Got bored, starting painting!!!!!!

[Sanddraging28]

decided my 416 needed some color!!!
what do you think??

[Sanddraging28]

Left side

[Sanddraging28]

right side

[DirtMonkey]

The color on the rims is original, are you going to change the color of the plastics? Now you need all black plastics!:D

[Sanddraging28]

not sure yet....haven't really thought about it. i have 3 other bikes in various stages of building, and this is just a beater bike. i saw this new paint that gives aluminum an anodized look

[crixal]

i think it looks good.

[DirtMonkey]

Yeah I was looking into that type of paint and now that I have seen the results I think I might give it a try.

[Sanddraging28]

i am really pleased with the out come....taping of the tire was a pain in the ***....to lazy to walk across the street and dismount them

what kind of paint was it?

[Sanddraging28]

Duplicolor MetalCast Anodized Color...
i got it from a buddy of mines that is the auto body teacher at the tech school. he said you can get it at napa, advanced, and autozone

just found what im doing this weekend. thanks

[Sanddraging28]

word of advice.........real LIGHT coats....trust me.
i did 4 coats 10 minutes apart

yea, and i put all the stuff i paint in the oven on 500 degrees.so it bakes it real good makes it a little more durable.

[billyboy93]

did u clear coat it also?

[Sanddraging28]

i do the same. have my parents old oven in my shop. but i did these with the tires still on the rim. to lazy to dismount. didnt want to walk across the street to the my shop

[Sanddraging28]

no clear coat...just a beater bike.

yea, i dont clear either. ive had bad luck with it. did my 450r subframe had it looking great looked just like pc. sprayed it with clear in the 1st five minutes it all bubbled up. i was mad, had to start over. the paint and clear were both rustolieum.

[jelrod05]

is that the only color it comes in

[honda400ex2003]

I wish i had as many sweet machines as you. color looks cool. steve

[Sanddraging28]

it comes in the following colors
red
blue
yellow
green
purple
orange
smoke
and to honda400ex2003, no you dont...always something to work on, clean, adjust, tweak. on top of trying to run a shop, not to mention i am a full time firefighter, so i am gone every third day. some days i would love to give them away. seems like i never have time to enjoy them....

[honda400ex2003]

well if you ever feel that way I will take one off your hands for you LOL. i'll come get one tomorrow if you insist. LOL I know on the work, we have 4 atvs, 2 snowmobiles, 6 cars, 2 jetskis, 3 boats and 4 houses, we own a 3 cabin resort. Always something to work on. I have a 500 mxz blown up in my garage right now waiting to get tore apart from the beginning of the winter. Freaking ethonal gas clogged the carb and blocked most of the gas going to the left cylinder and going across the lake. It sucks, steve

[Honda#4]

Paint job looks great, I'm a fan of painting also.

[alberto]

i just saw this paint at AUTO ZONE last weekend and was wondering if it would work. I was going to buy a can, but changed my mind last minute. Looks cool. I think I will return this weekend and pick some up. The BLUE looked really cool too. GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!

[spearman_929]

i used that paint and its not durable at all on a quad that gets rode. not sayin yours dosent. but from what im told there is a special primar for this paint. same company. i cleared mine and the **** flaked off. the only paint i have found to not wear off is the rubberized paint. i have it on my bumper and i hit trees and **** all the time and it hold up good its been on for a year now.

[Dathon Lawler]

i am gonna have to go with a "hell yeeeeah"
i dig it. i know you said it was a beater. but a little too much red everywhere. but the motor accents are just about right. though i couldn't get a real good look at the motor. did you paint in between the fins?

[Sanddraging28]

you only need the special primer if you are painting something that isn't chrome or shiny metal. i had the same problem with flaking before i read the directions....you have to use 2 real light coats then a medium coats. with 10 minutes in between coats. all coats have to be applied within an hour then you have to wait 5 to 7 days before adding any more coats.
so far this paint has been real durable. i was out riding last weekend, spent all day in the mud and the sand and when i got home i power washed that bike and its still looks good as new. i will let you guys know how it holds up.

i know its a lot of red, i am thinking about getting black plastics. i didn't do the fins yet. i did the oil tank, front engine mounts, oil filter cover, and starter gear cover. i have that bike torn down as we speak putting rings in it so i am thinking about doing the fins. thought about doing some black accents on it, a-arms, side case covers, stuff like that to contrast the red. let me know what you think

[DirtMonkey]

I think the black accents will break up the red nicely and look real good if you do get black plastics.