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So I'm working on repainting my bike piece by piece. The original paint, while not in bad condition, is a bit worn. The front fender was rattle canned by the previous owner and looked pretty bad. The tank has lots of fine scratches (more so at the belt buckle area since it doesn't have a tank guard) and the tail is a bit faded. I already did the side pieces a semi-gloss black (though I think I'm going to do these in matte black eventually) and I now have the fenders off. I'm going to do the front and rear fender in gloss black with clear since it'll be easier to clean.
Anyway, to the question. I'm trying to decide what to do with the front fairing/tank/tail as I am debating on going gloss black or some other color. I like the all black look, but sometimes feel like it's a bit overdone. I actually really like the orange that came on some of the Z's, but I am going to be bound to a rattle can job as I don't know any painters (and don't want to really pay for a paint job anyway).
So that said, are there any nice colors that you can get in a rattle can? I don't think I want to do red again, as it's just not my favorite color (despite owning several red vehicles in the past). I'm obviously thinking about the orange (if you can get that in a rattle can) or a deep black. Is there a better place to get rattle can paint than the local hardware/auto stores? I'm not sure if there's any place online that has a better selection.
Any general tips/suggestions on painting would be appreciated. I know that prep work is important and I have done painting in the past so I'm not worried about the quality. I actually did the front fender last night in a metallic black but don't like the metallic so I'm going to redo it (just doesn't look right, and not the paint quality, just the metallic).
Anyway, to the question. I'm trying to decide what to do with the front fairing/tank/tail as I am debating on going gloss black or some other color. I like the all black look, but sometimes feel like it's a bit overdone. I actually really like the orange that came on some of the Z's, but I am going to be bound to a rattle can job as I don't know any painters (and don't want to really pay for a paint job anyway).
So that said, are there any nice colors that you can get in a rattle can? I don't think I want to do red again, as it's just not my favorite color (despite owning several red vehicles in the past). I'm obviously thinking about the orange (if you can get that in a rattle can) or a deep black. Is there a better place to get rattle can paint than the local hardware/auto stores? I'm not sure if there's any place online that has a better selection.
Any general tips/suggestions on painting would be appreciated. I know that prep work is important and I have done painting in the past so I'm not worried about the quality. I actually did the front fender last night in a metallic black but don't like the metallic so I'm going to redo it (just doesn't look right, and not the paint quality, just the metallic).