Bike respray ~ any advice is welcome

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ive just purchased a kawasaki 550 chopper; the downfall is it's yellow...  Sick   im ringing around for respray quotes... any advice or recommendations are welcome!!!!                                                                                                                                                                                 
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There was a guy showing some fantastic work at Bassetts Pole last week, I've got his card somewhere.   I'll dig it out for you                                                                                                                                                                             
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Matt pink?                                                                                                                                                                             
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Resprays you get what you pay for in that area, if you going for one colour go for powder coat its far better and dont stone chip as easy                                                                                                                                                                              
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only advise i cane give you gordy..                             dont get it sprayed yellow !                                                                                                                                                                             
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LOL shadow the wheels are gonna be pink

JP ty for the advice i'm looking into powder coating option

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Matt pink  hmmmm rat bike no ! rats tail maybe lol   let me know if you fin a good one Geordielass i need mine doing too                                                                                                                                                                             
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I too would pay a bit more and the finish will last rather than just rust in the winter..                                                                                                                                                                             
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Will do wheely, someone pm'd a good lead so im waiting for the guy to respond ;)                                                                                                                                                                             
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dont mind paying a bit more for a good job clinton... but need a few quotes before i can decide... Big smile                                                                                                                                                                             
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Yes too right and maybe get a few quotes and see who you will like giving the job too..:)                                                                                                                                                                             
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ive managed to find someone in cumbria via a very nice gent on bm..... so im a happy bunny!!!   ive had it out (illegally cough..) today and im totally besotted with it Big smile                                                                                                                                                                             
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That sounds good now,its the after sales stuff if something goes wron and its worth it..                                                                                                                                                                             
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i agree clinton... and i trust the guy that gave me the lead, the garage did a spray job for him recently... he seems really genuine even went to the garage for me this morning.. what a gem!   Big smile                                                                                                                                                                             
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spesh thanks from me, to these two guys Thumbs Up  Beer  awesome !!!   RustyKnight   and   Blade Pilot                                                                                                                                                                                   
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Just an afterthought,I had a custom job done on my FXR,pro sprayer,who used cellulose paint,nice job-but on a petrol tank you can get problems cos the petrol can knack the paint round the filler hole and if there are balance pipes as in Harley tanks,the paint just starts peeling away.Got a new tank done by an old school pro who uses 2 pack,far beter finish-depth etc,petrol doesnt affect it although with with health & safety laws etc lots of places dont use 2 pack anymore but well worth asking what the painter uses and the preparation needed,its lots of money to end up dissapointed. 
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You can get petrol resistant laquer for the fuel tank....I used it when I custom painted the top of my tank....It takes a bit to cur then buff but well worth it...See Pics on my profile. (It keeps me amused)
                                                                                                                                                                             
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Which if you dont mind me saying is fine if you do stuff yourself and got the equipment, lots of people aint got the skill etc needed and thus pay others to do it for them,I had to but would love to spray,aint got the place or gear to do it, or the time.
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so phantom.. when you available to do a respray (jks) your tanks looks bloody awesome.. nice job indeedy!!!! Thumbs Up   fxr.. i will ask the painter what he intends to use in preparation... thanks for the advice.. Handshake                                                                                                                                                                             


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