painting fairings recommend brand?

[Zoltar]

I'm thinking of painting the white sections as they are hard to keep clean. Has anyone used a specific brand for ABS other than what's at CT?

[Brian P]

Specific brand of WHAT ... Paint?

If you want a good result with a shiny automotive-quality finish then you have to prepare the surface properly followed by primer and base-coat and clear-coat. The average person does not have either the equipment or the skills to do this SAFELY and have a good outcome. Urethane clear-coat in particular emits isocyanate fumes when sprayed and these are VERY bad for you.

If you want an automotive quality finish then this is a job best left to the professionals.

If you don't have the appropriate equipment then google "$50 paint job", the finish won't quite be as shiny (and the process is a lot more time consuming!) but I've seen some remarkably good jobs done this way. Can't do metallics, can't do pearl or mica or other such effects, won't have a deep clear-coat finish.

[Zoltar]

thanks for the advice, may just cover the scratch with a decal!

[2live&ride]

thanks for the advice, may just cover the scratch with a decal!

LoL... I thought you were painting it because the white was "hard to keep clean"?

Personally, I don't like repainting anything because the colour won't be a 100% match, it bothers me.
I'll shop for used fairing pieces on Kijiji or Ebay and hopefully find the piece I'm looking for.
If it bothers me too much and I can't find a used piece, I'll just go to the dealer and get an OEM replacement.

[oren102]

If it bothers me too much and I can't find a used piece, I'll just go to the dealer and get an OEM replacement.

And here I was thinking that they never sell fairings...

[2live&ride]

And here I was thinking that they never sell fairings...

They do... They just cost an arm and a leg.

[oren102]

They do... They just cost an arm and a leg.

Yes I know I was leaning more towards the point that I didn't believe that people like you existed. I bet you they deal a lot with insurance companies too.

[2live&ride]

Yes I know I was leaning more towards the point that I didn't believe that people like you existed. I bet you they deal a lot with insurance companies too.

lol... gotcha...
I just bought a brand new OEM tank for an 06 Gsx-r 750... they wanted $9xx + Tax lol...