Project Paint has begun!

[borgy95]

As the title suggests I have begun the respray of my bike.

And hurdle number 1 has arrived.

When removing decals how best can u get rid of the glue leftover?

Sanding it often is very ineffective so I'm thinking there is a better way to remove the decals... Any advice much appreciated.

[Stu]

panel wash may remove it

[Harrydh3]

i beleive you can get a substance called 'sticker off' ( i think) which is designed for just that

[Bonniebird]

If you heat them up with a hairdryer, you may find you can peel them off. You'll probably still have some glue residue left though to remove. If you are going to respray the bike anyway then you could probably use solvents such as acetone to help remove this (don't use this on any paintwork you want to preserve though!)

[Throttled]

I found that the warm air from the hairdryer and my fingers got rid of the residue when I took my stickers off. I was still left with marks where the stickers had been.

[borgy95]

Panel wash worked a treat!

Mighty good stuff at getting rid of it!

[borgy95]

So hurdle number 2, i have chipped the old paint work down to the metal while trying to remove the old grip pad down the centre of the fuel tank...

Is this worth getting filler for? to touch it up then just sand it down with the rest of the tank? as i don't intend on paint stripping the whole tank.

or will the 2primer layers and 2 colour layers be enough to mask it you reckon?

[Weebl]

So hurdle number 2, i have chipped the old paint work down to the metal while trying to remove the old grip pad down the centre of the fuel tank...

Is this worth getting filler for? to touch it up then just sand it down with the rest of the tank? as i don't intend on paint stripping the whole tank.

or will the 2primer layers and 2 colour layers be enough to mask it you reckon?

 

Fill it and flat it before you start painting, Even filler primer won't cover much more than a paint transition, and has no hope of covering nicks and chips.

[borgy95]

Brill cheers weebl worked a charm,

Did the first coat of matte black today. It's looking good

I'm expanding my project to get my exhaust from engine to muffler nice nd shiny. Was wondering would a good amount of autosol nd elbow grease be enough to shine it up again?