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<blockquote data-quote="ArcticMinibike" data-source="post: 157680" data-attributes="member: 10240"><p><strong>Side Covers Painted</strong></p><p></p><p>Been a couple weeks working on these here and there. I stripped my old job and filled every tiny ding I could find. I'm still not happy with the paint. If I were to do it all over again, I would NOT use the Honda touch up paint. It's simply too glossy if you apply it like normal paint, a couple light dustings and a medium+ coat at the end to make sure there's no roughness. If you just do a couple light coats, you get roughness. </p><p></p><p>I've sprayed plenty of lacquer in my days and this is basically that - lacquer touch up paint. As someone pointed out previously, you spray paint the way you should spray paint, the gloss is determined by the paint, not the spraying technique. Also, the old-school style nozzle SUCKS big time, for you guys who remember what paint cans used to be like...low pressure and hard to push to get decent flow. I'll live with these for now but as soon as they start to get beat up, I'll strip them and use one of the many modern options with more durability and a little less luster.</p><p></p><p>I thought about wet sanding with 2,000 or 3,000 grit paper to knock it down a bit, or maybe some sort of liquid rubbing compound. Anyone ever tried this or have recommendations? A paste or liquid might be better, especially over the cast text.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>...and remember that broken cover corner?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ArcticMinibike, post: 157680, member: 10240"] [b]Side Covers Painted[/b] Been a couple weeks working on these here and there. I stripped my old job and filled every tiny ding I could find. I'm still not happy with the paint. If I were to do it all over again, I would NOT use the Honda touch up paint. It's simply too glossy if you apply it like normal paint, a couple light dustings and a medium+ coat at the end to make sure there's no roughness. If you just do a couple light coats, you get roughness. I've sprayed plenty of lacquer in my days and this is basically that - lacquer touch up paint. As someone pointed out previously, you spray paint the way you should spray paint, the gloss is determined by the paint, not the spraying technique. Also, the old-school style nozzle SUCKS big time, for you guys who remember what paint cans used to be like...low pressure and hard to push to get decent flow. I'll live with these for now but as soon as they start to get beat up, I'll strip them and use one of the many modern options with more durability and a little less luster. I thought about wet sanding with 2,000 or 3,000 grit paper to knock it down a bit, or maybe some sort of liquid rubbing compound. Anyone ever tried this or have recommendations? A paste or liquid might be better, especially over the cast text. ...and remember that broken cover corner? [/QUOTE]
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