Makeover update

[DragonRider]

Well we finally got around to shooting the Black Beast, not in the put it out of its misery shoot but it now has a fresh new paint job. Spent the last three nights with my buddy from work painting it and it came out great. He did an awesome job painting it. Below are the pics of the process. Hopefully will have it reassembled in a few days...........The color is Ford Black with Pewter Trim. Had to go back with Black, after about 20 different choices, decided Black is beautiful..............:dancefool:

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Lewis,

It looks good. I like the paint that you used. It's going to look good when it's back together.

Ken

[Freebird]

I agree...great color choices. I look forward to seeing it all back together. You DO remember how it goes back together right?

[Wanderer]

SWEET! That's a lot of pieces are you sure you can put all back together.

[kenw]

Great job! I wish I could paint like that!!

[Squidley]

Looking good Lew, I know I have had a lot of time with one of those spray guns in my hand. Love the color combo, almost looks like the '09 "S" model with a pewter instead of sea shell. Cant wait to see the bike all together...good job buddy

[Venturous Randy]

SWEET! That's a lot of pieces are you sure you can put all back together.

 

I did not realize when I painted mine that I had so many seperate pieces, plus two extra side panels, until I had it all laid out.

Lew, it is looking good. I am sure you will have a nice 1st gen to really be proud of.

RandyA

[Tartan Terror]

Looks great! I remember when I did mine. I had Tupperware container all over the place labeled with bolts and such. I think I counted 37 invividual pieces to paint on mine.

[LilBeaver]

SWEET! That's a lot of pieces are you sure you can put all back together.

 

Just remember the job isn't done right unless you have extra pieces in the end!

 

Looks great!

[dingy]

How hard was the pin stripping to get off ?

 

Did you sand stripes all the way down or use chemical to remove ?

 

Dingy

[DragonRider]

Yes, Don I do remember how to put it back together, uh I think................

 

Yes Ken, I wish I could paint like that too.............my buddy said he isnt a pro, but cant prove that by me............In all it took 1 qt of primer, 1 quart of black, 1/2 pint of pewter, 1/2 gallon of clear. That was the base totals before hardener and reducer were added. 4 coats of black, and 4 coats of clear. The best part was the total for this came in at under $300.00. The clear which is the most expensive was given to me by a friend who closed his body shop, that was a money saver.

 

Hopefully there will be no extra peices, maybe a couple I wont put back on intentionly.....

 

The pin stripes were first removed with a razor, then I sanded them down to the plastic, there are a couple of spots that still came through on the box, but, you have to look really close to see them, I know someone here posted what you could use to take them off but I couldnt find it.......must have been a pre-crash post.

 

Thanks for all the nice comments, I am going to take my time putting her back together, so I dont mess up the paint. I am anxious, but will be cautious about it.............the hardest part was deciding what color, I must have changed my mind 20 times, every time I saw a color I liked where I work, it made me rethink it over and over, but in the end, black is my favorite color for a bike, and pewter looks rich and great against the black.

Edited September 18, 2009 by DragonRider

[SilvrT]

I didn't see anywhere what kind of paint was used... was it acrylic enamel or base coat/clear coat or what?

[SilvrT]

The pin stripes were first removed with a razor, then I sanded them down to the plastic,

 

That's how I did mine.

[DragonRider]

Base coat/clear coat. Brand was Shop-Line. Economy price paint. The clear coat was by Montana.

 

I didn't see anywhere what kind of paint was used... was it acrylic enamel or base coat/clear coat or what?

[SilvrT]

Base coat/clear coat. Brand was Shop-Line. Economy price paint. The clear coat was by Montana.

 

I'd like to buy another 1st gen and paint it ...again ... I'd love to experiment with House of Colors ... painting vehicles is/was a passion and specifically I enjoyed doing custom work. Ahhh but if I only had the time, the bucks, and the shop....

 

Waiting to see your end result... should look awesome!

[Yammer Dan]

:rotfl:

WILL IT RUN?????:confused24:

Always gotta be that little bit of Doubt!!!

[DragonRider]

Its at least faster than you are on crutches.............

 

WILL IT RUN?????:confused24:

 

 

 

 

Always gotta be that little bit of Doubt!!!

[Yammer Dan]

"UGLY" ain't on crutches!!!

[mraf]

No runs in that job. Looks nice. It will look sweet when you get it all together.

[BIG TOM]

I have to agree with the color combo..Its looks great...nice job...cant wait to see it all put together....:fnd_(16):

[buddy]

Let us know how things turn out. It will look even better once you put it back together:cool17:. Nice job indeed!! Looking forward to the finish photos.

But for now it looks like a parts bike ready for E-bay:stickpoke:

[1rooster]

Looks great..One thing I did different on mine was paint the dash.I had so much glare when the sun was behind me I could not see the dash at all.After painting it I can see it pretty good now.

 

 

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[eusa1]

break the two colors with a red stripe, and you have yourself an INTIMIDATOR paint job

 

my favorite!!http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/eusa1/intimidator/farmjune2008014.jpg?t=1253332021

[Hummingbird]

BEAUTIFUL - just beautiful. I've got a hundred bucks that says those pictures don't do it justice tho - I know you'll post pics when you get it back together.:clap2:

to your painter !!

[Yammer Dan]

It does look great Lew just had to help you with your blood pressure. My "Black Beauty" looks almost that good. Nothing but black & chrome. But my black has a few scratches. Now if I could just get her running and back togather.