Thursday, October 21, 2010

Bike Painting Done

Finished the bike last night.. took off the masking and touched up a few corners this morning

decided to spray the engine and wheels as well.. hubs, spokes and all..

and heres the tank panel and speedometer


i expect all the paint on the chrome and engine parts to peel off eventually.. at which point, i'l give it for a professional paint and powder-coating job.. where they'l take the bike apart .. sand and prime each component before painting or powdercoating :) ..
anyway thats sometime in the future.. for now, i'm looking forward to the drive tomorrow or over the weekend.. :)


Update:

people in the comments have been asking baout the paint, so here it is

Bosny No.4 Flat Black

heres the bike in better lighting



18 comments:

thangduybo said...

Is it a BMW

chaitanyak said...

He he :) BMWs are incredibly expensive here in india just like everywher else . This is a Bajaj Avenger 180cc cruiser.

anonymous said...

Анонімний writes:I strictly recommend not to wait until you earn enough amount of cash to order all you need! You should just get the mortgage loans or just small business loan and feel yourself free

chaitanyak said...

Originally posted by anonymous:You should just get the mortgage loans or just small business loan and feel yourself freethats the dumbest thing i've heard today.

thangduybo said...

I think so .... lol

anonymous said...

Анонимно writes:Different people in every country get the business loans from various creditors, because that is fast and easy.

chaitanyak said...

And they sruggle to pay it back.. Cursing the day they got themselves into it

anonymous said...

Anonymous writes:Hey bro hw much does it cost 2 get stunner 125 pgmfi painted matte black ,m keen on getting it done n temmi hw long does d matte finish sty on ,thank U...

chaitanyak said...

no clue.. i did this myself.. spent around Rs800 on the paint cans.. it scratches off easily so you need to get some kind of protective coating done. that said mine has lasted a year now

anonymous said...

turab writes:nice color done but wich color u use tell

chaitanyak said...

Originally posted by anonymous:wich color u use telli just went to an automotive paint shop and asked for matte black spray cans. he gave me Bosny cans with labels saying "No.4 FLAT BLACK"

anonymous said...

Saumya Roy writes:dear chaitanya,bro u have done a amazing job and the paint suites ur bike very much. its really looking like a cruiser bike now. need one help bro, could you guide me where u bought this product i am looking in bangalore but not getting anywhere. will be great help if u guide memail id - saumyaroy29@gmail.com

anonymous said...

Sachin Herur writes:I have pulser 180 and i want to do carbon balck paint so can you tell me how much cost it ll take for whole bike and it ll look good...?

chaitanyak said...

sorry for the late response.. it seems opera doesnt send email alerts anymore Originally posted by Saumya Roy:need one help bro, could you guide me where u bought this product i am looking in bangalore but not getting anywhere. will mail you google map adress hope that helps.Originally posted by Sachin Herur:I have pulser 180 and i want to do carbon balck paint so can you tell me how much cost it ll take for whole bike and it ll look good...?if you do it my way(with off the shelf spray cans, it will cost under Rs600-700) as to wether it will look good or not.. see this http://www.visordown.com/news/images/matt-black-triumph.jpg pretty close to a pulsar right?(without the fairing and other front stuff)

anonymous said...

Sachin Herur writes:hey buddy iam looking for painter for my bike pulser 180 so can you tell me how much it ll cost

chaitanyak said...

Originally posted by Sachin:hey buddy iam looking for painter for my bike pulser 180 so can you tell me how much it ll costno clue.. did this myself.. spent around INR2000 on paints.got my car touched up recently that cost INR20,000 .. so am guessing a bike will be between INR5-10k

anonymous said...

Gauti writes:Hi Chautanya,Plz tell me where u got the paint in bangalore and also the steps before starting painting-did u remove the old paint before painting.send to gowtham82@gmail.com

chaitanyak said...

Hi Gauti, I got the paints in R T Nagar(its the area near mekhri circle) on CBI main road. Its a fairly prominent shop selling all kinds of paints.The owner can give you detailed instructions if you ask him. Basically clean the bike thoroughly. Sanding it down with sandpaper is a good idea..especialy all the logos etc.. Then mask all the areas you don't want the paint to touch (seats, disc break, lights, etc) I used newspaper and masking tape ..don't use ordinary sticking tape..leaves gum marks.. Pain to remove. Masking tape is easy to use and neater.Best of luck