Joe-JOE
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Seems lots of people are playing with this plasi dip spray can stuff on their cars, bikes, & what have you.
Been thinking about doing it to my shiny black raven tenere for looks, preservation of the original paint from scratches going through brush & weathering over time with washing & waxing. This stuff supposedly peels off pretty easy & many say it's pretty durable. Cheap to try, what do I have to loose, except for a few bucks but more so the labor. I took the parts off, yesterday, washed them, dried, & sprayed them. Put the bike together today. All in all, I've got maybe a day of labor invested. If it peels or I get tired of it, no biggie, I can bring it back to stock. I was tossed on tapping the Yamaha tuning fork on the side panels, so I just sprayed over them. I wanted the front fender & side panels to be more durable then the gas tank. I sprayed 3-4 coats on them. Later in the day, I decided to yank the tank & do that too. The tank, I taped up the gas filler, the tech spec tank grippers, & also the moldings on the lip of the tank. Before I tapped, I cleaned the tank with windex, instead of washing like the other stuff. I also wiped the stuff to be taped with some prep sol, cause the tape didn't want to stick. I also sprayed the plastic dip on the tank with two quick coats, then raced to peel the masking tape off while it was wet & not have it dry becoming a exacto knife operation taking hours. The front fender & panels I gapped coats, every 15 minutes, letting it flash before the next spray coat. The gas tank doing the quick 2 wet coats was border line getting runs & drips but came out fine being so quickly & heavily coated. It all came out better then I expected. The plasti dip stuff, when you spray it doesn't look like it's gonna be a great job but the stuff seems to self level, flash, dry, & results in a very similar finish to the 2013 flat gray tenere color. I bought the plasti dip from home depot. They only sell black, but keep in mind it's like a flat black / matte black. Not gloss or semi. I know this stuff would not stick to the tech spec panels as I tested it but the stuff seems to do good on the metal tank & plastic bodywork. One thing I'm worrying about is what's gonna happen when I slap on my magnetic tank bag, & how the plasti dip will hold up. I'll have to get back with you guys maybe after the weekend when I go for a ride. Another note is that the plasti dip color is almost identical to the color of the other flat black panels on the bike meaning the fuse / toolkit cover & the other side where the radiator is. I'm not gonna recommend anyone doing what I did just yet. I will post up my finding as time goes one how it holds up. It took some balls to do his cause my stock black paint was fine. Again...this stuff supposedly peels off pretty easy. we'll see. It's still growing on me. Even my 7 year old said my bike looks weird. Kinda looks like a finish batman would do. I might swip a little silver on the tuning fork to give it some stand out or attempt to just peal the stuff off around it. All it all, it came out pretty good. Cost me 12 bucks & labor. Not bad. Another note upon assemblly is that 20 hours later the stuff still seems tacky. finger prints or oil grease from your paws can leave some markings. I plan to let it cure a few days, ride it, let bugs get on the panels, then give it a wash with car wash or maybe spray it with plexus & micro cloth, to see how it cleans up & if the tacky rubber feel of it goes away.
Been thinking about doing it to my shiny black raven tenere for looks, preservation of the original paint from scratches going through brush & weathering over time with washing & waxing. This stuff supposedly peels off pretty easy & many say it's pretty durable. Cheap to try, what do I have to loose, except for a few bucks but more so the labor. I took the parts off, yesterday, washed them, dried, & sprayed them. Put the bike together today. All in all, I've got maybe a day of labor invested. If it peels or I get tired of it, no biggie, I can bring it back to stock. I was tossed on tapping the Yamaha tuning fork on the side panels, so I just sprayed over them. I wanted the front fender & side panels to be more durable then the gas tank. I sprayed 3-4 coats on them. Later in the day, I decided to yank the tank & do that too. The tank, I taped up the gas filler, the tech spec tank grippers, & also the moldings on the lip of the tank. Before I tapped, I cleaned the tank with windex, instead of washing like the other stuff. I also wiped the stuff to be taped with some prep sol, cause the tape didn't want to stick. I also sprayed the plastic dip on the tank with two quick coats, then raced to peel the masking tape off while it was wet & not have it dry becoming a exacto knife operation taking hours. The front fender & panels I gapped coats, every 15 minutes, letting it flash before the next spray coat. The gas tank doing the quick 2 wet coats was border line getting runs & drips but came out fine being so quickly & heavily coated. It all came out better then I expected. The plasti dip stuff, when you spray it doesn't look like it's gonna be a great job but the stuff seems to self level, flash, dry, & results in a very similar finish to the 2013 flat gray tenere color. I bought the plasti dip from home depot. They only sell black, but keep in mind it's like a flat black / matte black. Not gloss or semi. I know this stuff would not stick to the tech spec panels as I tested it but the stuff seems to do good on the metal tank & plastic bodywork. One thing I'm worrying about is what's gonna happen when I slap on my magnetic tank bag, & how the plasti dip will hold up. I'll have to get back with you guys maybe after the weekend when I go for a ride. Another note is that the plasti dip color is almost identical to the color of the other flat black panels on the bike meaning the fuse / toolkit cover & the other side where the radiator is. I'm not gonna recommend anyone doing what I did just yet. I will post up my finding as time goes one how it holds up. It took some balls to do his cause my stock black paint was fine. Again...this stuff supposedly peels off pretty easy. we'll see. It's still growing on me. Even my 7 year old said my bike looks weird. Kinda looks like a finish batman would do. I might swip a little silver on the tuning fork to give it some stand out or attempt to just peal the stuff off around it. All it all, it came out pretty good. Cost me 12 bucks & labor. Not bad. Another note upon assemblly is that 20 hours later the stuff still seems tacky. finger prints or oil grease from your paws can leave some markings. I plan to let it cure a few days, ride it, let bugs get on the panels, then give it a wash with car wash or maybe spray it with plexus & micro cloth, to see how it cleans up & if the tacky rubber feel of it goes away.
