yz80/85 project

[hvpunk62]

thought id show you guys the project im working on =] as of now this is wht she looks like ill post more pics with paint soon

[Voutare]

I wish I had the time to do that to my 125. I hate my blue frame with a passion, and it has rust spots that I just discovered from where my frame guards were. :/

What are you doing to it anyway? Grinding it down to get to the original metal, or are you painting over it with a different color?

[hvpunk62]

well you have to sand it down be4 paint first =P,i just got it sand blasted and then i got to primer the frame and im going to be painting it candy apple red!

[Voutare]

I meant are you going to leave it a original metal, or are you going to paint it a color, which you are.

Why red? On a Yamaha?

[hvpunk62]

y would i leave it bare metal it would rust!,and yes im painting it,im doing red caz im going to be doing a theme of a yamaha color scheme like this

i always liked them colors and im going to have alot of polished aluminum i already have the silencer and swing arm polished next is the motor =]

[RaNDoM HeRO]

it wouldnt rust if you put clear coat on raw metal

[hvpunk62]

actually it would fairly easy from stick slapin up against it and wear and tear =/ i just primed the frame a few mins ago gotta buy the paint now (im not doing crappy rattle can paint) im using automotive paint in the gun

[RaNDoM HeRO]

yea true true.. unless you put a bunch of coats on it it would probably be alright .... a can, could come out nicely if you know how to paint correctly

[hvpunk62]

im only 14-15 but i plan on being a painter when i get older ill post some pics of it primered in a bit

[RaNDoM HeRO]

with the can its easy
1.shake can alot
2. spray it on somthing for a lil
3.paint even strokes and continous like dont cut half way like psshhh pshhh pshh just ones whole pshhhhhh haha and stay about a mm 6 inches away
4.dont buy cheap shit
5. when your done hold the can upside down and spray it on somthing til paint stops coming out but most of the new ones have it so you can paint any direction and self cleaning tips.

OH! and dont stay in one spot for too long or else it will run but since its a frame you wont really notice it anyways

[hvpunk62]

dude this stuff is old news ive been playing with paint since i was young haha not a good thing sure i lost a few brain cells im sure but oh well!

[honda150rider]

wow thats cool what year is the frame?

[hvpunk62]

96 is the frame but all the parts are from a 01 they were the same nothing changed from 93-01

[cpt_Slow]

3.paint even strokes and continous like dont cut half way like psshhh pshhh pshh just ones whole pshhhhhh

Actually it is better to use the pshh pshh method, maybe not so noticeable on a thin frame but on something like a car bonnet it is impossible to get an even coat in a continuous spray unless you are a machine. Just think, you spray a line and it doesn't cover fully so you go back over it. The spots where you paused and changed direction now have twice as much paint as the rest. If you had let off the trigger when you finished your line you could just start back up and spray a nice even coat.

[RaNDoM HeRO]

well you cant go one stroke just once you have to go over it maybe 3 or 4 times