{"id":8200,"date":"2020-10-31T10:47:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T17:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joehallock.com\/?p=8200"},"modified":"2020-11-01T08:07:57","modified_gmt":"2020-11-01T15:07:57","slug":"painting-my-xsr700-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joehallock.com\/?p=8200","title":{"rendered":"Painting my XSR700 – part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

The desire to modify the bike, and do lightweight mechanic-ing, was a primary motivator for me. I was able to get a 20% discount on this bike – it was sitting in the showroom for several months and was part of the previous model-year release. The bike likely sat there because, frankly, it isn’t a looker.<\/p>\n

When I started this, I wanted to learn how to paint a bike, understand the process, and see what I could accomplish in my garage.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Design ideation<\/h3>\n

I started this by looking at colors and paint suppliers. My earlier work on Colour Assignmen<\/a>t as stuck with me through the years.<\/p>\n

After watching a bunch of great Youtube videos<\/a>, I decided to use Montana-Cans<\/a> paint. Specifically the Montana Gold Spray Paing 400ml. For the specific colors, I decided to go with a selection of blue\/greens plus an Easter yellow. In my mind, it’s a cross between the Life Aquatic and the water in the Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Painting prep<\/h3>\n

The XSR700 fuel tank and body fairings are easy to remove. I started by dissembling and then started to the wet sanding process.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Wet sanding is straightforward. The learning moment for me was in understanding how effective the various grit ratings worked. I started with a 400-grit and quickly realized that I needed something more course. I moved to 200-grit – this change made the process go faster while keeping the surface smooth.<\/p>\n

After sanding, I used two different primer paints to prepare the parts for paint. Montana Cans sells a primmer specifically for plastics – this provided a great surface for the paint to stick. I used a universal primer for the aluminum parts.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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