Now that you have selected the area, here the tips:. Cover the walls up with plastic or other material sheets. Secure the sheets with nails using a hammer and sheets with tape from piling over each other. Place a pedestal fan in the area to blow away the fumes and odor so you inhale them in the least in case the room you choose is an enclosed space with windows small in size, Set up additional lighting as good lighting is essential when it comes to working on something that requires concentration that might strain the eyes too much.
Enhance a comfortable painting experience cover the walls up with plastic. Preparing Your Motorcycle Fairing. Bring in the motorcycle and place it at a convenient angle on the platform. Use the application tool to remove the fairings safely without damaging them 2.
Store the bolts in a plastic baggie clearly marked where they are taken. Cleaning the fairing parts Wash all parts of the fairings using warm water and some soap to ensure they are clean. Make sure that all the fairing parts are in the condition of perfect use, and no other work needs to be done on them. Sand down the fairing surface Tool kit: grit sandpaper Use elbow grease sand down the fairings effectively, you could sand in circular motions applying moderate pressure on the surface until you have removed the old paint.
Dust off residual sand particles after completing this step. Smooth the fairing layer Using a body filler to even out any bumps and rough texture apparent.
Primer Your Motorcycle Fairing. Without primer, the paint will not stick properly to the fairings. Painting Your Motorcycle Fairing. Paint to use: get the best paint to use on motorcycle fairings, ensure it is from a good brand. For more information consult your peers and compare various products. Done clean? Clear Coat Your Motorcycle Fairing. A clear coat will protect your hard work of new paint job from extreme weather conditions.
Apply 2 to 3 layers of clear lacquer and allow two hours of time between each coat. Benefits of Painting Motorcycle Fairings Yourself. It Might Be a Hit Often times even the first attempt at doing something gives out remarkable results.
The positive and successful painting venture might just be your newly attained talent to flaunt! Saving of the Cost Most of the times we often resort to using labor options for completing and managing certain tasks.
Creativity Pops Out Painting the motorcycle fairings will release the creative beast inside you and you might even surprise your own self with creative abundance you had in yourself all this time. Paint motorcycle fairings yourself and show the world your creative and experimental side. Apply a coat of primer to the fairings and allow it to dry.
Spray the primer so that the surface is covered in a smooth, consistent layer. Spray it in even strokes without stopping in a particular spot in order to avoid leaving patches.
Finally, give the primer about hours to completely dry. You can buy aerosol primer at any paint supply store. Spray a thin layer of your base color onto the fairings and let it dry. Cover the entire surface of the fairings with this initial coat, making sure to not leave any spots where the primer is still visible.
This thin coat should take about 6 hours to dry. Wet sand the fairings after the base color coat has dried. Squirt some water onto the surface of the fairings in order to make them wet, then use grit sandpaper to sand them smooth. Apply another coat of the base color, then wait 3 hours for it to dry.
Be sure to apply the spray paint in even strokes across the surface of the fairings. You can wait longer than 3 hours for the paint to dry if desired, but you need to give it at least 3 hours to ensure that it completely dries.
Repeat this process times to put multiple coats on the fairings. This leads to a thicker, richer look to the paint that makes it look very professional.
Be sure to wait at least 6 hours after you apply the final coat to allow the paint to dry. Apply 2 coats of lacquer to the fairings once the paint has dried. Spray the first coat of lacquer onto the fairings and use a microfiber cloth to spread it evenly across the surface.
Let it dry for about 2 hours, then repeat this process to add a second layer. You can buy clear lacquer at any hardware store that sells painting supplies. Leave the fairings to dry for 24 hours, then reattach them to the bike. Use the same bolts that you removed from the fairings at the beginning of this process in order to reattach them to the motorcycle.
Once this is done, the bike is ready to ride! If your saddlebags are made of the same material as your fairing, then there should be no problem.
Or you can always buy leather saddlebags if you don't want to paint the ones you have. Yes No. Not Helpful 0 Helpful 2. Depending on the type of paint and technique used. Often pearl or high gloss paints start with a base coat of different colors to enhance the final color. If your color is a primary color, then having a base coat of a matching color is fine. If starting with a fresh project on plastic parts, it can help to get a primer base coat that matches your final color but metals often require proper primer, lots of sanding, then the base coat, more sanding and blocking and eventually getting to the final color.
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