Rattle can paint job

[red baron]

 

[Monstermash]

What ever you do, don't just use an off the shelf can of clearcoat. Those clears will just get eaten away when/if you spill any fuel on it.

Find a local auto body supply shop in your area and buy the clear from them. They can add a hardener to it that will make it resist the damaging effects of fuel.

[tangueroHondo]

dude, crop the toes out next time 

[Bbrent]

Yeah, I shoulda taped and painted my ugly ass toes too.

[josh12730]

Really cool job. Where did you get the tank decals? I'm looking for a set of tank decals as well, but 70's era style

[domingjm2]

Duracoat is principally designed for firearm finishes so it's significantly more durable than the brittle Krylon/RustOleum stuff. I've tried all three on firearms, metals and plastics and Duracoat is remarkably resilient on all three, and also quite solvent resistant. I would worry about rattle can stuff around gas, chain lube, oil, etc.

They have literally any color you can imagine. Check them out. I have one of the purples in mind for the frame after the riding season.

http://www.lauerweaponry.com/

[arai_speed]

Great going Brian!  That looks really really nice! 

[tangueroHondo]

I recall that some guy on TOB did a tank with the durocoat stuff used on truck bed liners!  It looked really good.  No need for snakeskin grips on the sides of the tank!

[toaster]

Really cool job. Where did you get the tank decals? I'm looking for a set of tank decals as well, but 70's era style

ebay my friend, ebay.

just search for "ducati decal" and i got two or three of those ones on the first page.

[Bbrent]

I got all my decals off ebay. There are plenty to chose from. I hear you guys on the clearcoat issue. I've read alot about this from other treads on this forum and was sure to get a clearcoat that had a hardener in it. I originally wanted to do a matte finish but the auto paint shop I bought all the cans from explained that you can't get a spraycan clearcoat in matte that has a hardener in it.

[TiNi]

that's a nice lookin' paint job 
for a rattle can job that is...

[TAftonomos]

Looks great!

Wondering what was wrong with the tank, and how you go about repairing a plastic one (I've got a new color sheme in mind, but would like to put my stock stuff aside)

[Bbrent]

There wasn't much wrong with the tank. It had been in a wreck and there were alot of deep digs and scrathes but with alot of sanding I got it pretty smooth. I rattle canned the clear coat tonight and it looks like crap. Tomorrow I will be sanding that too and adding another coat.

[TAftonomos]

Don't bother rattle can clearing it.

Unless you are using UPOL or the stuff from RM, there is no hardener in it, and it will crack/craze and look like crap the first time a minute drop of gas gets on it.

Instead take that tank down to the local painter, and have them clear it with the next job they do.  Should be $50 or less, and it will be a 2K clear and much stronger/harder.

just my .02.

[Bbrent]

Don't bother rattle can clearing it.

Unless you are using UPOL or the stuff from RM, there is no hardener in it, and it will crack/craze and look like crap the first time a minute drop of gas gets on it.

Instead take that tank down to the local painter, and have them clear it with the next job they do.  Should be $50 or less, and it will be a 2K clear and much stronger/harder.

just my .02.

Good idea. What should I do about the coat I put on lastnight? Should I just sand the areas that look bad and have them reclear the whole thing?