paint

well, I am one of those rare riders that hates chrome. In fact I despise the metalic look in general, which is entirely at odds with my love of motorcycles :). So, I decided to do something about it. I posted some pics of the finished product and one before pic. Eventually, I will probably...

Well, I pretty much knew from the get go that I would be doing paint on this bike at some point, and as I'm starting to line up what I want to do, I'm trying to decide if I should just use my OE carbon fiber tins, or if those are rare/special enough to bother trading them plus some cash for some...

I finally have all the paint work nearing completion on SkullDuggery. Well, the first set anyway. I have to add some detail to what's painted but the first set's the same color now... This top covers the original 89... The color is Retro Red with Iridescent Flake Clear.. So Far... I'm doing...

More of a two part question. I am having an internal debate. Kind of far out bit one thing I plan is to paint my bike. Black with a white racing strip, or stripes... I haven't decided exactly what the pattern yet. The big question is flat black and white vs the polished look. The second part...

Has anyone matched the red paint on the 1988 V Max? Looks like original paint, its a very fine metallic red with clearcoat. I tried Colorite, they have no Yamaha listings for 1988. I copied this info from another thread, according to this the 1988 should have black scoops. Mine has...

I needed some scoffs on the rear fender and a couple chips on the faux tank fixed. My "buddy" told me $300 so I gave him the $300 up front. Big mistake!! after months of no progress I said well just maybe put some ghost flames in it so at least it will look a little different. And I said I'll...

Like some of you, I've used the paint pens to whiten the lettering on your tires. Its called Hot tires from Duplicolor. Its works ok, but I found a new paint pen that goes on way better and far less messier. I found it at Fastenal of all places, I was there for bolts and saw black and yellow on...

Had my max since 95. I was only going to touch up motor & frame (in frame). Six months & lots of $$$ later... here she is with all new paint, seals, kits, jets, hoses, well you get the idea. Redesigned the seat (cut out two inches of foam, added thin gel pad. Leather & ostrich.) I ran over my...

My side scoops were painted black when I bought the bike, but I prefer the aluminum look. Is there a good product / method of paint removal from these covers that won't damage the surface?

Black Pearl with a silver marblerizer. Looking for constructive criticism.

Almost fitted the scoops, getting ready for paint along with the seat and side panels to match the rest of the blue panels

Ok I done search on the forum & all I found was to go to colorrite for paint codes. I might be loosing my mind but I cant find any codes on there for the 85. Does any one have the code for the maroon & the purple.

well as some of you know i was cleaning my bike last year before the brownie run and it fell over and screwed up my paint job :bang head: so i couldnt live with it and i took it to someone to fix it. well it looked ok in his shop, the airbrushing that was done was still there, but not very...

I need to touch the paint on my vmax engine. What is the best paint and where can I get some for this project? I need both the flat black for upper heads and the high gloss Black for the lower case. I have very little experience with painting. Also what is the correct procedure for prepping...

Does anyone know the color or paint code for the shaft drive /diff. cover? I need some touch up paint and have contacted my local Yamaha dealer and Color-Rite and neither one could help. The dealership says Color-Rite handles all their paint and Color-Rite doesn't have it and suggested I contact...

I work at a large chilled water plant and we are looking for a good industrial paint which does not require a respirator to apply. We will brush and roll it on interior steel and black iron pipes. I think latex has come a long way, but have no idea if we can replace our oil based paints with...

If I contaminate a fiberglass part with fuel. Will paint or chrome still adhere to the surface? What kind of prep would insure the paint or chrome to stick? Thanks

This paint was done by vmax forum member 'skullznbones'. I couldn't have asked for anything better, tks. buddy.

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So now that Ive basically totaled my Dads bike:bang head::bang head:, its time to build one out of two. Yes I have two Maxs to work with here. The older one that has been sitting for 8 yrs or so is 90% there. Got parked after a minor lay down that screwed something up and it would never steer...