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Post by urbanmadness on Jan 5, 2014 23:08:39 GMT -5
Yup, took a week, but all the panels are now painted. It's not perfect, I have two panels that had deep scratches, and I should of sanded those two a bit more, but the scratches are not in visable area's so I'm not worried about it. For the paint, I used Rustoleuem acrylic lacquer, gloss white. It covers well and looks really good. Here is the bike all mocked up.. I'm still waiting on a few parts so I can start putting it back together in earnest. The main reason the bike is mocked up right now, if I need to mask a few area's off for some airbrush work. I don't think the air brush stuff will take more then an evening once it's masked off.  |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Jan 6, 2014 2:28:16 GMT -5
Urbanmadness,
Let me be the first to say "WOO HOO!"... Lookin' GOOD! I don't know just WHY white looks SO good on a scooter. I'm not too fond of it on most cycles, but somehow it just looks great on a scoot! I was happy my old Kymco was white. And if like yourself, if you want to do some graphics, the white "blank canvas" is the perfect starting point.
I may do a little diddling on my own next spring. Probably a small amount of black and white checkerboard here and there. I sort of like the old-school Army Air Corps themes with checkerboards and stripes. I need to upgrade the tires anyway to "P" rated, from the "J" rated ones on it, and I definitely want wide-whitewalls. I like how they look on Vespas, and I can get a Shinko whitewall in the 120-70-12 front tire size, but NOBODY makes a whitewall in the 140-70-12 rear tire size, so I'll go with a compatible tire, and paint the whitewall with "Gledi" tire paint. Pro shops seem to dote on that stuff for rat rods and classics. The ruckus and "nekkid-scoot" boys seem to like it too, for whitewalls on those monster-wide tires they use.
PLEASE do keep us posted with pix! THAT is a BEAUTIFUL ride, and will surely encourage others to take the plunge and paint their own scoots and cycles. I've found Rustoleum lacquer to be very good myself. I've always sworn by "Dupli-Color" but it's coming in smaller and smaller cans, and getting more and more expensive. Also, the Rustoleum gloss CLEAR lacquer is fantastic for a finish coat. It dries more glossy than any other lacquer I've used, and requires little if any wet-sanding, or rubbing out. It handles and dries fast as lacquer should, BUT dries nearly as glossy as enamel. PRETTY IMPRESSIVE!
Keep up the good work!
Leo (half frozen in this decidedly NON-TEXAS 18-degree night!) in Texas... Thankfully, I have an anti-freeze checker, and the scoot is good to -5 degrees. It had BETTER not get colder here than 5-below!
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Post by ramblinman on Jan 6, 2014 7:16:16 GMT -5
what he said ^^^  great looking ride! |
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Post by trailheadmike on Jan 6, 2014 10:23:31 GMT -5
Concur!!
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Post by urbanmadness on Jan 6, 2014 15:22:16 GMT -5
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Post by PCBGY6 on Jan 6, 2014 15:32:48 GMT -5
Huge difference. That white looks really good on your scoot.
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Post by tvnacman on Jan 6, 2014 18:31:24 GMT -5
I like it GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!! John |
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Post by spandi on Jan 6, 2014 19:03:06 GMT -5
Yep UM that's gonna be one sharp looking scoot. BTW, I checked out the video of yours and I see you even managed to complete the Roar too! (hope your buddy ponies up for steak dinner, or at least a case of high end suds)
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Post by larrball on Jan 6, 2014 19:10:37 GMT -5
Much better in white.
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Post by urbanmadness on Jan 6, 2014 19:21:28 GMT -5
Yeah.... it's way better in white. I was gonna do some air brush work... but the more I look at it, the more I like it.... Maybe some pin stripes and call it good.... I can't wait to ride it... I'm getting excited... Need to go to DMV and pay the reg and get it transfered. I just wish the freakin tail light, valve stems and LED's would show up so I can get 'er done!
Yes the Roar is done....
I could always do it up like Baricade from the Transformers.... it kinda looks like a police bike... "to punish and enslave..."
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Post by scooter12 on Jan 8, 2014 20:17:00 GMT -5
I think your scoot looks good. It is a MC-13-250 made by Roketa.. Mine was damaged it a windstorm. Done $500 in damage. So I could not get parts in blue so I painted it. Mine is a MC-13-250 also..
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Post by scooter12 on Jan 8, 2014 20:36:10 GMT -5
![004_zps9baddedb.jpg]() Here is my scooter.. |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Jan 10, 2014 3:10:24 GMT -5
Yes the Roar is done....
I could always do it up like Baricade from the Transformers.... it kinda looks like a police bike... "to punish and enslave..."
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Funny you should mention that... On my all-white scoot, if I'm wearing a black jacket and helmet, I always get a chuckle out of how cars in front of me instantly drop to the posted speed limit if I pull up behind them smartly... LOL!
Have fun!
Leo
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Post by spandi on Jan 10, 2014 9:50:54 GMT -5
Yeah.... it's way better in white. I was gonna do some air brush work... but the more I look at it, the more I like it.... Maybe some pin stripes and call it good.... I can't wait to ride it... I'm getting excited... Need to go to DMV and pay the reg and get it transfered. I just wish the freakin tail light, valve stems and LED's would show up so I can get 'er done! Yes the Roar is done.... I could always do it up like Baricade from the Transformers.... it kinda looks like a police bike... "to punish and enslave..." Hmm, it's already in black, and you do have white paint......  |
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Post by spandi on Jan 10, 2014 10:00:26 GMT -5
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