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Touch up paint for frame
« on: 24 October 2013, 07:35:24 pm »
Has anyone found a good touch up paint for the frame? I have a few rust spots that I'd like to tidy up but assume it's not as easy as bodywork touch up paint, don't want to do a full strip and re-coat.
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Re: Touch up paint for frame
« Reply #1 on: 24 October 2013, 09:14:47 pm »
RS paints ,  spot on  colour match but pricy .

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Re: Touch up paint for frame
« Reply #2 on: 25 October 2013, 07:16:11 am »



rs paint is too soft, doesn't dry without direct heat and costs a fortune. it is also under too much pressure in the can, so all in all it's really quite difficult to achieve good results using it.


if you can find a local paint factors to make a good match then that's preferable, unfortunately it's not such an easy colour to match.


it's about time yamaha released a paint code for it.
is it clean enough?

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Re: Touch up paint for frame
« Reply #3 on: 25 October 2013, 08:03:19 pm »
Not used the aerosols , just the touch ups , I found the colour match very good , used a hair dryer between coats , and the lacquer after .

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Re: Touch up paint for frame
« Reply #4 on: 25 October 2013, 08:56:34 pm »
A good tip for touching up paintwork is if you have a spray can shake can then spray a small quantity into the cap and use a small touch up brush. Halfords can supply you a fine touch up brush usually free of charge. :)
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