Heck, if you did that in an hour and 15 minutes-I think you did a great job. I like the color too. I'm planning on doing the same thing to my Vee, but I don't think I'll be as fast as you!:thumbup:
Nice boat! I wish i was in Atlanta right about now lol, here in NJ they say snow again next week!!!! Just after rain washed the salt away yesterday too
Hahaha. As for prepping, i'd usually sand etc, but Krylon can said just use Ammonia based cleaner, so i windexed and isopropal the heck out of it. we'll see how long it lasts.
All in the can. Krylon really is the best and the "fan spray" nozzle they use on most paints makes it almost like an airbrush. It really helps out. Plus, the semi-gloss is a lot easier to get a consistent coat rather than straight flat or gloss. It hides my imperfections well.
And yeah, i'd like to take 'em to a shop, but i paid $5 for paint..
Obviously, a pro job would look better but this looks damn nice. Although I guess a con of painting it yourself is you don't get to tell the internet how much better your $250 pro job is...
Im not so sure I know what you're saying...... We just dont plan on having a fire anytime soon.
As for color options, its not just suzuki. Unlike car companies, motorcycles dont fly off the shelves. So they cant release them in whatever color you want. The Strom is just easily painted.
I guess Suzuki is so boring offering only two or three colors by year. Why don't provide more obtions?
I think the paint job looks good in these picyures, but I don't know if I can say the same when looking close and the details.
I came close to painting mine sunrise red plastic rattle can paint. I tried it on the sled and it ended up a semi gloss red instead of gloss.
I'm still contemplating it. Can says to prep with paint thinner.
I like the red color in the new Hyabusa (Pearl Mira Red). That's what I want. The new Vstrom is a wine color (Candy Daring Red) and I don't care for it as much as I thought I would.
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