Orange is a cool colour.
Orange is also a colour which can make anything look god awful if you use too much of it, use it in the wrong place, or with the wrong colour etc... I was seriously worried before I started painting that the my choice of orange on black was going to turn out kind of Hallo-weenish, but I went ahead anyways and this is where my disregard for my own instincts have gotten me
What has been painted:
Frame - orange
swingarm - black
front caliper - orange/black
back brake stay - orange
etc...
So, after one coat a week ago (FYI: it really is best to wait the recommended time periond on the spray can), and another today here is how the frame looks
Not bad eh?
I also decided it was time to finish up the exhaust pipes and ready them for wrapping. Here is how they look before (above) and after (below) being sprayed with a can of Mastercraft High Temp Manifold paint.
As you can see below, when I got the CL360 exhaust pipes one of the pipes had a flange spot welded onto the end of it which I presume held the muffler on. To remove this, I got the hacksaw out and cut it off as neatly as I could.
Before (sorry, this is the only picture I could find of it)
After
Before I sign off, I just want to explain my reason for painting the frame orange. When I saw how well the orange came out on the first few pieces (see previous post) I really wanted to incorperate more of it into the bike. I went to the KTM website where I found my inspiration, the KTM superduke 990 Rebel. I'm just hoping mine will turn out looking half as good.
Orange is also a colour which can make anything look god awful if you use too much of it, use it in the wrong place, or with the wrong colour etc... I was seriously worried before I started painting that the my choice of orange on black was going to turn out kind of Hallo-weenish, but I went ahead anyways and this is where my disregard for my own instincts have gotten me
What has been painted:
Frame - orange
swingarm - black
front caliper - orange/black
back brake stay - orange
etc...
So, after one coat a week ago (FYI: it really is best to wait the recommended time periond on the spray can), and another today here is how the frame looks
Not bad eh?
I also decided it was time to finish up the exhaust pipes and ready them for wrapping. Here is how they look before (above) and after (below) being sprayed with a can of Mastercraft High Temp Manifold paint.
As you can see below, when I got the CL360 exhaust pipes one of the pipes had a flange spot welded onto the end of it which I presume held the muffler on. To remove this, I got the hacksaw out and cut it off as neatly as I could.
Before (sorry, this is the only picture I could find of it)
After
Before I sign off, I just want to explain my reason for painting the frame orange. When I saw how well the orange came out on the first few pieces (see previous post) I really wanted to incorperate more of it into the bike. I went to the KTM website where I found my inspiration, the KTM superduke 990 Rebel. I'm just hoping mine will turn out looking half as good.
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Did you ever finish the bike? The updates just stop after frame was painted
ReplyDeleteI ditto that request. Just bought me my first bike (same model) and wanna see how yours turned out.
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