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Instructions
1. Acquire the stain, primer and supplies. The primer, distemper and luminous are available in spray cans, so you don't occasion a emulsion gun and air compressor. You can acquire custom dye mixed, and most big industrial or automotive gloss stores can situate it into a spray can for you.
2. Catching the motorcycle apart. Remove all of the parts that Testament be painted, though broad parts, such as the fenders and the gas tank, can be left on if the parts around them are masked off and covered with tape and paper. Tape over any openings, bolts or bolt holes so the parts won't be covered in paint.
3. Sand all of the parts to be painted with 300 grit sandpaper until they are dull and smooth. Use your hand and the sandpaper only. Do not use a sanding block or sander. Sand them again with 800 grit sandpaper in the same way. Wipe the parts down with wax and grease remover.
4. Spray the parts with three light coats of primer. Allow the primer to dry for 30 minutes between coats. Keeping the sandpaper soaked with water, use 1200 grit sandpaper to sand the primer until the parts are smooth and the primer is even. Allow the parts to dry, then wipe them with wax and grease remover.
5. Apply four thin coats of paint. Allow each coat of paint to dry for 30 minutes.
6. Spray the parts with four or five thin coats of clear coat paint. Allow 30 minutes of drying between each coat. Use an orbital buffer with a polishing pad and liquid buffing compound (swirl remover) on the painted parts. Buff until the paint shines. Wipe away any excess compound with a rag and water.
Sand the clear coat again with 1500 grit sandpaper and water. Keep the paper wet at all times. Sand until the surface is smooth and dull.
8. Allow the final coat to dry completely (about six hours). Sand with 800 grit sandpaper until smooth and dull. Spray two or three more coats of clear paint and allow them to dry completely.7.
