Hello,

I know I'm not painting a hotrod but its all I have to make custom!! I’ve painted a little bit before on one of my cars a few years ago and I enjoyed doing it but it has been a while since I completed a paint job and I’m struggling to remember everything I’m going to need and all of the tips and techniques that I acquired!! If any one out there has some tips for me let them rip, here is what I remember and the scale of the job........... I’m painting plastic off of a motorcycle and have primed the surface with the appropriate plastic primer from my local napa auto store (that the stage I’m at now). The rest is what I’m assuming to be a complete job so feel free to critique and criticize.

Next im going to sand the primer with 600-800 grit paper then wash the surface with some dawn dish soap and water with a sponge; allow to dry; tack it off with a tack rag, then apply viper black base coat spraying over all of the edges first then over the open surfaces with a 50% overlap for about 3 or 4 coats. Flash time 15 mins between coats. Drying time about 2.5 hours then again sanding with 600-800 grit paper knocking down any orange peal and prepping the surface for a minimal design pattern with orange paint (QUESTION: Do i need to do anything to the surface before I spray the orange over the sanded and washed black and the same for just before I spray the clear over the base coats). Wash with dawn dish soap and tacking off, then spraying the same 3 or 4 coats of the orange; taking off the custom painting design tape 15 mins after the last coat allowing the paint edge to "Fall". Flash time 15 mins. Drying time 2.5 hours then sanding with 800-1000 grit paper knocking down any orange peal and prepping surface for the clear where i will spray 1 coat of reg clear. then 3 coats with 1/64" orange metallic flakes then 3 more reg clear to cover. Flash time 15 mins. dry time 2.5 hours then sanding out for final finish starting with 800 grit working out to 1600 grit paper. (QUESTION: how long do i need to wait till i can polish out the 1600 grit paper sanding marks, and what is the best way to do it.)

IF THERE IS ANYTHING I MISSED OR YOU THINK I SHOULD DO DIFFERENT LET ME KNOW I WOULD LIKE ANY INPUT ALL YOU PROS HAVE TO OFFER.


THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ADVICE
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