Author Topic: Third times the charm? (Read 8490 times)

reillypadraig · « **on:** 20 January 2014, 06:58:42 am »

Ok guys so most of you know I powdercoated the frame red.......wel I think now in the long run it was a bad idea... Due to the fact that it looks shit in every picture I take of it

So I'm going to strip it again...yes this will be the third full strip I'v done since I got the bike, and I'v only just fixed her up and running wel :-(.

I can't afford to redo the powdercoating so might just hang frame from roof of shed and spray with ye-old spray can? Bike frame will still be powdercoated protected just changing the colour eh? Going back to the black is the safest bet me thinks.

Think I might time myself this time,
I'm aiming for 3-4 hours to having just frame, wiring loom and all out haha

fazersharp · « **Reply #1 on:** 20 January 2014, 08:31:20 am »

Can we have a look closer than 2 miles away

reillypadraig · « **Reply #2 on:** 20 January 2014, 08:35:30 am »

Sorry that was first photo I came to.. Here

Really not happy with the way it turned out...

fazersharp · « **Reply #3 on:** 20 January 2014, 09:01:58 am »

Back in October christo showed you what it would look like in red and other colours and I said do it silver. Im sorry it seems im rubbing it in but here is the post's, you were warned how it would look.
If you just spray it on top of the powder coat it just chip and scratch off. You have my full respect for your skill in stripping down the bike, but I would just leave it now and grow to love it

Quote from: ChristoT on 16 October 2013, 11:38:57 am

I thought it might look cool with a red frame too. So I had a friend photoshop some frame colours for me. I was surprised by the result - and not pleasently.

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Quote from: fazersharp on 16 October 2013, 01:05:06 pm

Tell your friend hes done a great photoshop job.
With a black fazer I think that the silver looks the best -----------------in fact I like it vey much and think it should of been that colour all along.
Just a note on the photoshop silver is that the actual silver will look much better as silver in a photoshop job like that is inpossible to do and can look just grey, but should give an idea.
I fancy polishing my cam end caps, can I just take em off or will lots of engine stuff fall out

red98 · « **Reply #4 on:** 20 January 2014, 09:06:48 am »

change the fazer script to red and do the same to the yamaha script on the tank that you hav`nt got

....that will look better with a small outlay

reillypadraig · « **Reply #5 on:** 20 January 2014, 09:08:14 am »

Yea I was warned, only myself to blame, thought it would look good at the time but now I'm not so sure, up close it looks good but stand back and take a foto of it it looks pink,& shit, hmmm, wel I have to paint the engine anyway so might aswel put frame back to original colour, still glad I got the powdercoating done though even though it was wrong colour, just I know frame won't rot now

red98 · « **Reply #6 on:** 20 January 2014, 09:09:42 am »

polishing up those stainless downpipes will help,will match the can then....how about doing something with the grab handle ,chrome/polished might be good

limax2 · « **Reply #7 on:** 20 January 2014, 09:15:51 am »

Looks good to me, I would stay with it. Maybe some matching red on the tank, fairing, mudguard and rear plastic would look good but as I'm not really the arty type maybe others can come up with some suggestions. What about the decals from the red 1999- 2000 'S' model that someone was asking about recently or something along those lines with paint?

reillypadraig · « **Reply #8 on:** 20 January 2014, 09:18:03 am »

Polish them? Lol p60 grade sandpaper won't take that shite of a hahahha, never though of doing anything with the grap rail to be honest, it's not even black,

I have a friend who's father works in a stainless steel factory, he is taking a pillion foot peg with him to see if the guys in the polishing dept can so anything with them... If so them half the bike is being sent lol, I tried the mirror shine on the swing arm....didn't work out so trying a different approach.

fazersharp · « **Reply #9 on:** 20 January 2014, 09:29:06 am »

I felt I was a bit hard on you so I have done a mock up for you as per red98 idea
The pegs are not stainless steel but are alloy and will polish up easy with metal polish but will tarnish and dull again after a while

reillypadraig · « **Reply #10 on:** 20 January 2014, 09:34:40 am »

Lol, actually that's not half bad?

reillypadraig · « **Reply #11 on:** 20 January 2014, 09:39:47 am »

Oh sorry I know there alloy, it's not being done the same as stainless, just polishing, but he's not sure if it will do much for the Swingarm with the anodised coating..
I did buy myself some baking powder but can't remember the mixture with water to remove the coating, and it's a pain with the sandpaper, just can't get it all of

fazersharp · « **Reply #12 on:** 20 January 2014, 09:40:25 am »

And here with the grap rail

wickedmonkey · « **Reply #13 on:** 20 January 2014, 09:56:15 am »

I agree. I think you need MORE red, not less, to help balance out the black. What about a red leather seat? Probably pricey though.

reillypadraig · « **Reply #14 on:** 20 January 2014, 09:59:09 am »

Hmmmm? Dip die??? Is that still being done?
Where could u get those decals?

Red bar end weights?
Paint blue spot red on front brake calipers?

wickedmonkey · « **Reply #15 on:** 20 January 2014, 10:05:07 am »

And wheel rims.

reillypadraig · « **Reply #16 on:** 20 January 2014, 10:06:41 am »

Not sure I'd go as far as the rims?

fazersharp · « **Reply #17 on:** 20 January 2014, 10:07:26 am »

Quote from: wickedmonkey on 20 January 2014, 09:56:15 am

I agree. I think you need MORE red, not less, to help balance out the black. What about a red leather seat? Probably pricey though.

Oh flippin heck

Wait a miniute then

fazersharp · « **Reply #18 on:** 20 January 2014, 10:16:34 am »

Here you are then, any more and im just going to google for a red fazer
Many years ago I recovered a seat once myself - just get some red faux leather or even cheeper vinal and it will streach over the origional and fix it like the origional I think its just stapled or somthing

Your local sign makers can do the decals in red for you

dcurzon · « **Reply #19 on:** 20 January 2014, 10:23:56 am »

Anodised red can, polish the downpipes up a bit, powdercoat the swingarm matt black.
That'll look reet

reillypadraig · « **Reply #20 on:** 20 January 2014, 10:30:02 am »

Any ideas on polishing pipes? There pretty bad, red end can sounds wel, no red back there, Matt black could be done 2,

CRH · « **Reply #21 on:** 20 January 2014, 10:38:45 am »

i would!! leave the seat black?...powdercoat the wheels same colour as frame"...decals in red"..or you might end up overdoing it a bit!!

red98 · « **Reply #22 on:** 20 January 2014, 11:02:31 am »

thought that red seat might work,but now ive seen it (nice work fazersharp) i think it looks a bit tacky.....bike need something to lift it....how about silver wheels,do it yourself with a rattle can....cheap as chips

darrsi · « **Reply #23 on:** 20 January 2014, 11:29:45 am »

Quote from: reillypadraig on 20 January 2014, 10:30:02 am

Any ideas on polishing pipes? There pretty bad, red end can sounds wel, no red back there, Matt black could be done 2,

http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,8580.msg86722.html#msg86722

darrsi · « **Reply #24 on:** 20 January 2014, 11:31:48 am »

Maybe a matching set of bright red leather trousers and jacket will offset it......with tassles of course?