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General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: Justin B. on January 22, 2007, 04:37:10 PM

Title: My take on BMW's Red Smoke
Post by: Justin B. on January 22, 2007, 04:37:10 PM
Here is a peek at the current paint job I'm doing.  My version of BMW's Red Smoke...  ;D This one turned out to be a lot more work with "modern" paints than they did in the "old days" with lacquer...  :P
Title: Re: My take on BMW's Red Smoke
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on January 22, 2007, 04:45:28 PM
Looks real good, Justin.  Is that for a paying customer?  I think they will be happy.

How did you do the pin stripe?
Title: Re: My take on BMW's Red Smoke
Post by: SCJJR65 on January 22, 2007, 05:05:53 PM
Suh-weeeet, Justin!!!  ;)  
Title: Re: My take on BMW's Red Smoke
Post by: msbuck on January 22, 2007, 05:16:27 PM
You're a top notch painter, Justin!   [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif]
Title: Re: My take on BMW's Red Smoke
Post by: Justin B. on January 22, 2007, 05:20:29 PM
Yeah, paying customer.  :) The stripe is done by spraying the stripe color, laying the stripe out with tape, spraying top-coats, and removing the tape before clear coating...
Title: Re: My take on BMW's Red Smoke
Post by: mjbickford on January 25, 2007, 08:51:28 PM
how much did that job cost?
Title: Re: My take on BMW's Red Smoke
Post by: nhmaf on January 25, 2007, 09:57:10 PM
Hmm, that does look very nice, Justin !

though it is probably considered heresy, I've though about the possibility of doing something
like that, but with the Henna Red-to-black for the little R65LS..  I don't have the skills or
equipment to paint it myself though.

 ::)
Title: Re: My take on BMW's Red Smoke
Post by: Justin B. on January 27, 2007, 12:01:32 PM
Price?  It all depends on the condition of what I start with but the painting portion of this type of job would probably be about 50% higher than a regular single color job.  
Title: Re: My take on BMW's Red Smoke
Post by: Joan on January 31, 2007, 09:01:19 PM
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Here is a peek at the current paint job I'm doing.  My version of BMW's Red Smoke...  ;D This one turned out to be a lot more work with "modern" paints than they did in the "old days" with lacquer...  :P

Whoa! Justin, that looks good enough to lick!   [smiley=kiss.gif] You are a real artist in the booth.  [smiley=clap.gif]

I'm thinking I'll try the "good old days" lacquer paint when I'm done sanding and prepping my RS fairing. 'Cause jeeeez louise, there's no way I can make the new stuff look half as good as yours.

Well hit!
Title: Re: My take on BMW's Red Smoke
Post by: Ed Miller on February 01, 2007, 11:53:57 AM
That looks good, Justin.  While waiting for my Triumph paint to flash in between coats I was playing with my gun and got it to fog like that, tho I don't know how you did the masking and set up for that job.

Do you use a fresh air respirator?  I want one.

Title: Re: My take on BMW's Red Smoke
Post by: Justin B. on February 01, 2007, 06:03:53 PM
Yes.