Hey,
I bought a bike with a couple marks on the tank from the decals being removed by the previous owner. Since the decals were under the clearcoat, I wanted to even out the low spot by wetsanding the clearcoat completely off with 800grit and re-clearcoating it.
The spots are too big, 4x8 inches, to touch up with clear, nor will that look good anyway.
The paint looks pretty good underneath. And I'm not sure if I want to repaint it cause chances are that I can't match it very well .
One option is to wetsand all the clear off, but a can of spray-paint mixed to match my color from these guys (http://www.automotivetouchup.com/ (http://www.automotivetouchup.com/) )The color is Novelty Black with tiny specks of blue metallic in it)- And then "dust" it to even out the likely color difference in the spots w/o clear, that have been sun stained most likely from UVs.
Is this a good idea, or can you not spray paint on top of old paint? Will I need to prime?
I don't want to spend too much on this problem and I'm trying to keep costs down.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Cause I have little to no experience with this.
Thanks!
you can respray ontop of old paint as long as you sand it but rattle canning won't look good. it just wont. especially if it is a shiny paint. you could reclear the whole thing if you knew someone with a paint gun.
Well I can recoat it with the "pearl novelty black" from that website, and they sell a clear coat in aerosol too. So I would do both. Or just the clear coat. Maybe if I wet sanded after coating it would it look better with a can? like 1500-2000 grit?
Then your new paint would probably react with the fuel the first time you spill some and start looking a lot worse than what you've got now. You need to be able to afford the right paint and apply it with a spraygun, or live with it the way it is. :thumb:
Should I just try re-clearcoating it first then? I like the color I have, and want it to match. I can clear it myself I suppose. But I guess I can't be a cheapy.
What would a paint shop charge for sanding and re-clearcoating a tank? Is that a better option you think?
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Quote from: Rickyz80 on October 19, 2008, 08:36:06 PM
What would a paint shop charge for sanding and re-clearcoating a tank? Is that a better option you think?
A good spray shouldn't cost too much. If you're willing and able to do a good job prepping, even a cheapo shop like Maaco can do a good shoot.
Cheap paint shops skimp on prep, so if you can do that part right, you're good to go.
Paint places could be very cheap for just clearing it ... as low as $10 ... why ... no color matching ...
Sand with 1000 grit and very very lightly ... then they spray ... dry and you fit it on and ride ...
Make sure their clear wont run with gasoline.
Cool.
Buddha.
Thanks guys I'd like to prep myself in that case, and hell, if the color is sunstained or something or I wetsand through the base layer of paint, I'll just paint the tank again from scratch. It just doesn't hurt to try a cheaper way first.