How do you paint a motorcycle?

Answer 1

There is a book on it at

www.themotorbookstore.com

its called how to custom paint your motorcycle.

It is a very informative book and will give you lots of details including air brush techniques.

Answer 2

Asuming you want to paint the whole bike and not just touch up whats there. Take it apart as much as you can. Remove fenders tank cables, as much as you can. Sand everything nice and smooth. Mask anything that you don't want painted .(use the expensive tape, not the cheap stuff) spray on primer. Sand it down again.(1000 grit ) Spray on the paint in light coats. Try not to breathe in the fumes. repeat sanding and painting until it looks perfect. Remove the masking tape and paper and reassemble without scratching anything.

Answer 3

A lot of hassle. All parts must be stripped off - fenders, tanks, engines, footpegs -- everything. Label them. Metal parts need sanding, priming and painting. Fiberglass parts need different paints and primers. Plastic parts also need different paint. Chrome parts need rechroming. Engine block needs sandblasting and repainted with heat resistant paint. DIY on a part time basis - give or take 3 to 6 months. Then you have to replace cables, broken screws and nuts. Take my advice. Get it done at a shop.

Answer 4

With a car, you can tape the car off and spray it. On a motorcycle, you going to want to remove the sheet metal, sand, prep the surface, primer, paint.

or take the sheet metal to someone and have them do a pro job on it...that's the best way.

Answer 5

If you really want to make it look nice I would use paint. You can opt. for paint if you are low on cash. But to do it right you need to use paint.

Answer 6

with paint