elus1ve
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I bought a used belly pan off someone who had a 2009 Fz and unfortunately I didn't know the blue didn't match. Bummer!
So I got a can of the exact blue from colorrite and went off to work. Sanded the bellypan with 180 sand paper if I remember correctly, cleaned it and started painting. I did a good 5-6 layers of blue followed up by 4-5 layers of automotive transparent finish. The result looks pretty good and looks even better on the bike.
However I've noticed that the finish looks more matt than glossy. It's not very visible from the picture I took but it's matt compared to the other parts. I was wondering why it didn't come out glossy. Was it the finish? I read in one of Boneman's excellent guide that sanding in between painting (with finer sand paper) is recommended but I just couldn't get myself to sand the paint. Was the sanding in between required for a glossy finish?
So I got a can of the exact blue from colorrite and went off to work. Sanded the bellypan with 180 sand paper if I remember correctly, cleaned it and started painting. I did a good 5-6 layers of blue followed up by 4-5 layers of automotive transparent finish. The result looks pretty good and looks even better on the bike.
However I've noticed that the finish looks more matt than glossy. It's not very visible from the picture I took but it's matt compared to the other parts. I was wondering why it didn't come out glossy. Was it the finish? I read in one of Boneman's excellent guide that sanding in between painting (with finer sand paper) is recommended but I just couldn't get myself to sand the paint. Was the sanding in between required for a glossy finish?