You did a great job! I am doing my moped this way, I had painted it and then I sanded with 1000 grit then I went to 1500 but I don't like that it dulls the paint so I am going to respray it and only going to use the 1500 and then a 2000 grit and then the rubbing compound and then the wax hopefully it will turn out as nice as yours. But I am tempted to use a clear coat and then do the sanding treatment. What do you think?Cheers
I've watched this video probably 10 times over just because I want to study everything I can about something before doing it myself. I just wanted to take a moment to say that I crack up every time at the 4 minute mark, "I'll even look at it". Every time cracks me up. :)
I gotta tell you did a beautiful job. I can see how happy and satisfied you are. All your caring work that you did certainly paid off. I was just about to paint my scoot when I came across your video. It has brought me to where I am re-evaluating the way I was going to go about it. Stay Upright, Enjoy The Wind and Travel Safe. JD.
This is an exceptional video brother thank you so much for taking the time to make this video it was super helpful dear friend God bless you brother yours turned out amazing great job stay safe my man
I followed this video to restore the finish on a 60 year old aluminum, scissor armed LUXO lamp. The lamp is a classic, the kind used by artists, graphic designers, architects and engineers in the 1950's. It came out great. Thanks! Tips to fellow amateurs from what I learned: if you use Rust-O-Leum, let it dry at least the full 48 hours indicated on the can. If you try to hustle it, you will get an alligator hide finish, like I did, and will have to sand it off and start over. Even though some Rust-O-Leum paints incorporate primer, use a straight primer anyway. If you use a combination primer / finish paint, it will stick much better. The combination primer / finish paint will also cover any minor "sand thru" spots you create during the sanding process. Spray can painting is a long process and requires patience, you cannot shorten it. Also, don't be afraid to bear down on the rubbing compound, it smoothed out a lot of that very fine grain "orange skin" finish that the spray can left, even after the last 3000 grit sanding round.
I liked your video. You were a natural. Liked it because you were unscripted and was from an average guy. Im using your tips because you used lot of elbow grease and got a great result..Thanks Im painting my zrx1100 the same way you did your Harley
It looks great. The pleasure and satisfaction in your voice when your surveying your bike in the sunlight makes me happy. I might forgo a professional re spray on my old Vespa and tackle the job myself! Thanks for the inspiring video.
Thanks, great video Dave, such a sense of accomplishment! I am restoring an 89 Honda HS621 snowblower. On the plastic Shroud and black metal on the auger housing I have done a ton of work to it and the metal parts were covered in pretty heavy rust, so I used an angle grinder with a wire cup brush for the first time and it turned out great, between the engine work and the body work I put a lot of time into it, I was in the shop half the night sometimes just excited to get through the project but as soon as i got to the painting part, I have been avoiding it like the plague lol bc the last time I tried to spray paint something it was a disaster and looked like crap, I feel more confident seeing someone do this with no experience in it, and it turned out fantastic! then some pro that has done it a thousand times! "ya sure it's easy" haha thanks Dave.
just saw this as I'm painting a sports bike tank. I remember helping my father prep cars but its awesome how great it looks by hand. Buffers can easily burn through clearcoat and paint if you're not used to the equipment.
to be the first time this guy did a great job and i see some people saying he forgot the clear he should no sand in circle come on he try and he did it congratulation sir
Dave you rock.im old school like you.folks want the end finish with out the labor and patients it takes to get such a baby butt fine substraight you here sir. Keep the vids coming man YOU ROCK, wish u were my nieghbor.
nice diy video, another trick that works well when wet sanding is put a drop or two of dish soap like dawn leaves a super smooth surface plus is good for getting the oils that comes from your hands
Outstanding piece of work, sir... Just about to embark on making a custom rear fender for my bike... This has been really helpful... Many thanks for posting.
This really helped me..thanks. i dropped my bike and I need to fix my front fender. After seeing this video, I may change the color. It's a Honda shadow VT750 red. I love the color. But this video has me thinking lol
Great job sir. Your technique is good and i like how you show the products you use. Im going to paint the hood of my vehicle soon and im going to use you tips. Your bike looks awesome.
