05-29-2015, 02:52 AM
(05-29-2015, 02:31 AM)Scoobynut_imp Wrote: Really nice looking bike, doubleg, nice work! You mentioned touching up the paint on the frame -- when I was restoring my RD400, the frame paint was in really good condition, except the front downtubes where the previous owner had installed clamp on crashbars; there was surface corrosion where the clamps had removed the paint.
I used some POR15 products to touch up those spots and you would be hard pressed to know where the paint has been touched up. From the POR15 starter kit I used their Marine Clean degreaser and the Metal Ready prep to clean and prep the corroded spots, then after drying I used their black gloss Top Coat paint on the frame. Rather than taping everything off and spraying the paint onto the frame, I sprayed paint onto a piece of cardboard and used a foam brush like you would use for house painting to dab the paint on. The POR15 Top Coat paint when applied with a foam brush doesn't show lines or 'orange peel' when applied with the foam brush, it just lays down flat like you sprayed it. In any case, I got very good results with this method, so you might consider giving it a try. As a bonus, the paint when applied with this method will hold up much better than typical spray paint and will arrest any further corrosion. I can get you some photos of the results if you want to see them.
Would love to see those photos! Most of the touch-up area's I would need to do is on the swingarm. I think that might be because i completely stripped the paint off that, and I'm guessing the primer I used wasn't up to the task. The rest of the frame I just sanded as needed and painted over and it seems to be holding up better.
I like your idea for touch up using the foam brush, I really don't feel like taking everything back apart or doing intricate taping jobs! (at least not until I get tired of the current color scheme)