Yellow to Repsol for $50, need decals

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  1. ryebread5if

    ryebread5if New Member

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    Not bad for a rattle can job, wouldn't you say?

    Now I need some decals. Anyone know some good sources, or anyone who makes 'em themselves?

    From yellow:
    yellowbike.JPG

    To Repsol:
    bike.jpg

    bike2.jpg
     
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    thanks for posting that site quite an interesting read, the bike looks good especially for 'rattle' cans, how long did it take you?
     
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    Hi Scott, sorry, that's not my bike.. me & rattle cans just don't go together - but a paint gun. ....that's a different answer

    This is one of my bikes with the stickers from image works..

    [​IMG]VFR400R NC24-5 by Pete Smith, on Flickr

    [​IMG]VFR400R NC24-4 by Pete Smith, on Flickr
     
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    It took many, many... many hours. Lots of prepping, taping, eye-balling. Then I'd have to wait days or a week for that paint to dry before I put tape over that to spray another part. There were a few times when the paint didn't totally adhere to the surface and when I removed the tape, some of the paint would come with it. So I'd have to sand that area down and re-prep/tape/spray. And there were more than a few times when I evidently didn't do a thorough enough job covering the areas I didn't want sprayed and a little over-spray would show up in random places. Overall, the process was frustrating, time-consuming and patience-testing. But I only spent $50 as opposed to spending $500 for a set of pre-painted/labeled Repsol fairings.
     
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    Trust me, those $500 fairings don't fit anyway.
     
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    haha.

    When Drewl sees that yellow painted over he's going to flip.
     
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    Wow! Ryebread and Diving Pete, both those bikes look great. Nice work.
     
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