Im in the works to repainting my grandmothers hood on her 95 camry, your video gave me some helpful pointers. How is the duplicolor holding up? I've heard mixed reviews on its durability.
really dude what are you so happy about people do this everyday really it's a no brainer, Its a give me it's a simple process .I don't know why you're all tickled pink about? glad to see you're proud of your accomplishment or the job you done but really really people do this everyday and have better results ...believe me you can get that paint to Luster just a tad more for the average Joe good job!!
It looks so good. It's shining because you used polish, but using polish thinned the paint. You then should have used clear coat to protect that beautiful paint.
Mr.Blake... THANK YOU! Funny, I've painted numerous guitar bodies and decided "Hey, I'm reasonably talented, so"... Went on UA-cam to see what is involved with painting a motorcycle tank / fenders etc. I TOO have a 1977 FLH Shovel and am considering a new paint job. Funny, same bike, same goal. Thanks again! ; )
I did this many years ago to a 1981 Honda CB750K, The very first day I got the bike on the road I had to put gas. Yes I spilled gas on my new spray can job. It had come out so nice. It shined. The gasoline just melted the paint really bad. I had to do it all over again. Why did this happen? Do all paints from a can do this? Melt if you spill gasoline on them?
It looks good. Just hope ot holds up. Everything I ever painted turned out looking ok and would scratch if a leaf fell on it. I'm gonna do it like you next time. Thanx
Nicely done sir very good. Great job but why did you not hit it with the clear and then water sand it this looks pretty great but after the clear it wouldn't it would had been more glossy just curious but thanx for making this video even I need to paint my royal Enfield 1996 and thought how will it turn out your looks great I think I should give it a try and can always learn from the mistakes thanx👍
I'm about to do a 1981 900 bol d'or down here in Sydney and I really liked your video.Other clips say do this, use that,,,but the old KISS system works fine with a bit of elbow grease.
Good job bud 👍🏻 I am literally doing the same exact thing as you, I have never painted a bike before but I took on my 2001 Fatboy and am painting it candy apple red. So I'm wondering did you end up spraying a clear on yours?
First off it did come out fantastic and ive used that type of paint before i think its better choice than Rustoleum or Krylon enamels. Id be interested to know how its holding up to abrasion from normal use. Considering painting motorcycles is thousand and thousands of dollars thats one for the working guys
Use acetone if u spray to thick,also if u mistakenly spray plastic it will remove your mistake and leave the old paint unharmed. And soak your hands in it to remove paint
Dave. First of all thanks for the video, I was very happy to see that a pretty good job came out of a seemingly simple process (when we're patient). The bike and the paint job look awesome! I'd like to know which sandpaper grit you used throughout the whole process. Regards
So many people think you have to have a clear coat, the clear is the same as the paint in these cases so I can't see how it will help it last longer? It wasn't until 1984 that GM started with BC CC and by the early 1990's the complete line-up was BC CC. Yeah I know that there were some BC CC lacquer before that but not many. So before the 90's what do you think cars were painted with and they held up good? The first clear coats suck really bad...
My car is 36 years old, that despite waxing it, the paint has just worn off. There was a small rust spot so I hit it with rustoleum high gloss. Then I used up the whole can, and then another, and another. It turned out better than the polishing glaze, and wax. After two rains the wax is gone, and the finish returns to ancient. So to hell with waxing. What have I been thinking all these years?!!
It's a misconception that spray cans don't work for good finish quality. They do. They just require A LOT more work than a professional paint shop would take.
Uh.. misconception? It's the truth. Spray cans will NEVER and can NEVER come out like a single stage or bc/cc. It's completely idiotic to claim that spray cans can offer a good quality finish. This is coming from someone who's family been in the automotive business for over 80 years. I literally cringe when I see people trying to rattle can their cars or other parts. The paint will never be as clean or durable, and NO CLEAR COAT out of a spray can can ever compare to one sprayed out of a gun.
yeah my dad restores vintage triumphs and although he usually has the frame powder coated, I've seen plenty of frames and triple trees and foot pegs he rattle canned and they looked better than the powder coat.
