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NJulius
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Posted: Wed Aug 6th, 2008 05:41 pm | 1st Post |
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| I love my 87 Goldwing Interstate that i purchased this year but don't like the color and have been thinking about painting it. Does anybody have any suggestions on going about this, should i strip off all the plastics and take them to a auto paint place or maybe let them take care of stipping it down ? If anybody has had this done what kind of price range are we looking at nothing to fancy just a nice paint job.
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woodbutcher
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Posted: Wed Aug 6th, 2008 06:22 pm | 2nd Post |
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Depends on how much work you want to do yourself, prepwork is what make the difference between a good paint job and a great one. If you do the prep yourself, be carefull sanding, after all it is plastic, if you sand down to the plastic, I would recomend getting something like "Bulldog" adhesion promoter, just to make shure the paint sticks good. Then if you don't have the equipment to spray it yourself, shop around for a good paint shop. I'm doing mine myself right now.
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morram
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Posted: Thu Aug 7th, 2008 10:06 pm | 3rd Post |
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| Jobber’s prices are pretty unpredictable. I just did a guys sport bike for $800, paint and labor. He had gotten a couple bids from a bike shop and an auto body, $2200 and $1800 respectively. I’m assuming most of that was labor and mine was about 50/50. I spent about 4 hours total on stripping, cleaning, prepping, spraying/sanding (filler prime, base, color and clear coats) and reassembling. I still need to do my 1200, I decided against the yellow and am going black.
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marvo75
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Posted: Thu Aug 7th, 2008 10:48 pm | 4th Post |
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| I used to paint sportbikes for 500-1000 depending on the bike. I wouldnt take the plastics off or reinstall them. If i was gonna paint a wing i'd charge around a 1000$ or so,that would be if you took the plastics off and you put them back on. If you find someone that is gonna do it all and charge you less than 2k it's a deal.
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creekwalker
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Posted: Thu Aug 7th, 2008 11:22 pm | 5th Post |
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| i had mine painted at an auto paint place for 500. i removed all the painted parts and removed all fixtures(locks, emblems , weatherstripping, and such). the body shop did all the sanding and prep work. i think my bike looks great. just shop around. you would do better to dissassemble the bike yourself
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James "creekwalker" McCauley
1983 GL1100 Interstate
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Motosickle
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Posted: Thu Aug 7th, 2008 11:30 pm | 6th Post |
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if i counted right i have 32 separate panels on my 1500. i'd love to paint mine,but the cost scares me
anyone in florida willing to barter services for paint work?
robin
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Foosman(5)
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 01:33 am | 7th Post |
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I would not strip it, but take all the parts off and sand all the shine off. I wet sand mine with 600 grit and should only take a few hours.
If there is any other damage, now is the time to fix them. Deeper scratches or gouges, fill them in. The extra effort should really be done. No excuses.
If your have any cracks in the plastic, open the cracks and fill in with ABS cement. This type of work will take more time.
Paint recommendation: Get a relatively good quality automotive paint. The more expensive the better. I would go base coat clear coat, but a single stage with high gloss provides good results.
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Tynkerbelle
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 03:11 am | 8th Post |
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We painted our 81 last year ourselves, lots of work, first removing the old paint was a chore, it was painted with a cheap spray paint of some sorts.
Took the old paint off with oven cleaner and steel wool after that weeks of wet sanding starting with a 150 grit going all the way to a 800 grit
Then deciding on a color was another ordeal...we finally decided on a "House of Color" (automotive) then you will need clear urethane
with the compressor and the spray guns... we probably spent around $500
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Matt G
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 05:02 am | 9th Post |
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I removed all the plastic except for the lower half of the trunk, did all the body work, supplied the paint, and it was still 60hrs labor, that is for a 2 tone paint job, pin stripping to match the factory, clear coating and buffing.
But, there were 2 sets of saddle bag lids to do.
http://www.goldwingfacts.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=50141&forum_id=4&highlight=matt+G
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NJulius
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 11:39 am | 10th Post |
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How do you remove the emblems without damaging the emblem or plastic ?
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Keystone742
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 12:20 pm | 11th Post |
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| They come off a lot easier when they're warm. Some have used WD40, other Goo Gone. A thin plastic scraper works well also. 3M makes a double sided tape that works great for remounting them.
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Foosman(5)
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 02:41 pm | 12th Post |
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Matt G,
That picture looks a little scary seeing all them parts on the ground. Could it be a result of a train accident, an FAA flight accident investigation board, or someone painting a Goldwing with a gazillion parts.
At one time, the only part that a MC needed to be painted was the gas tank. Maybe a fender or two.
Seeing all them parts is a little intimidating for the wanna be painter. Ah, gives them a lot of parts to practice with. If one part is messed up, surely they would have success with the many other parts. And by the time they are done, they can redo the first test samples.
I saw your pictures, murals, etc. and I was curious: Do buff just for trash, or do you buff for the mirror smooth reflection. I hate to buff due to the extra work, and I am satisfied with the typical factory smoothness. So, I only buff as necessary. I have known guys and a specialty shop that buff their cars 100% after applying new paint.
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Matt G
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 04:00 pm | 13th Post |
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| The painter buffed for mirror finish, and to remove dust, he buffed out every part that was painted. I still have to clear coat the lower trunk as that was the only part not painted, as it was covered by murals, except for the small piece at the forward end of the trunk side lights. I decieded to leave it grey, to show what color the bike started out as.
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