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recoiljunky

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if i posted this in the wrong spot then please move it for me.

hello all i am looking to paint some parts on my motorcycle and i dont have any product knowledge. let me say i do have experience spaying paint from my boat building days but i was always told by the head painter what to use and when to use it so i didnt build any knolodge of what i needed or what works and what dont. okay heres. i wasnt to do a deep matalic blueish purple that almost looks black in the dark on some plastic and aluminum pieces. the sprayers i have are husky h0905-5 and h0905-4 and apear to be siphon fed. also i live in florida where the tempature is between 70-90 degrees and extra wet humidity. would it be advisable to use brush on than sand epoxy as a primer/filler i have some westsystem 105 laying around. so what primer base flake clear and hardener would you use? and would there be a good paint for cylinders on engines that would hold up really well?

thank you
 

TAZ

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Even though you mention that it's very humid where you live, I would suggest still spraying the primer on. If you brushed it on, you'd never get the brush marks out on an epoxy primer.
You can choose any bc/cc type system. They all basically spray about the same.
The base goes on dull. Then you give it gloss by applying the clearcoat.

I don't know of any type paint that holds on well on hot motors. Probably should be them powdercoated.
 

TAZ

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I didn't see any primer shown on those links, but you can choose any decent grade epoxy primer.
 

TAZ

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Whatever you choose whether it's a clearcoat or primer, I would suggest getting the appropriate hardener that it calls for.
Also keep in mind, some clears and primers call for reducers as well...and some do not require a reducer.
Guess that might answer your question?!?!
 

recoiljunky

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It says on the data sheet for it that there is a slow med and fast reducer. does that that mean the reducer is the hardener?
 

TAZ

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I believe if you were looking at the KC-210 speed clear, and you only need a quart, you can by this.
I found this on the website

This appears to be a spot clear. Which means possibly only doing one panel or even twos. It's made to dry very quickly. You might want to try the regular clear which slows down dry time.
 
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