BLACKFYRE Well, I don't care for how long your family has been in the car business, that clearly doesn't make you less clueless about this topic, and you've clearly never properly painted something using rattle cans, so you're talking out of your ass. I could show you a project painted with rattle cans and make you bet that it was done in a high end paint shop. By the way, a clear coat painted out of a gun and out of a can is exactly the same thing after you sand it and polish it. It's gonna look the same and be equally durable. As I said, I'm not denying that a gun will make things much EASIER and QUICKER, but with some work, you'll get the same results with a rattle can.
you can have the same paint mixed up in a spray can so the durability argument is busted there. It will take more time and a little more finish work but you can make a spray can paint job come out looking killer for pennies on the dollar. Am I going to paint a show bike with a rattle can, absolutely not. But a bike I ride and beat on all year yea, May even paint it every winter being its so cheap.
wet sand and polish before or after clear coat ? can you message me the steps plz im in the middle of body work before paint on my 1991 gsxr 750 sport bike
Dave,,, I have a finger nail size chip out of the paint on my tank,,, I know you're didn't have that issue,,, what pointers can you give me on fixing it without taking it all the way down to the metal? Also,,, what a very informative and detailed video!!!! Thanks for posting this,, I'm doing it your way,,,, your bike looks great!!!!!!!!!
Thats the BEST "spray Can Paint" Job on the Internet,,,Turned out Perfect.....Nice job!!!
+Book'em Danno Thanks so much Book
You did a great job! I am doing my moped this way, I had painted it and then I sanded with 1000 grit then I went to 1500 but I don't like that it dulls the paint so I am going to respray it and only going to use the 1500 and then a 2000 grit and then the rubbing compound and then the wax hopefully it will turn out as nice as yours. But I am tempted to use a clear coat and then do the sanding treatment. What do you think?Cheers
I've watched this video probably 10 times over just because I want to study everything I can about something before doing it myself. I just wanted to take a moment to say that I crack up every time at the 4 minute mark, "I'll even look at it". Every time cracks me up. :)
THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME 2 MAKE THIS VIDEO.
I gotta tell you did a beautiful job. I can see how happy and satisfied you are. All your caring work that you did certainly paid off. I was just about to paint my scoot when I came across your video. It has brought me to where I am re-evaluating the way I was going to go about it. Stay Upright,
Enjoy The Wind and Travel Safe. JD.
This is an exceptional video brother thank you so much for taking the time to make this video it was super helpful dear friend God bless you brother yours turned out amazing great job stay safe my man
I followed this video to restore the finish on a 60 year old aluminum, scissor armed LUXO lamp. The lamp is a classic, the kind used by artists, graphic designers, architects and engineers in the 1950's. It came out great. Thanks!
Tips to fellow amateurs from what I learned: if you use Rust-O-Leum, let it dry at least the full 48 hours indicated on the can. If you try to hustle it, you will get an alligator hide finish, like I did, and will have to sand it off and start over. Even though some Rust-O-Leum paints incorporate primer, use a straight primer anyway. If you use a combination primer / finish paint, it will stick much better. The combination primer / finish paint will also cover any minor "sand thru" spots you create during the sanding process. Spray can painting is a long process and requires patience, you cannot shorten it. Also, don't be afraid to bear down on the rubbing compound, it smoothed out a lot of that very fine grain "orange skin" finish that the spray can left, even after the last 3000 grit sanding round.
Very nice job. Bike is a beauty.
Thank you for the lesson.
You gave me the confidence to paint my fender myself. Thanks man!
I liked your video. You were a natural. Liked it because you were unscripted and was from an average guy. Im using your tips because you used lot of elbow grease and got a great result..Thanks Im painting my zrx1100 the same way you did your Harley
+s ga Thanks so..much. Sometimes all you need is a little TLC
And breathtaking results. I think you've shown here just what's possible!
+charredskeleton thanks
I can't wait to do that to my Suzuki boulevard thank you for the video I will do the same thing because I can't afford to pay the professional.
