I know I'm gonna get some **** for this but I'm thinking about painting my bikes frame. I would like to PC it but thats out of my price range at the moment. What type of paint is recommended for this type of job? I am thinking satin/flat black and since I'm painting my bike's fairings, I'll paint them white. I would like to also paint the clutch cover, how difficult is this cover to remove?

Now I should add, I won't be removing the motor, but mainly everything else and doing a lot of taping off. I do have experience painting, but never a frame. I assume the best method would be a good sanding of 80-120-320-800, primer, 3-4 light coats of paint, then maybe a flat clear?

 

Just did mine if you look in the Cosmetic section. Whole frame / subframe / swingarm is black. Did the main frame by just masking too, turned out very good!

 

I'm not sure how well the paint will hold up but you can always lets us know.
As for the clutch cover, yeah it is real easy to get off......

I could be mean and just leave it at that as you only asked about taking it off......

I will add that putting it back on can be a real bitch and make sure you have someone around to help you out as the job takes at least 3 hands to do.....

 

Wow your bike looks sick! So what kind of paint did you use on the frame? How did you prep?

 

Thanks! The frame I roughed up with a few abrasive sanding sponge blocks, then scrubbed very thoroughly with acetone. The paint was an industrial black enamel (I went with flat on mine) that is proving to be fairly tough. The only places its failed were two spots I nailed rather hard with the back of a socket wrench when I slipped off a bolt. That caused a small chip, which was rather easy to fix with a dab of paint from a model brush I'm sure powder coat would be much tougher, but this stuff even withstood some fuel spillage from my carb work and didn't mar so it will suit my needs easily.

 

If you are on a tight budget, you may want to try out the Rustoleum textured paint. It is tough and forgiving of surface imperfections. I learned this from my gokart experiences. Here is a photo of my MC that I just painted using flat black textured paint. JB

 

Thx guys, I picked up a can of the engine enamel in flat black, and primer, so once I get my tank off I'm gonna start it. Any tips on taping off everything? Thats the parts I'm a little nervous about..

 

Rattle can rule of thumb-

Tape off everything you don't want paint on

 

LoL... thanks.