Tremclad for the bike?

DutchDream has some good advice..... just to add my .02 , one thing that hasn't been mentioned for "do-it-yourselfers" or people considering the $50 paint job is the re-sale side of the equation...... The best base you can paint over is the stock paint job that came on the bike when it was new..... I generally advise against painting over a stock paint job , just for the sake of changing colour...... all depends on how long you wish to keep the bike I guess...... but painting over a perfectly good paint job with Tremclad can have an enormous de-valuing effect on your bike........ Paying $800 to $1000 for a proper paint job can at least maintain most of the value .....the first thing people assume when looking at a non-stock paintjob , is that the bike has been crashed, whether it has or not....... If it ever needs repair or touching up, at least you are supplying a good base for a proper repaint or repair....... These threads make me cringe too, just so much ill-advised suggestions, all with the best intentions of course, but just not the best ideas...... and I have never charged $500 to repaint a fuel tank in a two-stage urethane ..... usually about $275 to $350 plus decals ...... single stage catalyzed urethanes are an increasingly popular option too, that can save you some $$$ And 90% of a good paint job is the prep, no question..... I have zero interest in removing spray bomb paint before repainting anyone's bike too...... at any cost..... Once the bike bike has been spray bombed , good luck finding a good shop to touch it...... Like I said , just my .02 ....... Cheers, Les
 
cheekeebandito said:
DutchDream has some good advice..... just to add my .02 , one thing that hasn't been mentioned for "do-it-yourselfers" or people considering the $50 paint job is the re-sale side of the equation...... The best base you can paint over is the stock paint job that came on the bike when it was new..... I generally advise against painting over a stock paint job , just for the sake of changing colour...... all depends on how long you wish to keep the bike I guess...... but painting over a perfectly good paint job with Tremclad can have an enormous de-valuing effect on your bike........ Paying $800 to $1000 for a proper paint job can at least maintain most of the value .....the first thing people assume when looking at a non-stock paintjob , is that the bike has been crashed, whether it has or not....... If it ever needs repair or touching up, at least you are supplying a good base for a proper repaint or repair....... These threads make me cringe too, just so much ill-advised suggestions, all with the best intentions of course, but just not the best ideas...... and I have never charged $500 to repaint a fuel tank in a two-stage urethane ..... usually about $275 to $350 plus decals ...... single stage catalyzed urethanes are an increasingly popular option too, that can save you some $$$ And 90% of a good paint job is the prep, no question..... I have zero interest in removing spray bomb paint before repainting anyone's bike too...... at any cost..... Once the bike bike has been spray bombed , good luck finding a good shop to touch it...... Like I said , just my .02 ....... Cheers, Les
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Thanks a lot for your comments. Personally, I'll be painting a brand new set of race fairings with Tremclad. These are fairings that I expect to touch pavement. I wouldn't touch the stock paint on the stock fairings and the tank. Instead, tank will be covered with plati-dip. No resale value is hurt, although I'm thinking to keep the bike for a while anyway.
 
agreed on the track fairings part , absolutely....... My comments were aimed mainly at street ridden bikes for the most part..... If you expect to crash occasionally (i.e., the track bike crowd), it doesn't make much difference........ It's sort of one of those "hard to turn back" sort of things, once you've sprayed them with a spraybomb....... I've painted a LOT of track fairings with single , 2 and 3 stage urethanes ....... I'm sure most have touched asphalt by now......some come back to me for fibreglass repairs and touch ups , some end up in the dumpster, and some get spraybombed ..... Your parts, your $$$ , and tracking a bike isn't the cheapest form of recreation, that's for sure !! Cheers, Les
 
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A little update on my Tremclad paint job:

I decided to start painting tonight, so I set myself up in the garage and laid the first coat on the tail. Here are my observations:

1) It was bubbling up in the beginning, but the bubbles were disappearing after a minute or so. I used 50/50 paint with mineral spirits.

2) It smelled a lot in the garage, I admit that.

3) I put the tail in the basement in a closed isolated room to dry, but my wife told me that I'll have to wait for spring and do all of this outside. She did not ask me if I could wait, she gave an order. I've never seen her say something so final, I was shocked and couldn't even find words to respond.

So, that's the beginning and the end of it, at least for another many months :(
 
It's never good to paint anything in an enclosed space...
Your wife has a point.
 
Fili-mac said:
Sorry to hear corsara, I was thinking about going the same route as you but decided to jump on the Reflection's deal
http://www.gtamotorcycle.com/vbforum/showthread.php?166010-Reflection-Auto-Refinishing more tha 100% satisfied money well spent and no headaches
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TJ is a great guy, I have no doubt the job he did for you was worth every penny you paid. For me in this case, quality really doesn't matter and I'm actually looking forward to the process of painting these myself, I think I'll enjoy it.
 
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