Looks great! I've got an ice cream bike that needs the fenders re-done. I'm going to follow these steps! Thanks bro!
It looks great. The pleasure and satisfaction in your voice when your surveying your bike in the sunlight makes me happy.
I might forgo a professional re spray on my old Vespa and tackle the job myself! Thanks for the inspiring video.
do yourself a favor and buy a maguires sanding block for $5
Great job! looks beautiful! it feels great when you work hard and get some positive results :) keep it up! thanks for sharing
Thanks, great video Dave, such a sense of accomplishment! I am restoring an 89 Honda HS621 snowblower. On the plastic Shroud and black metal on the auger housing I have done a ton of work to it and the metal parts were covered in pretty heavy rust, so I used an angle grinder with a wire cup brush for the first time and it turned out great, between the engine work and the body work I put a lot of time into it, I was in the shop half the night sometimes just excited to get through the project but as soon as i got to the painting part, I have been avoiding it like the plague lol bc the last time I tried to spray paint something it was a disaster and looked like crap, I feel more confident seeing someone do this with no experience in it, and it turned out fantastic! then some pro that has done it a thousand times! "ya sure it's easy" haha thanks Dave.
I want to paint my 93 HD police bike and I actually think I can after watching this video. Looks great! 👍🏻
just saw this as I'm painting a sports bike tank. I remember helping my father prep cars but its awesome how great it looks by hand. Buffers can easily burn through clearcoat and paint if you're not used to the equipment.
to be the first time this guy did a great job and i see some people saying he forgot the clear he should no sand in circle come on he try and he did it congratulation sir
"I chose this paint because it's the color I wanted" LOLOLOLOL
Phil damn right America lol
Great result, good to hear how happy you sound with the job as well, well done!
Thanks
Fantastic results from a spray can its a better than professional finish well done you have inspired me to get spraying .Thanks for posting
Dave you rock.im old school like you.folks want the end finish with out the labor and patients it takes to get such a baby butt fine substraight you here sir.
Keep the vids coming man YOU ROCK, wish u were my nieghbor.
Tony Smith Your so right Tony. Thanks for the thumb up! Have a blessed day..
What an awesome video. No need to see other videos, this one will get me on my way to start my project.
+Antunezw Thanks
nice diy video, another trick that works well when wet sanding is put a drop or two of dish soap like dawn leaves a super smooth surface plus is good for getting the oils that comes from your hands
Fantastic just bought my cruiser n bobbed it a lot custom work now paint job this helped alot
Your voice sounds just like Frank Zappa. Nice job!
Great paint job, well done!
Very INFORMATIVE...thank you
Outstanding piece of work, sir...
Just about to embark on making a custom rear fender for my bike... This has been really helpful... Many thanks for posting.
Flipping awesome dude!!!
This really helped me..thanks. i dropped my bike and I need to fix my front fender. After seeing this video, I may change the color. It's a Honda shadow VT750 red. I love the color. But this video has me thinking lol
Great job sir. Your technique is good and i like how you show the products you use. Im going to paint the hood of my vehicle soon and im going to use you tips. Your bike looks awesome.
great job! paint work can be so satisfying.
Your so...... right!
supermanlac5
Im in the works to repainting my grandmothers hood on her 95 camry, your video gave me some helpful pointers. How is the duplicolor holding up? I've heard mixed reviews on its durability.
Looks good for a spray can job
+HEKTIC458 Thanks
really dude what are you so happy about people do this everyday really it's a no brainer, Its a give me it's a simple process .I don't know why you're all tickled pink about? glad to see you're proud of your accomplishment or the job you done but really really people do this everyday and have better results ...believe me you can get that paint to Luster just a tad more for the average Joe good job!!
great job...looks fantastic..
nice job Dave
very good job Bro'
It looks so good. It's shining because you used polish, but using polish thinned the paint. You then should have used clear coat to protect that beautiful paint.
Mr.Blake... THANK YOU!
Funny, I've painted numerous guitar bodies and decided "Hey, I'm reasonably talented, so"...
Went on UA-cam to see what is involved with painting a motorcycle tank / fenders etc. I TOO have a 1977 FLH Shovel and am considering a new paint job. Funny, same bike, same goal. Thanks again! ; )
Ironic, good luck!
