RE- STICKERED... - Page 2

Beerslayer · 03-09-2007, 08:05 PM

No kidding? You did that with rattle cans?

ambassador · 03-09-2007, 08:18 PM

Yup, 7 or 8 coats and then 2 coats of flat clearcoat, I need to put a couple more coats of clearcoat over the decals but then I'm done for awhile... I do have some Renthal decals I may put on the swingarm but I don't want to go overboard...

Savage · 03-10-2007, 10:12 PM

Looks good to me. I work at a place where we sell Lifans and we just got in one of those last week. I put it together and took it for a test ride and was surprised. I'm a fan of dual sports and it rode nice and smooth to me (but I can't compare it to any of the new Jap DS's).
Anyway, we got a red but I wanted a blue, so I thought of buying it (if they'll give me a good deal on it) and painting it up glossy black to go nicely with the flat black.
It's nice to see basicly what I was thinking of doing.

Off topic but how many miles have you put on it and have you had any problems with it?

ambassador · 03-10-2007, 10:28 PM

Savage, MDSuave13 did his red GY-5 in semi gloss black, he will chime in soon...Kidding Suave... As far as miles go, I haven't done the conversion from KM to actual miles but I'd say about 400 give or take and not a problem (knock on wood) yet, runs like a top...

mdsuave13 · 03-10-2007, 10:51 PM

HERE I AM!!!! WAIT FOR ME GUYS!!!

haha, d!ck... ;-)

yes, me and ambassador have the flat black lifans.. hes the blue guy, im the red guy... its like tron

we both used the krylon fusion paint, he went flat, i went satin black.. it is holding up very well, some spots are chipping a bit on the hand guards, but its kinda trial and error with this, i figure i'll end up repainting it again sometime after summer.

Savage · 03-10-2007, 10:52 PM

Sweet!
Post a pic suave.

Where's the pic pic section on this forum?

Looks like most the GY-5 gets the most attention on this site...

mdsuave13 · 03-10-2007, 10:53 PM

heres another pic

most members here have a gallery too, so you can always look in there for more ideas and pics of parts and whatnot.. search around, you will find all kinds of neat stuff here!

ambassador · 03-11-2007, 10:14 AM

Yeah, mine is starting to chip off the handguards too, but I only put 2 coats on them and never sanded them before hand, I figured the same as my forkguards, they're gonna get messed up anyway...

Savage · 03-13-2007, 09:46 PM

Got the bike today. Really want to get that 5 off of there but they cleared over the dang decals.
I suppose I could take a razor blade to cut them off but I assume it would be a big PITA to get it all off and still have it looking good. Hmm...

mdsuave13 · 03-13-2007, 11:58 PM

savage go to the gallery and look in my pics, i had similar problems, my decals were cleared over also. I had to use a razor to get an edge of the decal up, then peel it off.. once i did that i had to sand the panel with 220 grit paper to make it smooth as the rest of it.. Then i painted the panels up.

Looks MUCH better, worth the 3 days (3 hours an evening) or so of work i spent on it.

Jim · 04-07-2007, 11:36 AM

So the Krylon Fusion paint doesnt have any problems flaking off?

Great looking bike btw!

sheadouglas · 04-07-2007, 03:55 PM

Here's a pic of my bike with the Krylon Fusion Gloss black. Just like MD and ambassador said, I have had the paint around the handguards chip off. I can say for me it is from hitting things when riding on trails and stuff.

Jim · 04-07-2007, 08:22 PM

You missed under your front fender

Looks good

sheadouglas · 04-07-2007, 10:50 PM

Actually, I missed under the front fender, and behind the fairing (plastic around the headlight). It gives a little contrast witht the seat at certain angles!

molypod · 04-07-2007, 11:54 PM

The black looks Great!

