I am lucky enough to have a father who has an insulated and heated garage. I will have to look around for examples as I was really hoping to leave it decal free. Although a dark black honda logo on the tank might look good. I keep thinking of those yellow Buell Blasts. Those have a "Buell" on the tank in black. I was thinking about going a little darker yellow. Luckily I have 6 months of cold to think.=). Thanks for the painting tips. I will have enough time to practice on various things. If those goes poorly I can always go to the pros.
On Oct 25, 8:17 pm, "Paul LeBoutillier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Redtail gave some very good painting tips, but I have one other. Remember > that yellow usually only looks good with some contrasting elements, > such as black > Honda > decals<http://www.xtreemedecals.com/staticlists/Honda%20Nighthawk%20650%20De...>. > If you're going to go with yellow, don't scrimp. Buy some nice-looking > decals <http://www.drivernetwork.net/products/staticlists/561.htm> that will > really offset the color nicely. > > Example THIS > OWNER<http://www.cycletrader.com/find/listing/1984-HONDA-NIGHTHAWK-93926530>came > close but missed the mark with yellow and blue. Not enough contrast. > Wish I could locate a really GOOD example. > > Paul > > <http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers> > Paul LeBoutillier > Nighthawk Lovers Email Group Admin > > > > On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 4:47 PM, Minnesota Blue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > So I am going to paint my 1983 650. The fun part about winter in MN > > and motorcycles is that when it is too cold to ride you have plenty of > > time for these "projects". If it was always warm I would never have > > time to do anything to a motorcycle. I am going to have a tank liner > > baked in first and the process can be hard on the paint. The tank > > clear coat is pretty shot and the rest of the paint is showing its > > age. It is currently blue and I am thinking of going yellow. My > > question is should I attempt to do this myself, or bite the bullet and > > pay to have it done right? This is never going to be a show bike and > > I have a decent spray gun. However, I have never painted plastic > > before (side covers and such) and have very limited experience > > painting anything. Part of me wants to give it a shot because I think > > it will be fun. The other part of me does not want a crappy paint > > job. Anyone try this at home? Any suggestions?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
