DIY Painting Procedure

[hondadreamca77]

Just finished painting my bike and the only flaws were places where I did not sand bondo filler enough before starting. Had to redo those.

I sandblasted everything first.

Then prime and sand.

Next three coats two weeks apart and between each I wet sand 1200 grit.

First coat is thin, last coat if fairly heavy.

No further sanding after top coat, no clear coating, and I am happy.

I used Rustoleum high gloss enamel and bang for the buck is very high.

[hondadreamca77]

Just finished painting my bike and the only flaws were Bondo filler not sanded enough. Had to redo those. I used a HVLP gun.

I sandblasted everything first.

Then prime and sand.

Three coats with two weeks between and wet sanded 1200 grit.

No further sanding after top coat and no clear coating, and I am happy.

I used Rustoleum high gloss enamel and bang for the buck is very high.

[G-Man]

This is my CB77 tank which I painted in my backyard using 'clear over base' paint from my local auto paint stockist.

I use small HVLP guns, start with an etch primer, then filler primer to cover the blemishes. I wet sand between coats then several coats of clear on top. The clear has not been sanded as it turned out nice without.


CB77 Tank 1 by graham.curtis, on Flickr

And some 1962 Dream parts using the same process but with cellulose.


C72 Parts - painted by graham.curtis, on Flickr

Painting a bike is great fun as it requires only patience to get a good result. I find the process quite therapeutic. No need to rush on a 50 year old bike...... :-)

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[hondadreamca77]

Beautiful work....

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[chrisnoel]

Very nice work indeed! I was thinking of going over my rattle can work with the clear process suggested earlier but I went with gloss black. Might wait till it gets worn now and start over with blue.