My Suzuski Gsxr 600 Pink Spray paint project
GSXR 600 PINK PAINT PROJECT
Summary of Steps (no
details yet)
Bring: plastic drop cloth, table to
put fairings and gas tank on, lots of towels/rags, sandable primer, sand paper
400/800/1200, base coat, clear coat, rag to go inside fuel tank(gas), tweezers
(pick out dust), water, spray can holder
1)
Peel off all decals and rhinestones. Remove Gas
tank.
a. Sand
and Wipe down as necessary
2)
Apply Aircraft paint remover (we did about 3-4 coats – bring a book to read
while it works on peeling off paint or you could be doing something else to
your bike. Watch the fumes. Friend splashed some aircraft remover on my face
and I had a scar for two weeks. Be sure not to get that remover on your skin.
It literally eats everything!. We poured the aircraft remover in a large mason
jar, and painted it on the gas tank with a disposable paint brush.
a. Let
it sit (read directions). Sand (400 or 800 grit)
b. Sand
each time. You can use power sander since it’s metal.
3)
Once all the paint is off, wipe down, sand, wipe
down until smooth then apply 3 coats minimum:
4)
Sandable Primer Sealer – (color: white) Autozone
$9each x 2cans = $18
a. Sand
(400 grit) in between each coat.
5)
Once smooth and the white looks like it was
painted on purpose it’s time to put your base coat (color). I am apply pastel
pink (which is why I needed a white primer not black or gray). Little secret –
this is $3 pastel pink spray paint from Walmart
(not auto paint) so I need to apply a lot of AUTO clear coat when done and
becareful when pumping my gas. If you can find an AUTO base coat then get that
one. It was hard to find pink. The one I did custom order ended up being burnt
orange so I just picked up the pink at Walmart that says it sticks to metal..
hence metal gas tank.
6)
Apply Base coat (minimum 4 coats)
a. Sand
(800-1200 grit) between each coat. Be sure it is completely dry when you sand
and don’t spray paint too thick.
7)
Apply AUTO Glossy Clear coat $10 each x 2cans =
$20 autozone. This must be auto spray paint. No exceptions. (Minimum 3 coats –
be patient this project literally takes up an entire day 12pm-8pm)
a. Sand
(800-1200 grit) between each coat.
b. Wet
sand (800 grit)
8)
I let mine sit in the garage for a couple days
(7 days) before even touching it. You don’t need to wait that long but I wanted
it be deep boned dry. Apply a wax/polishing compound (don’t be
cheap, use a buffer $20 walmart
and wax about $6 any store. I used Turtle wax of course).
9)
Let it dry, and put bike together.
Congrats! You spray painted your gsxr 600 without fancy
equipment.
All my pictures i placed on youtube -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J5x0Yp2JyE
NOTES to Self -
SUPPLIES for 4things -
installing new HID headlight, adding colored vinyl to headlight, oil change and
paint the tank & some side fairings.
- Fairings bolt kit (incase you break any bolt/screws
when removing fairings. Plus I want to paint them pink to match my bike)
$20/ebay
- Wd40 to remove stickers (ended up not needing) $2
- Heat gun (to remove stickers & apply colored
headlight vinyl later) $12/harbor freight
- 2 base color spray cans (specifically wanted pink) $65
for two/ebay
- 2 cans Sandable primer (white - need white base coat
for the pink to show otherwise current blue color will just eat the spray
paint) $18 total for two/autozone or walmart
- 2 cans Rustoleum auto gloss clear coat $20 total for
two/autozone, home depot or walmart
- spray can holder ($3/walmart)
- Aircraft paint remover (for the gas tank only/metal to
strip the paint) $14/autozone
- Sand paper 400 grit
- Sand paper 800 grit
- Turtle wax compound (for when you finish painting)
$7/autozone
- 4 quarts of oil (for oil change/ might as well since
the fairings are coming off) $15 total for 4 /Walmart
- Motorcycle oil filter $10/ebay
- Oil wrench (already have/bout $10)
- Oil pan (already have/ $10 local store)
- Funnel for oil $1/dollar tree
- Motorcycle HID headlight (on sale/only to change
the low beam - one bulb) $22/ebay
- Painters tape (dollar tree to tape up parts of the
fairing that i don't want painted) $4/dollartree
- 6 Plastic drop cloth (for spray paint job and oil
change. Need to create fake paint booth or at least cover table where
you're going to lay wet painted gas tank) $6/dollartree
- rope (if you need to hang anything to dry - optional)
$1/dollartree
- rags (alot) $10/dollartree
- breathing respirator (w/cartridge not the cheap dollar
one - this your lungs!) $17/harborfreight
- Spiral screw extractor (you will have at least one bolt
that is gets stripped and you can't get out) $9/homedepot/
harborfreight
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