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Paint Question

Started by Tigger_rider, September 12, 2011, 12:40:08 AM

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Tigger_rider

Hi All   Looks like paint time this winter.  Tank decals blistered and peeling. Anyone know what kinds of paint to use on the plastic tank without melting it? Having to pick between Caspian bluish and BRG.  Got some old style Triumph decals and the leaping tiger a friend says he can duplicate with his airbrush.      OLY


PS  Which is faster....Blue, stock silver or BRG???????

Mustang

Quote from: "Tigger_rider"Hi All   Looks like paint time this winter.  Tank decals blistered and peeling. Anyone know what kinds of paint to use on the plastic tank without melting it? Having to pick between Caspian bluish and BRG.  Got some old style Triumph decals and the leaping tiger a friend says he can duplicate with his airbrush.      OLY


PS  Which is faster....Blue, stock silver or BRG???????

any goodquality automotive paint (Dupont) will work , it just needs the same additive that body shops use to paint plastic bumpers .I believe it's called FLEX

p.s. everyone knows BLACK is fastest

peds

Quote from: "Mustang"
Quote from: "Tigger_rider"p.s. everyone knows BLACK is fastest

I second that one!!  :P  :lol:  :lol:
"I\'d rather be riding my motorcycle thinking about God than sitting in church thinking about my motorcycle."

"Never ride faster than your guardian angel".

topher0268

... specifically would that be gloss or flat BLACK  :mrgreen:
2000 Tiger "Girly in Blue"
1976 Honda CB550 F (getting cafe treatement)

cosmo

Gloss is the speed paint.

Flat is the anti-theft paint.

Cosmo
Life is too important to be taken seriously.

metalguru

Black is always faster at night cos the air can't see it comming!!
2013 Explorer
2006 Rocket 3
2004 Tiger Lucifer Orange
2001 Adventurer. (Like new).
1993 DR200
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1972 BSA A65L
1960 Norman Nippy
1952 Royal Enfield Ensign MK1
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I may as well do it, as I'm gonna get blamed for it anyway.