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hotrodbobber Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 54	new paint because of fuel eating it !!! 08/14/13 at 14:56:35 Having spilt some fuel on the tank and not having it 2k, the fuel damaged the paint so it was time for another paint scheme, this time with 2k in a can clear over everything !! new vid here,,,, http://youtu.be/mEdm_ePZqVE
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Re: new paint because of fuel eating it !!!
Reply #1 - 08/14/13 at 16:17:31

Wait, hold the phone... did you paint this yourself?

I literally just got home from buying my S40 (first bike, and I'm super excited about it.) It was the right price but the wrong color. It's the 2009 candy red which really is closer to lipstick pink than red. Not the manliest color I could imagine so I was thinking of painting it.

I would LOVE to know how your experience was and any good links or tips you could point me to as I start planning my pain project.

If you did do that yourself, congrats. It looks awesome.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: new paint because of fuel eating it !!! Reply #2 - 08/14/13 at 16:55:26 REally fine work,, the springs & gators on the forks look great. Motor sounds great, exhaust sounds good, thats a Home Run, man..
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: new paint because of fuel eating it !!! Reply #3 - 08/14/13 at 18:30:24 Really tight bike, dig it
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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: new paint because of fuel eating it !!! Reply #4 - 08/14/13 at 19:39:14 A lady member joined recently, who claimed to be an expert paint person. Yes Suzuki definetley did the candy cream one to appeal to the female market .
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Reply #5 - 08/14/13 at 20:17:32

By the way, if anyone knows someone in the Denver area that can do a paint job for less than the value of the bike (which is what I've been getting estimates for), please let me know.

I might do it myself but the last thing I spray painted wasn't something I'd be proud to show off. Unless drips and missing patches are coming into style, I'm no good at it.

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Borracho Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 132 Albuquerque, NM Gender:	Re: new paint because of fuel eating it !!! Reply #6 - 08/14/13 at 20:36:20 Sweet ride!
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Re: new paint because of fuel eating it !!!
Reply #7 - 08/14/13 at 21:17:27

deejaysham wrote on 08/14/13 at 20:17:32:

By the way, if anyone knows someone in the Denver area that can do a paint job for less than the value of the bike (which is what I've been getting estimates for), please let me know.

I might do it myself but the last thing I spray painted wasn't something I'd be proud to show off. Unless drips and missing patches are coming into style, I'm no good at it.

You just need practice. Stop in a body shop, ask for some sheet metal to practice on, A bent fender, hunk O hood, meeeh,, dont matter. Go home, prep it, rattle can it, Go slow, dont try to cover it all in one spray session. Its okay, better off with several thin coats than one serious mugging with paint.,

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HondaLavis Senior Member Offline It's nothing personal; the other one came first. Posts: 451 Plano, TX	Re: new paint because of fuel eating it !!! Reply #8 - 08/14/13 at 21:37:53 That is a CLEAN bike! The best part: no after-farts! What muffler is that?
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deejaysham Junior Member Offline Have fun, don't get hurt Posts: 81	Re: new paint because of fuel eating it !!! Reply #9 - 08/14/13 at 21:53:40 Not to hijack your thread with off topic stuff... but which fork boots did you install? They look really nice.
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old_rider Serious Thumper Offline Backyard Bill Productions Posts: 3147 flordia panhandle Gender:	Re: new paint because of fuel eating it !!! Reply #10 - 08/15/13 at 06:00:10 Wow, nice job! but how does that fender not rub the rear? i'd like to set one up similar, to decrease the overall weight
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: new paint because of fuel eating it !!! Reply #11 - 08/15/13 at 06:04:46 The fender is mounted to the swingarm & moves up & down with the tire, so the gap never changes,
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danjray Junior Member Offline Posts: 83 Connecticut Gender:	Re: new paint because of fuel eating it !!! Reply #12 - 08/15/13 at 06:40:33 That does look gorgeous, great job on it!
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Re: new paint because of fuel eating it !!!
Reply #13 - 09/02/13 at 01:21:28

Hi ppl thanks for all the great comments, as for the paint, the colours are just normal spray cans from an auto shop black and gold but the top clear coat is 2k from a can !! yup, you can get it in a can BUT beware there are cans marked 2k that are NOT, the right cans have a button in the bottom to allow you to break a seal inside so the hardener can mix in.
All was done with spray cans, the 2k was from ebay, as was most parts for the bike.
the gaitors were from ebay, i just measured the fork leg and searched untill i found some the right size, i have no idea what they came off, sorry
regards
Dave

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hotrodbobber Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 54	Re: new paint because of fuel eating it !!! Reply #14 - 09/02/13 at 01:23:21 Oh sorry forgot the muffler, it was a cheap one, again from ebay just a generic shorty turnout
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