StrokedOutZX14
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posted July 11, 2008 01:33 AM
 Edited By: StrokedOutZX14 on 11 Jul 2008 02:50
Custom Painting Next Week, Need Advice
Doing a complete paint job next week as I am repairing the damage from the wreck. Anybody like what they see?
            
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07 ZX14 Stroked to 1530cc
Muzzy 5mm Stroker Crank, 86mm JE Pistons, Carillo Connecting Rods, Muzzy Billet Cams, Muzzy Valve Springs, Rings, Pins, Clips.
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crashtech
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posted July 11, 2008 03:36 AM
No! Nothing looks worse then a cheesy paint job. Dont cut corners and spend some money.
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fifth
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posted July 11, 2008 03:46 AM
get a picture of a 1990 ZX-7 with the green,white, and blue paint scheme....I just loved that paint job on those.....clean, loud, but not too busy
or, paint it Alpine Pearl white with a charcoal black lower fairing and a charcoal stripe up the rear side pieces. Seperate the white and the charcoal with a pinstripe of red. Kind of like the 1989 kawasaki limited edition 600r
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mcair
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posted July 11, 2008 07:40 AM
I would *never* paint a bike in anything other than the stock color, or adorn it with stupid stickers. I need to be able to sell it when I purchase the 2010 ZX15....
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Bently
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posted July 11, 2008 07:50 AM
No nothing you have there looks good IMO.
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busajack5
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posted July 11, 2008 07:57 AM
K.I.S.S, but this is probably to simple for you.EH
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fifth
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posted July 11, 2008 09:07 AM
love the stripes....
how does the Muzzy duals sound compared to the single canister??
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StrokedOutZX14
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posted July 11, 2008 09:15 AM
i am spending money. $1500 dollars. Base coat / clear coat. Just can't come up with a color. I want something different
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07 ZX14 Stroked to 1530cc
Muzzy 5mm Stroker Crank, 86mm JE Pistons, Carillo Connecting Rods, Muzzy Billet Cams, Muzzy Valve Springs, Rings, Pins, Clips.
Muzzy M10 Exhaust
K&N Air Filter
Power Commander 3 With Ignition Module.
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road rage
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posted July 11, 2008 12:20 PM
Edited By: road rage on 11 Jul 2008 13:25
Mine is different, still working on it; needs Carrozeria wheels (gold) and new decals. It's already got everything else. FYI - I painted it in my garage for under $200 bucks!
Phil
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StrokedOutZX14
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posted July 11, 2008 12:24 PM
i am spending money. $1500 dollars. Base coat / clear coat. Just can't come up with a color. I want something different
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07 ZX14 Stroked to 1530cc
Muzzy 5mm Stroker Crank, 86mm JE Pistons, Carillo Connecting Rods, Muzzy Billet Cams, Muzzy Valve Springs, Rings, Pins, Clips.
Muzzy M10 Exhaust
K&N Air Filter
Power Commander 3 With Ignition Module.
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StrokedOutZX14
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posted July 11, 2008 12:27 PM
thats nice, my hayabusa looked like that a little. It was a gun metal gray
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07 ZX14 Stroked to 1530cc
Muzzy 5mm Stroker Crank, 86mm JE Pistons, Carillo Connecting Rods, Muzzy Billet Cams, Muzzy Valve Springs, Rings, Pins, Clips.
Muzzy M10 Exhaust
K&N Air Filter
Power Commander 3 With Ignition Module.
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StrokedOutZX14
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posted July 11, 2008 01:43 PM
Edited By: StrokedOutZX14 on 11 Jul 2008 14:45
The pictures above look cheesy cause i used microsoft paint and the shades are way off. I basically colored on a picture of my bike. The guy that's painting my bike has worked at a jaguar dealership as a painter since 1986. The paint that he will use is the same paint that a authorized jaguar dealership must used as per jaguar requirements. It will be be a base coat / clearcoat with 3 - 4 layers. His Jaguar certification is hanging on the dealership wall, apparently the paint will be top notch, good enough for a jag, should be good enough for a kawa lol. He is a friend of a friend and if i can't trust his work, then who can you trust? The dude apparently can paint. He guaranteed a better job then what came out of the factory. every rock won't leave a chip.
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07 ZX14 Stroked to 1530cc
Muzzy 5mm Stroker Crank, 86mm JE Pistons, Carillo Connecting Rods, Muzzy Billet Cams, Muzzy Valve Springs, Rings, Pins, Clips.
Muzzy M10 Exhaust
K&N Air Filter
Power Commander 3 With Ignition Module.
Secondaries Removed
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Bently
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posted July 11, 2008 03:11 PM
To me it's the layout in your above pictures that don't look good.
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road rage
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posted July 12, 2008 10:25 PM
Edited By: road rage on 12 Jul 2008 23:38
Nothing wrong with a new paint job and I agree, it'll probably turn out to be more durable than the factory paint. The factory paint is simply too thin and doesn't hold up that great; at least the flat colors, not sure about the metal flakes. I would probably stay away from white though since to me it doesn't look that good on the ZX-14, but I also didn't care much for the Pearl White Busa's either a few yrs back. The best part from your wreck though is that now you can do something totally custom and one off which is cool. Do yourself a favor and take a look at some paint samples / chips which any paint shop would have, also talk to the painter as he'll usually have some really good ideas and usually will know what'll look sharp compared to what won't. Here's a friends ZX-10 that I painted last yr; perhaps you'll like this? It's an Ocean Blue w/ all the metal parts powdercoated in Fluorescent Yellow. It's not everybodies cup of tea but I can say there aren't many bikes like it and it looks great in person.
Good Luck!
Phil
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bigdtd
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posted July 13, 2008 08:02 AM
dont know about the paint, i like the stock red and white, then put a a real flame job on it intead of the facory tape. another thing post vertical instead of horizontal. it would be easier to follow.keeping it all on the screen imho.
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