gofast908z
03-01-2011, 02:13 PM
A friend of mine, Robert, has been learning to do motorcycle painting and has really been getting good. The costs are quite reasonable too. He called me in to work on the wetsanding as the clear he had at the time didn't lay down super smooth. He is working with much nicer clear now (read: more expensive) and the results are fantastic and he still keeps the prices good. When I get track fairings for my bike, he will be painting them.
So, below will be info from his post up on the motorcycle forum. At the very bottom I will add in the pictures I took of my work as well. I just thought you guys might want to see the whole history of this job and the process.
Aside from a couple specs in the clear it came out pretty good. He's done numerous bikes since this one and they turned out absolutely stunning.
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2002 Ducati 998
The fairings came from Albert with damage that needed repaired. I did the upper, tail, and two sets of right side fairings. The tank and left side were perfect so no need to paint them. I color matched the red, and it worked awesome.
Okay, so on to the pictures. Here's the damage that was:
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/Badright2.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/Badright3.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/Badright.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/front.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/OkayRightLower.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/Tail.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/IMG_0470.jpg
Now for the color - pre clear coat. I put the stock decals on them as well.
Pre Gold Stripe
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/IMG_0507.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/IMG_0508.jpg
Gold Stripe
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/IMG_0509.jpg
Decal - Pre Clear Coat
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/IMG_0511.jpg
Post Clear Coat:
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/IMG_0512.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/IMG_0520.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/IMG_0516.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/IMG_0521.jpg
All Pieces
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/IMG_0522.jpg
Okay, so im not the BEST painter YET! So, what you see in the pics are a little orange peel. Interesting enough, the pics make it look worse than it actually is. Since these are street fairings and not track, i needed to make them PERFECT! No big deal, i'll call up my buddy Jeff (Immaculate Reflections) and have him give me the Sanding and Buffing 101 class!
Jeff came over and we got to work!
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/DSC_1017.jpg
More wetsanding was done after this. This was just a test spot to see how aggressive the sanding needed to be...
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/DSC_0995.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/DSC_1004.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/DSC_1029.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/DSC_1030.jpg
So, below will be info from his post up on the motorcycle forum. At the very bottom I will add in the pictures I took of my work as well. I just thought you guys might want to see the whole history of this job and the process.
Aside from a couple specs in the clear it came out pretty good. He's done numerous bikes since this one and they turned out absolutely stunning.
********************************
2002 Ducati 998
The fairings came from Albert with damage that needed repaired. I did the upper, tail, and two sets of right side fairings. The tank and left side were perfect so no need to paint them. I color matched the red, and it worked awesome.
Okay, so on to the pictures. Here's the damage that was:
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/Badright2.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/Badright3.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/Badright.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/front.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/OkayRightLower.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/Tail.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/IMG_0470.jpg
Now for the color - pre clear coat. I put the stock decals on them as well.
Pre Gold Stripe
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/IMG_0507.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/IMG_0508.jpg
Gold Stripe
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/IMG_0509.jpg
Decal - Pre Clear Coat
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/IMG_0511.jpg
Post Clear Coat:
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/IMG_0512.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/IMG_0520.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/IMG_0516.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/IMG_0521.jpg
All Pieces
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/IMG_0522.jpg
Okay, so im not the BEST painter YET! So, what you see in the pics are a little orange peel. Interesting enough, the pics make it look worse than it actually is. Since these are street fairings and not track, i needed to make them PERFECT! No big deal, i'll call up my buddy Jeff (Immaculate Reflections) and have him give me the Sanding and Buffing 101 class!
Jeff came over and we got to work!
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/DSC_1017.jpg
More wetsanding was done after this. This was just a test spot to see how aggressive the sanding needed to be...
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/DSC_0995.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/DSC_1004.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/DSC_1029.jpg
http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/rjbrittain11-2/2002 Ducati 998/DSC_1030.jpg