Spot painting...

[BonesFX]

First off - what type of bike was it?

Second - What parts were ruined?

You can prabably remove the damaged parts from the bike, fix them up with some bondo or glazing putty and have some paint mixed to match and just shoot those parts, Now if you have a metallic or 3 stage (kandy) that you have to match, you might want to shoot the whole thing to make sure it all matches - and while your at it you could add flames or rips and tears... I would probably shoot the whole thing - especially if it metallic - sometimes even the pearls in metallic paints don't match the original paint - and it wouldn't take that much paint to do --- 250 miles huh?? Ya know they say if it gets rashed under a 1000 miles its a jinxed bike -- Maybe you should just sell it and buy a new one!!! LOL!!! --- Bones!~

 

[Taylor Blair]

Bones thanks for the help.

The scooter is a ET2 Vespa (not mine) that is this really horrible baby blue. On a Vespa all the body parts are metal so there is a dent in the front upright leading to the handle bars and the rear engine cover. The guy pretty much just fell over.

The original paint is just a base coat / clear coat so nothing special there. Unfortunately the body panels are not removeable so I'll have to take the whole thing into the booth.

Thanks again,
Taylor

 

[Taylor Blair]

Okay, this should show how much of a new guy I am at this. I've got a scooter to paint that was dropped. Two panels were dented and need to have bondo applied. The bike only has 208 miles on it so the rest of the paint is in great shape. Is there anything special involoved with blending the new and the old... would you clear the whole thing? As you can maybe tell, I'm not even sure what questions I should be asking.

Taylor