It’s beautiful
Thanks dave i have all my equipment gona start this weekend i just had a problem on what sand papers to use and now i know thank you sir!
im going to be painting my monte carlo wish me luck
Thank you for posting this video. It´s getting to start my own project.
Great video. I appreciate your time and info! Much appreciated & best regards!
Dude, much thanks! I'm doing the roof of my car and it's wonky looking, I'm looking forward to seeing what you suggested in action.
Im not a huge fan of flat colors, could definitely use some pinstriping or decals BUT the paint itself looks awesome !!! great job man
Nilk Narf by uh oxymoron
whats the point of scrubbing base coat? did you got runs and lines before clear coat..? if that happens then what you do?
When you wanted to paint with a spray can and have it look professional this video is for you!.
Dave Blake
I did this many years ago to a 1981 Honda CB750K, The very first day I got the bike on the road I had to put gas. Yes I spilled gas on my new spray can job. It had come out so nice. It shined. The gasoline just melted the paint really bad. I had to do it all over again. Why did this happen? Do all paints from a can do this? Melt if you spill gasoline on them?
Dave Blake no spill gas on a car it won't do anything right away
I admire you for having the gumption to do this yourself. Cool.
So you never used a clear coat?
It looks good. Just hope ot holds up. Everything I ever painted turned out looking ok and would scratch if a leaf fell on it. I'm gonna do it like you next time. Thanx
Very good! Thank you.
i LIKE IT.
Looks great
Sweet!
amazing job wish i could do mine like that
Nicely done sir very good. Great job but why did you not hit it with the clear and then water sand it this looks pretty great but after the clear it wouldn't it would had been more glossy just curious but thanx for making this video even I need to paint my royal Enfield 1996 and thought how will it turn out your looks great I think I should give it a try and can always learn from the mistakes thanx👍
Just sanded my hood, and I wanted to know what can I do next. I saw your video, and now I have a good idea. Thanks for the info
your welcome
Jump up and down on it with rags on your feet!
I'm about to do a 1981 900 bol d'or down here in Sydney and I really liked your video.Other clips say do this, use that,,,but the old KISS system works fine with a bit of elbow grease.
You got that right!
That's awesome!
Sure would have liked to see you use a clear coat. Would last a lot longer.
Good job bud 👍🏻
I am literally doing the same exact thing as you, I have never painted a bike before but I took on my 2001 Fatboy and am painting it candy apple red. So I'm wondering did you end up spraying a clear on yours?
that's beautiful!!
First off it did come out fantastic and ive used that type of paint before i think its better choice than Rustoleum or Krylon enamels. Id be interested to know how its holding up to abrasion from normal use. Considering painting motorcycles is thousand and thousands of dollars thats one for the working guys
good job on the cheap
Brilliant!
Nice job!
+wayne brown Thanks wayne
wow! with a spray can lol good stuff
So, did the paint turn dull after you sand it? and did the rubbing compound removed the dullness?It turned out great!Cheers
Great vid!!!!!
Use acetone if u spray to thick,also if u mistakenly spray plastic it will remove your mistake and leave the old paint unharmed. And soak your hands in it to remove paint
Hey man, I know this is a super old video, but how has the paint held up without a clear coat on it?
THANKS DAVE RIDE ON !!!!!!!!
great job thanks
cool this is really good job
Thanks mahmound j
I want that felker in the background lol
Nice video
Great video , but is there any reason why you didn't use clear coat ?
No reason
maybe he is using 2k paint. it has already a clear coat
did you use any protectant on the gas tank.... for spilled gasoline ?
Dave. First of all thanks for the video, I was very happy to see that a pretty good job came out of a seemingly simple process (when we're patient). The bike and the paint job look awesome!
I'd like to know which sandpaper grit you used throughout the whole process.
Regards
+Pedro Duarte I used 600-1500-2000-3000grit 4.13 into the video is where I show you what sandpaper I used.
+Dave Blake
Yes, there it is on 4:19. Thanks for the info!
