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New paint job.

Started by wildfire, December 17, 2014, 02:54:46 PM

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Pat Conlon

Jeff,  numbers aside, I like your choice. I would rather have a normally aspirated V12 than a turbo...

I've never had the chance to ride in a V12 version, so here's an idea.....
Why don't you drive your M5 and tow your FJ out to our WCR?

Very bitchen car...

Now back to the painting discussion...
1) Free Owners Manual download: https://tinyurl.com/fmsz7hk9
2) Don't store your FJ with E10 fuel https://tinyurl.com/3cjrfct5
3) Replace your old stock rubber brake lines.
4) Important items for the '84-87 FJ's:
Safety wire: https://tinyurl.com/99zp8ufh
Fuel line: https://tinyurl.com/bdff9bf3

jscgdunn

Pat,
Would love to get to WCr...someday...need to retire to find all that precious time.....
92 FJ1200 2008 ZX14 Forks, wheels, 2008 cbr 600 RR swingarm
92 FJ1200 2009 R1 Swinger, Forks, Wheels, 2013 CBR 1000 Shock
90 FJ 1200 (Son # 2), Stock
89 FJ 1200 Built from parts: (Brother bought it) mostly 92 parts inc. motor
84 FJ 1100 (Son #1), 89 forks wheels, blue spots

Dads_FJ

I painted my TDM850 myself with Rustoleum (thinned with acetone) sprayed from a cheap Harbor freight like sprayer.  You get what you pay for but I'm happy with it and did it myself.

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John S.

'84 Yamaha FJ1100
'89 Yamaha FJ1200
'94 Yamaha WR250
'80 BMW R100S/Sidecar
'39 BSA WM20

Ponty

You can get a reasonable but not great finish with rattle cans - lots of flatting back etc involved, but the biggest problem is that rattle can paint is not petrol proof - washes off the minute you get petrol on it. Not so good for a petrol tank then! I bought an FZ750 which looked great but the painter had used a lacquer which was not petrol proof... At least I could get it off with petrol! You can get petrol proof lacquer but really professional spray is best. If you get it painted gloss black or white with no decals any half decent car spray painter will make a nice job of it for not too much. I had my last tank, seat unit and side panels done for £150 a couple of years ago. Looked fine! Cheers and Happy Christmas, And.