mix match paint

[CrimsonReign]

so i bought a stock(candy orange) tank from pyrpulhayez awhile back and i'm having my uncle airbrush what i'm pretty sure will be a kick ass pin up girl with some revolvers to cover the factory logos on the side. the airbrush was free so im pretty sure he didnt strip it down and throw a narly base coat on it but rather left it the stock blah color. im going to be buying some after market fenders from oldy's and im trying to figure out what might be a good way to avoid having to paint the whole bike that stock shit but also avoid what looks like a hoopty with a bad ass fuel tank. what do you guys think?

[CrimsonReign]

realy ....nothing...??

[crimsonblooded]

think you are gonna have to get it painted bro

[crimsonblooded]

just saying... for the result you know you want...... you are gonna have to do it

[CrimsonReign]

well yeh thats a given on the fenders im just trying to contimplate somthing other then everything being that god awful candy orange

[CrimsonReign]

my tank should be back in 2 weeks now i have to collect some cash to order a fender and get a paint jobi guess honda copper will be my rides new flaver...

[PeppermintPatty]

I'd suggest a satin, very low-gloss black...not necessarily flat. w/ the old-school pin-up art, it should blend pretty well. I'd like to see a pic of the tank to get an idea of what you have.

[CrimsonReign]

I'd suggest a satin, very low-gloss black...not necessarily flat. w/ the old-school pin-up art, it should blend pretty well. I'd like to see a pic of the tank to get an idea of what you have.
thanks noob for the input but i dont know if satin and the 2006 stock copper would look right ill have to see some pics of which satin your talking about. he shuld be sending it back to me within 2 weeks hopefully and ill most def post pics

[BaldEagle]

She just wants to see the girl!

And you know you love orange...Rocky Top!!!

[PeppermintPatty]

She just wants to see the girl!




well yeah...that too



a friend of mine just painted his track car in John Deere blitz black. It's a single-stage, readily available, good option for a low-sheen paint. Many other ways it can be accomplished...but that's simple enough. There's also a product called Hot Rod Flatz, not sure how easily it can be obtained.

if you know anyone that can pinstripe, I'd consider getting some lines pulled in a copper (& maybe white too) on the black to match the tank. That's my $.02 anyway & I'm awesome.





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[CrimsonReign]

as soon as i get the tank ill be braggin like the kid with the cool toy even with out new fenders and paint ill go with candyorange/copper and my jessie james silver if i have to.. im not scared

[CrimsonReign]

got a sample of the tank before its finished its a phone pic so until i have it back its all i got ill upload the side view when i get to work what y'all think especially you pp?

[TI 3VOM]

There is never anything wrong with a nice set of tits. That is the orange you are hating? Looks more red, but I know how cell phone pics work.

To get it to match, I think the fenders need to be the red/orange.... or you could do white and black checkerboards maybe... May be too much, but it would tie in.

[CrimsonReign]

There is never anything wrong with a nice set of tits. That is the orange you are hating? Looks more red, but I know how cell phone pics work.

To get it to match, I think the fenders need to be the red/orange.... or you could do white and black checkerboards maybe... May be too much, but it would tie in.

its whatever the factory candy orange color is .. i dunno about the checker board on the fenders it might as u said be too much not really a nascar kinda guy. yeh i cant wait to get it back and see it in person he's got to finish the checkered flags on the other side and behind her and put some enamel on it. ill prob figure out what kind of fenders im going to get and and then go from there if i get a little tin ill just paint it black but hell i dunno .. thats why i threw it on here to get some inputs. i lost my artistic talent about 3 yrs ago when a wave of unmotivation/kids came over me

[CrimsonReign]

thinking about buying an airbrush now any suggestions? im broke but i already have a compressor that i used with my single action ab. im gonna need it to figure out what to do with the tins

[apache driver]

thinking about buying an airbrush now any suggestions? im broke but i already have a compressor that i used with my single action ab. im gonna need it to figure out what to do with the tins

Iwata Eclipse

[CrimsonReign]

i saw a couple on bay i have a small hobby electric compressor just wish it had a gauge on it. so all i need is the pistol to pack the colors in and splooge out

[apache driver]

i saw a couple on bay i have a small hobby electric compressor just wish it had a gauge on it. so all i need is the pistol to pack the colors in and splooge out

If your little compressor doesn't deliver a nice smooth flow of air you'll play hell with it, most little hobby types pulse the air out and even with a regulator it is nearly impossible to get a smooth flow, the best deal for a budget is one of those little emergency air tanks from Auto Zone (I think they are about three gallons), you can fill it with your little compressor and it provides plenty of air at a nice smooth rate, a lot of folks use scuba tanks, but that aint cheap. You should avoid using a guage and learn to read the paint as it comes out of the tip, use very low air pressure for detail work and mix the paint to roughly the consistency of milk (I know, goofy, but it works).

[CrimsonReign]

If your little compressor doesn't deliver a nice smooth flow of air you'll play hell with it, most little hobby types pulse the air out and even with a regulator it is nearly impossible to get a smooth flow, the best deal for a budget is one of those little emergency air tanks from Auto Zone (I think they are about three gallons), you can fill it with your little compressor and it provides plenty of air at a nice smooth rate, a lot of folks use scuba tanks, but that aint cheap. You should avoid using a guage and learn to read the paint as it comes out of the tip, use very low air pressure for detail work and mix the paint to roughly the consistency of milk (I know, goofy, but it works).
between you and www.airbrushtricks.com maybe ill refind my desire to produce some stuff. thank you for your time apche

[CrimsonReign]

I'd suggest a satin, very low-gloss black...not necessarily flat. w/ the old-school pin-up art, it should blend pretty well. I'd like to see a pic of the tank to get an idea of what you have.
i think im gonna go with the flat black with a satin clear coat from maco .. yay

[PeppermintPatty]

nice choice.


nice tits, btw! I swear I'm going to get a tittie pin-up tat one of these days...

[Kycop34]

OK, I didn't read all the responses but My suggestion would be to go with a small 1-2" factory candy orange/red (whatever matches the tank) strip or edging on both fenders with some airbrushed art or graphics to match the checkerboard or something like that for the middle/center of the fenders.

If ya got even just a little bit of the factory base coat then it "looks" like a complete custom job and should blend as long as the other stuff you put onit fits with your tank theme.

[CrimsonReign]

nice choice.


nice tits, btw! I swear I'm going to get a tittie pin-up tat one of these days...
Tits for tits, peppermint. No pics no tits

[CrimsonReign]

so ive noticed with spray painted parts that the clear apoxy i put on it afterwards didnt really do a good job where my seat touches my fender and where a few cables touch my tank it pulls the paint off.. this is no buneo..