self painted, first time. outcome is pretty good to me :D

[xivlia]

here is a quick update on the tank. i painted the tank last night. still need to add some deail, but the base coat is done.

[Riley]

Hope you start having better luck with the bike, looks fairly similar to another bike You could just put the mito seat unit/ tyga subframe and battery box set up off my bike if you wanted I could always build up another crate, all the best Paul.

[Bill]

if i built my bike and it ended up looking like that id be happy (Riley i mean yours) lol my bike self painted with cans.. mind you lots of them and a lot of sandpaper

[Bill]

i noticed it looks a bit speckely.. its light rain i just couldnt wait to take pictures lol

and xivila take your time with it it will come right, it looks rushed and baddly prep'd slow down

[Riley]

Nicely done Bill, great to see another Ducati fronted nc30, they work brilliantly on these little bikes, really planted and unreal stopping power.

[Bill]

yea its nuts i love the front end feel you get from it, and they look brill, the stopping power is unreall. some parts from you iirc. It was originaly a mod just for looks but man im pleased with it, the ducati fronter is not a new mod its been part of my bike for a good year or so now at least. this pic is oft a refresh, new disc's and new faring and because i cant ride it at the mo what else is ther to do but take pics and fiddle (with the bike)

[xivlia]

i noticed it looks a bit speckely.. its light rain i just couldnt wait to take pictures lol

and xivila take your time with it it will come right, it looks rushed and baddly prep'd slow down

haha true dat my friend, i have noticed i have rushed it. it will be better soon. i am currently in the middle of priming my tail section and i have to say, ive taken my time with it and its already starting to look much much better than my front and sides... i think i will redo my front and sides. i can still see some sand paper scratches on them which isnt very nice. it will be better soon

and Riley, i am trying to make it look like this bike.. :D maybe youve seen it before, thats why it looks familiar xD

[Bill]

cool, it takes practice (or beer) being patient, i know if my old man wasnt such a profectionist and made me wait and sand and paint and sand .. and so on i'd have 'finished' it ages ago and it would have looked rubbish, lol i like the orange and black, i like the yellow aswell tho :D.. i just want to ride!

[xivlia]

hehe yeah, i just sanded second coat of primer, and its silky smooth, just did a light gloss black on the side part of the tail unit. and waiting for it to dry and then gonna sand it. what shall i sand it with? i have a 320p "after coat sand" or i have the more extreme 1200p and 2000p wet and dry... ?

[Bill]

that 320 might be alright is it a wet and dry? i used mostly a 600 wet and dry and i used it always wet, (sounds insane) but if you listen to it while you sand you'll hear when it needs wipeing down (sponge and water) and the paper needs a 'wet' go's from sounding smooth to almost a bit gritty if you hear the gritty sound stop and wipe it down, with water and sponge and give the paper a swish, i used a 1000 grit wet and dry for the final sand before the top coat, again wet, but apart from the sanding side of it all i found the main problem with it was dust, no matter how much you sand and faff with it i always got bits in it, think it was like static or something, i used a cloth and a leather thing to wipe it down once dry to try and remove the dust, befroe painting but after sanding, that make sence? lol but all that might be a bit over kill!