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LeeV:
update chaps:

after many sleepless nights and hours trawling the web for ideas, i finally decided on how i was going to do it, , i looked back at the old pic of the bike realised that not only were the shades of green different,  they didint line up on the panels properly,i,e the green on the nose is the opposite way round to the green on the tank


So i had to work the paint in a way that it will flow accross the bike from front to back.
1st up is primer and then the base kawasaki Lime green paint on all the panels, then mask up the sections i want to stay green











Now all the inserts are painted green and masked up, On with the black base paint, this in theory should make the Green inserts stand out more than if they were just painted  one colour

3 coats of black base paint and then allow to dry a little before removing the masking paper to reveal the green inserts













Next up should be the clearcoat while the basecoat is tacky, but i still have to add some blue to the belly pan and then the decals before putting on the clearcoat, so will have to let these dry, add the others bits and then scotchbrite the whole lot to give it a little key for the clearcoat to bond too.

more pics soon when i get the fairing complete.

thanks again for your comments chaps :thum_1:

Andy J:
looks like a nice job to me fella, looking forward to more pics as it progresses  :icon_thumright:

have a bhp for that  :headbang:

LeeV:
thanks Andy, i have been building the bike over winter with loads of new uprated parts too, this is pretty much the last job to do, will put some more pics up when the finshing touches are done

davemfox:

--- Quote from: Andy J on February 03, 2013, 06:35:08 PM ---looks like a nice job to me fella, looking forward to more pics as it progresses  :icon_thumright:

have a bhp for that  :headbang:

--- End quote ---

 :iamwithstupid:

Dave

LeeV:
Thanks Andy :icon_thumright:

Its all in clearcoat now chaps and drying on the clothes airer in the kitchen


i fitted all the panels on the bike and decided to leave the belly pan as it is, when i did the design i allowed for black wheels, frame, mudguard end engine, so the green tied in really nice.
will be stickering it up today with blue pin stripe seat foam etc

now to decice on blue or red numbers?

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