decal underneath was kinda fun, felt almost artful....almost
So, below will be info from his post up on the motorcycle forum. At the very bottom I will add in the pictures I took of my work as well. I just thought you guys might want to see the whole history of this job and the process.
Aside from a couple specs in the clear it came out pretty good. He's done numerous bikes since this one and they turned out absolutely stunning.
********************************
2002 Ducati 998
The fairings came from Albert with damage that needed repaired. I did the upper, tail, and two sets of right side fairings. The tank and left side were perfect so no need to paint them. I color matched the red, and it worked awesome.
Okay, so on to the pictures. Here's the damage that was:
Now for the color - pre clear coat. I put the stock decals on them as well.
Pre Gold Stripe
Gold Stripe
Decal - Pre Clear Coat
Post Clear Coat:
All Pieces
rjbrittain11 said:
More wetsanding was done after this. This was just a test spot to see how aggressive the sanding needed to be...
The taping here was a challenge, but I like a challenge. Getting nice smooth curves to the tape to protect the decal underneath was kinda fun, felt almost artful....almost