03-09-2007, 08:18 PM	#17
ambassador Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 1,200	Yup, 7 or 8 coats and then 2 coats of flat clearcoat, I need to put a couple more coats of clearcoat over the decals but then I'm done for awhile... I do have some Renthal decals I may put on the swingarm but I don't want to go overboard... __________________ 06 Lifan 200 GY-5
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03-10-2007, 10:28 PM	#19
ambassador Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 1,200	Savage, MDSuave13 did his red GY-5 in semi gloss black, he will chime in soon...Kidding Suave... As far as miles go, I haven't done the conversion from KM to actual miles but I'd say about 400 give or take and not a problem (knock on wood) yet, runs like a top... __________________ 06 Lifan 200 GY-5
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03-10-2007, 10:51 PM	#20
mdsuave13 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ellicott city, Maryland Posts: 857	HERE I AM!!!! WAIT FOR ME GUYS!!! haha, d!ck... ;-) yes, me and ambassador have the flat black lifans.. hes the blue guy, im the red guy... its like tron we both used the krylon fusion paint, he went flat, i went satin black.. it is holding up very well, some spots are chipping a bit on the hand guards, but its kinda trial and error with this, i figure i'll end up repainting it again sometime after summer. __________________ My name is Justin, my friends call me Stix. 2008 Kawasaki KLR650 Candy Lime Green ______________________________ I am the official China bike registration Guru For the State of Maryland..... HA.
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03-10-2007, 10:53 PM	#22
mdsuave13 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ellicott city, Maryland Posts: 857	heres another pic most members here have a gallery too, so you can always look in there for more ideas and pics of parts and whatnot.. search around, you will find all kinds of neat stuff here! __________________ My name is Justin, my friends call me Stix. 2008 Kawasaki KLR650 Candy Lime Green ______________________________ I am the official China bike registration Guru For the State of Maryland..... HA.
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03-11-2007, 10:14 AM	#23
ambassador Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 1,200	Yeah, mine is starting to chip off the handguards too, but I only put 2 coats on them and never sanded them before hand, I figured the same as my forkguards, they're gonna get messed up anyway... __________________ 06 Lifan 200 GY-5
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03-09-2007, 08:05 PM	#16
Beerslayer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 188	No kidding? You did that with rattle cans?
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03-10-2007, 10:12 PM	#18
Savage Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 732	Looks good to me. I work at a place where we sell Lifans and we just got in one of those last week. I put it together and took it for a test ride and was surprised. I'm a fan of dual sports and it rode nice and smooth to me (but I can't compare it to any of the new Jap DS's). Anyway, we got a red but I wanted a blue, so I thought of buying it (if they'll give me a good deal on it) and painting it up glossy black to go nicely with the flat black. It's nice to see basicly what I was thinking of doing. Off topic but how many miles have you put on it and have you had any problems with it?
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03-10-2007, 10:52 PM	#21
Savage Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 732	Sweet! Post a pic suave. Where's the pic pic section on this forum? Looks like most the GY-5 gets the most attention on this site...
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03-13-2007, 09:46 PM	#24
Savage Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 732	Got the bike today. Really want to get that 5 off of there but they cleared over the dang decals. I suppose I could take a razor blade to cut them off but I assume it would be a big PITA to get it all off and still have it looking good. Hmm...
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03-13-2007, 11:58 PM	#25
mdsuave13 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ellicott city, Maryland Posts: 857	savage go to the gallery and look in my pics, i had similar problems, my decals were cleared over also. I had to use a razor to get an edge of the decal up, then peel it off.. once i did that i had to sand the panel with 220 grit paper to make it smooth as the rest of it.. Then i painted the panels up. Looks MUCH better, worth the 3 days (3 hours an evening) or so of work i spent on it. __________________ My name is Justin, my friends call me Stix. 2008 Kawasaki KLR650 Candy Lime Green ______________________________ I am the official China bike registration Guru For the State of Maryland..... HA.
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04-07-2007, 11:36 AM	#26
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	So the Krylon Fusion paint doesnt have any problems flaking off? Great looking bike btw!
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04-07-2007, 03:55 PM	#27
sheadouglas Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi Posts: 349	Here's a pic of my bike with the Krylon Fusion Gloss black. Just like MD and ambassador said, I have had the paint around the handguards chip off. I can say for me it is from hitting things when riding on trails and stuff.
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04-07-2007, 08:22 PM	#28
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	You missed under your front fender Looks good
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04-07-2007, 10:50 PM	#29
sheadouglas Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi Posts: 349	Actually, I missed under the front fender, and behind the fairing (plastic around the headlight). It gives a little contrast witht the seat at certain angles!
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04-07-2007, 11:54 PM	#30
molypod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 223	The black looks Great!
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