Your welcome and I know your paint job will look more awesome then mine because I made it easy, and fun!
how much of a difference would it make if I put a clear coat on after the final coat of paint; and should I put a clear coat on?!
works great until the first time gas gets spilled on the tank. if you want to paint with a can get eastwoods 2k aerosol cans
Perfect match is gas resestant
Hell yeah man
did you clear coat it after you polished it?
Why not clear coat for protective coat?
So many people think you have to have a clear coat, the clear is the same as the paint in these cases so I can't see how it will help it last longer?
It wasn't until 1984 that GM started with BC CC and by the early 1990's the complete line-up was BC CC. Yeah I know that there were some BC CC lacquer before that but not many.
So before the 90's what do you think cars were painted with and they held up good?
The first clear coats suck really bad...
Hows it holding up all these years later?
Thank you for the video. Do you know how many cans of primer and paint you used to paint that fender? Thanks.
Thanks Dave .
Did you took all the parts to be able to paint.?
Now all the bike needs is vintage retro tank emblems !
Nice video. How many coats of paint did you apply before you started sanding/polishing?
A lot
How did it hold up being rattle can and all
Can you post a picture of how it looks now to satisfy the postera freaked out about no clear coat?
My car is 36 years old, that despite waxing it, the paint has just worn off. There was a small rust spot so I hit it with rustoleum high gloss. Then I used up the whole can, and then another, and another. It turned out better than the polishing glaze, and wax. After two rains the wax is gone, and the finish returns to ancient. So to hell with waxing. What have I been thinking all these years?!!
It's a misconception that spray cans don't work for good finish quality. They do. They just require A LOT more work than a professional paint shop would take.
Uh.. misconception? It's the truth. Spray cans will NEVER and can NEVER come out like a single stage or bc/cc. It's completely idiotic to claim that spray cans can offer a good quality finish. This is coming from someone who's family been in the automotive business for over 80 years. I literally cringe when I see people trying to rattle can their cars or other parts. The paint will never be as clean or durable, and NO CLEAR COAT out of a spray can can ever compare to one sprayed out of a gun.
yeah my dad restores vintage triumphs and although he usually has the frame powder coated, I've seen plenty of frames and triple trees and foot pegs he rattle canned and they looked better than the powder coat.
BLACKFYRE Well, I don't care for how long your family has been in the car business, that clearly doesn't make you less clueless about this topic, and you've clearly never properly painted something using rattle cans, so you're talking out of your ass. I could show you a project painted with rattle cans and make you bet that it was done in a high end paint shop.
By the way, a clear coat painted out of a gun and out of a can is exactly the same thing after you sand it and polish it. It's gonna look the same and be equally durable. As I said, I'm not denying that a gun will make things much EASIER and QUICKER, but with some work, you'll get the same results with a rattle can.
you can have the same paint mixed up in a spray can so the durability argument is busted there. It will take more time and a little more finish work but you can make a spray can paint job come out looking killer for pennies on the dollar. Am I going to paint a show bike with a rattle can, absolutely not. But a bike I ride and beat on all year yea, May even paint it every winter being its so cheap.
Just one thing, when flat the paint you should do so in straight lines and not in a circular motion.
Amazin
How about a hardener ?
I've used industrial paint on my old Harley looks pretty good but scratches kinda easy.
Gasoline dulls the finish
I’m thinking about Raptor lining my old Harley. Something like this: ua-cam.com/video/DlsErJJkqz8/v-deo.html
wet sand and polish before or after clear coat ? can you message me the steps plz im in the middle of body work before paint on my 1991 gsxr 750 sport bike
Dave,,, I have a finger nail size chip out of the paint on my tank,,, I know you're didn't have that issue,,, what pointers can you give me on fixing it without taking it all the way down to the metal? Also,,, what a very informative and detailed video!!!! Thanks for posting this,, I'm doing it your way,,,, your bike looks great!!!!!!!!!
MrDavidr86 I would do my best to match your paint .Then touch it up an see how it looks. If that doesn,t work. Sand.Prime sand paint then polish
very nice work and bike have you still got it