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  • kboehringer
    XS-XJ Guru
    • May 2015
    • 1224
    • Peachtree City, Georgia.

    #76
    Wow! That looks good!

    Originally posted by timktm
    Here she is all shined up.
    Tim,
    That appears to have turned out very well. The bike looks great. Ya know, several people I know that are more experienced than I am at painting tell me that BLACK is the hardest color to do well. I have never painted black.

    Did the scratches from the fallen lids come out good?
    How much did it end up costing you for the whole paint project?


    I suspect, if you found a professional to do that for you (including the prep) you PROBABLY would have paid a minimum of $500 for that job. Some folks won't paint your home done prep work but just to squirt the paint someone would have wanted $300. And, you would have been waiting & waiting for it to be done. For some reason, my personal experience has shown MOST painters are slow as molasses getting the work done and delivered.

    You did a nice job on those..... Next time you do one you'll cut your time in half and get even better results!

    Glad I was able to be helpful!

    KURT
    Kurt Boehringer
    Peachtree City, Georgia

    1970 - CT70K0 - Mini-Trail
    1978 - SR500 - Thumper
    1979 - CT70H - Mini-Trail
    1979 - XS1100SF - Pensacola
    1980 - XS850SG - Rocky
    1980 - XS1100SG - The Ugly Duck
    1980 - XS1100SG - Mayberry Duck
    1981 - XS1100SH - DEAD Duck Cafe'
    1981 - XJ550 Maxim - Nancy's Mini-Max
    1982 - XJ650 SECA - Hurricane
    1986 - FJ1200 - Georgia Big Red
    1992 - FZR1000 - Genesis
    2016 - FJR1300A - Montgomery

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    • timktm
      Truly XSive
      • Dec 2015
      • 169
      • Ohio

      #77
      Kurt,
      I am horrible at keeping receipts, ask my wife, so I don't know the total. Probably around 300-350. I have had the same experiences with painters as you although probably worse as I have had a guy screw me and my Son over on a paint job.
      I will be honest, I didn't even wet sand it. I went to buy the polish and it was over $50, and the guy said I needed some other stuff to use before the polish to get the finish right before buffing. I felt it looked good enough. There are areas where the paint looks just beautiful and is smooth deep and shiny. And others where I damaged it not so nice. But at the end of the day it looks black shiny and I am happy and I learned a lot about painting. This will indeed help prepare me for my next paint job, most likely the tank. I will do a much better job on that having learned what I have from this.
      I am very happy with my body work and am confident I can make the tank look fantastic as well. It need some body work trust me.
      Thanks again! Oh, I forgot to mention my total included the latches and fasteners needed for the lids. And I forgot to say I added chains to the lids in case I forget to latch them. The latches I got off amazon. Oh, and I would not use the yellow adhesive for the trim again as it shows to much.
      Tim
      Last edited by timktm; 05-01-2016, 04:48 PM. Reason: Aditional comments.
      1979 xs1100sf black.
      1973 Harley fx.
      2005 Honda 450x.

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