Having sourced a fuel tank and most of the fairings, I'm getting close to changing the color from atomic silver to all black, what would you guys recommend vinyl wrapping or using rattle cans and getting half a decent finish?

rattle can paint formula have changed and are not worth a fuck now a days

Rattle can paint will take a year to cure enough for you to let any solvent touch it. I heard Eastwood makes a rattle can with a catalyzer and it hardens real fast like professionally applied paint. You won't get a mirror finish with rattle canning because there's no way to get the pressure of a spray gun. It will look rattle canned. If you have the patience to polish it smooth, it will probably look professional but I guess I would plan on waiting a year to do that. I've polished a three freshly painted coats on a sprocket using only my fingers and very low abrasion compound and it worked. For clear coat, I would apply a lot of layers so there's plenty there to polish away without going through to the paint layer which is bound to have a wavy, orange peel surface.

Wrap works well for large surfaces. It will be a PITA to stretch it around things like the nose. I've done it with my 3" stripes. Full coverage....I don't think it would be possible. The grill fins??? Forget it.

I'd suggest Plastidip but that will apply to less of a perfect finish than paint. It will look fine if you leave it matt black but it's going to look like a rat bike and it will get scuffed off easily.

I’ve been to several bike shows and have witnessed plenty of very good rattle can paint jobs. Just practice in something before pulling the trigger. It’s all about prep. Some wet sanding will get you that mirror finish.

I have used Color Rite for a spare nose fairing and was surprised at both the match and teh finish I was able to get with spray cans...and you can get any quantity in spry or reg cans.

To get a quality factory like finish, base coat/clear coat is the only way to go. Using a quality spray gun. They are not that expensive. Then you can be proud of how your bike looks.

The Color-Rite rattle cans work fairly well. Their clearcoat is definitely hard and fuel-resistant. Several coats of clear and lots of wetsanding between coats. See if you can spot the Color-Rite painted parts and the ones with stock paint:

the picture needs to be taken in full sun light but yes i can the upper fairing don't match . i had the same results with the 07 white paint from color rite

* Last updated by: Badzx14r on 3/20/2019 @ 6:15 AM *

I heard Eastwood makes a rattle can

The picture needs to be taken in full sun light but yes i can the upper fairing don't match . i had the same results with the 07 white paint from color rite

You a dang party pooper 1Bad, I think that rattle can job looks pretty darn good.

* Last updated by: Kruz on 4/7/2019 @ 3:33 PM *

Kruz is in the HA-OUUUUUSE!!