bellypan restoration

KarlosVTR · Post by **KarlosVTR** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 9:45 am

well after paying for what i thought was a rub down and respray bellypan, ive found that i paid loads of money for a previously battered bellypan thats been hastily repaired and not very well.

heres a few pics

looks ok eh?

first suspect area. iffy filler job, cracks all over.

this bit was a bit of raised paint. on inspection, it wasnt attached to the surface at all

a crack that wont get any worse, ill say why in a bit

nasty filler job, hiding absolutely nothing

non stuck paint again

so all in all it needs stripping down to the red gel coat and starting again. its awful trying to sand through black ENAMEL!!!!! plasticote if im not mistaken.

it looks like its been painted in the rain at some point too.

and the inability to crack further you ask? well i noticed its heavy. unexpectedly heavy. its been layed up once or more on the inside. more than it was originally. ok, admitedly its a bonus in a way as its now strong. but christ sakes. bodged repairs. urgh.

i had to massage the mounting kit too since the brackets made it tuck under the fairing and scuff like crazy. now at least it fits ok

this will hopefully look like something honda would have been happy to stick on their bikes soon

Post by **sirch345** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:52 am

I'm sure it'll be all good once you've refurbished it

Chris.

agentpineapple · Post by **agentpineapple** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:56 am

do the honest thing and quickly paint it and whack it on ebay, its what most people do

KarlosVTR · Post by **KarlosVTR** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:19 am

heres an update

whats this blob doing?

oh of course! how silly of me! its a blob of filler obviously used to cover a bit of un removable mud. F*****G MUD FFS!!!

how it should look after a LONG time sanding down

more filler hiding bugger all

getting somewhere

and after a day of using 40 grit to remove what appeared to be a kilo of filler and paint this came out

Post by **sirch345** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:06 am

You're getting there

once the prep is finished you be good to go with the painting

Strange having mud under the filler I agree

Chris.

KarlosVTR · Post by **KarlosVTR** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:22 am

im not joking i think the guy put so much random filler in because he hadnt got the dexterity to get certain areas prepped. methinks 'fingers like richmonds' is fitting

VTRDark · Post by **VTRDark** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:13 pm

and after a day of using 40 grit to remove what appeared to be a kilo of filler and paint this came out

What's that, the tips of your fingers, You mention 40 grit scratch, are you not using wet n dry? It's also good for removing mud when wet

Looking like a big improvement keep up the good work

(:-})

KarlosVTR · Post by **KarlosVTR** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:47 pm

no thats out of my god damn nose hahaha

the dust was unbelievable. ive painted it up in 3 light and 2 heavy coats of high build. just flattening it off with 600 then 800 and the results are pleasing at the moment

tony.mon · Post by **tony.mon** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:10 pm

KarlosVTR wrote: my god damn nose was unbelievable. ive painted it up in 3 light and 2 heavy coats of high build. just flattening it off with 600 then 800 and the results are pleasing at the moment

Here comes the bogey man......

Snot big, snot clever, and snot funny.
How would you like being picked on?

Keep up the good work.

KarlosVTR · Post by **KarlosVTR** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:44 am

well i got it primed and stuck a layer of good orange on.

no its not the same god damn colour as the rest of the bike

you cant tell but there was a feckin lot of vapour coming out of the garage

2 orange, 2 lacquer

all on looking gravy

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:34 am

Looks red to me lol

KarlosVTR · Post by **KarlosVTR** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:40 am

your screen colour saturation is probably well out hahaha

Murv · Post by **Murv** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:29 am

Wow! That looks absolutely stunning, top work sir

VTRDark · Post by **VTRDark** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:49 pm

At first I though that looks like a dogyish paint job then I scrolled down to the lacquered version and thought that looks nice, a metallic tangy orange with a lovely shine. Then scrolled further and it had turned Red

and I have a calibrated monitor

It's amazing how lighting affect colour!

Bloody good paint job there Karlos Blends in nice with the rest of the bike. Got to say the bike looks more on the Red side than Orange though

(:-})

KarlosVTR · Post by **KarlosVTR** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:30 pm

must be my camera.

its not the same orange in good daylight. under fluroescent lights its the same

im painting it all the same when i save up enough

cheers for the feedback

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