Triumphrat

TRYMPH

Removed my AI a couple weeks back and bought my paint yesterday. Just want to know what type of prep I would need to do prior to painting them. What type of cleaner, any sanding, steel wool scuffing...? Any advice would greatly be appreciated.

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TRYMPH
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2004 Black & White T100
AI Removed / Fork Gaiters / Uni Filter / Thruxton Needles / Polaris Bellmouth / Super Bars / Puig Flyscreen / Thruxton Cans Bafflectomized / Black BBQ Painted Headers / Corbin Gunfighter Seat

sweatmachine

I used a sanding block from home depot, 500 or 600 grit I think, layed down a coat of the BBQ black, let it dry, then buffed it with 000 steel wool, then used about 4 more coats of the paint, with steel wool in between each coat, and after the last one.



It smokes like crazy (and stinks) the first time you fire up the bike, but after it cures it is a pretty durable finish. I love the look!

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Cynr1023

wow, sounds like I might have to redo my pipes in a bit!

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2007 Bonnie Black
NB Drag Bars, Napoleon Bar-Ends, 19t Front Sproket, Bobbed front and rear fender, Lucas style taillight and bullet signal lights, blacked headers (hey, it's different than from when I got it), Matte Black Side Covers, and fenders, Red seat "embossing", Pazzo Racing Black anodized short levers, BC Predator exhaust, ARK & a rejet, AI removed
OTW: painted tank and headlight bucket w/ screen

05Truxter

Haven't done this but considering it for a winter project. Here's a tip, and I may be way off, but it seems logical. I bought a wood stove last winter, and it is painted black. The manufacturer recommended building a couple small fires and letting it cool between fires to cure and harden the paint. You might want to start up, let it run 1 minute, shut off to cool to ambient temp, then repeat a couple more times. Then again you may just want to get out and ride it!

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'05 Thruxton, Epco, RaceTech fork springs & cartridge emulators, YSS Shocks, Unifilter, snorkel out, 130 mains, 40 pilot, 1 shim, pilot screw 3 turns, turtle wax