clarkeg
Junior Member
After dropping the bike a few weeks ago the tank needed to get resprayed. Decided to have a go at it myself. Current colour is silver but fancied matt black so here is a quick guide on how I went about it.
The paint was all from a local motor factors and in rattle can type so I am happy with the outcome considering how little it cost me!
Bike as it sits:
Tank removed:
Tank all taped up:
First coat of primer:
Second coat of primer:
Third coat of primer:
First coat of colour:
Second coat of colour:
Third coat of colour:
And the results:
The paint was all from a local motor factors and in rattle can type so I am happy with the outcome considering how little it cost me!
Bike as it sits:
![IMG_1275.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi12.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa226%2Fcgraham2k%2FIMG_1275.jpg&hash=95f3aee72e0766ab7b71a2e1d9a4f566)
Tank removed:
![IMG_1279.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi12.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa226%2Fcgraham2k%2FIMG_1279.jpg&hash=8e152dedf2c2fed2faa7e469eacc05e9)
Tank all taped up:
![IMG_1276.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi12.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa226%2Fcgraham2k%2FIMG_1276.jpg&hash=9467c343097012b13939f10c76e1e41e)
First coat of primer:
![IMG_1280.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi12.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa226%2Fcgraham2k%2FIMG_1280.jpg&hash=aa4133b5cb5c762736bcf8ab0c55d947)
Second coat of primer:
![IMG_1281.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi12.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa226%2Fcgraham2k%2FIMG_1281.jpg&hash=f138027525047ea60b6c7eed9083b03b)
Third coat of primer:
![IMG_1282.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi12.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa226%2Fcgraham2k%2FIMG_1282.jpg&hash=ee23b71f5dc2dba6ccd1ba1279b026d0)
First coat of colour:
![IMG_1283.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi12.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa226%2Fcgraham2k%2FIMG_1283.jpg&hash=c3e8fdd391988325fa5c5dc981fd356e)
Second coat of colour:
![IMG_1284.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi12.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa226%2Fcgraham2k%2FIMG_1284.jpg&hash=769a3cd0b521735f6d95abc515f1a1b3)
Third coat of colour:
![IMG_1286.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi12.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa226%2Fcgraham2k%2FIMG_1286.jpg&hash=054864f42a6d73cc2fc3a75e0d64352b)
And the results:
![IMG_1290.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi12.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa226%2Fcgraham2k%2FIMG_1290.jpg&hash=ea4d55f601d3f5a1dc34e5d32658316b)
![IMG_1291.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi12.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa226%2Fcgraham2k%2FIMG_1291.jpg&hash=fe4930a7d739a416110668e6a7321483)
![IMG_1289.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi12.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa226%2Fcgraham2k%2FIMG_1289.jpg&hash=0578eed6f2f6b7344b335b63d7218952)
![IMG_1294.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi12.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa226%2Fcgraham2k%2FIMG_1294.jpg&hash=386a7c1791ad3c4abf73ea246e94f504)