XTreme Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 This top box, thought it works fine, is pretty battered due to bad parking in Granada city centre. Scraped all over the place and even a chunk missing out of the lid itself......though you've got to look hard to see it. So I thought I'd see if I could make it look a little less shit before I pulled the trigger on a new one. Here it is in it's normal state........ So I masked around it and stuck it on top of the bird bath in the garden. The I gave it it's first coat of black......sort of bubbling a bit at the moment so I've left it to bake dry in the sun before applying a second coat. I'll update you when I've done the second coat! It may look less shit......or maybe again it may look more shit! My money's on more shit I have to say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Less close with the spray, Pete, lighter coats each time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 The wife said it looked like shit so gave me something to rub it down with......a sanding block apparently. So I rubbed it down and it looked like this! Then it was another coat of paint..... So definitely looking better. I'm going to leave it now till we come back from the horses, then another rub down in a few spots and another coat of paint. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 Leaving the next coat till tomorrow now......and it warms up again. But so far it's looking better than I expected. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 GS owners. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Did you sand the plastic before you started or use a plastic promoter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 28 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Did you sand the plastic before you started or use a plastic promoter? No......I just blasted away with the can! The thing is I thought it was pretty knackered anyway (piece of lid broken off too) so it was no great loss if it all went belly up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Should have primed it first Pete with plastic primer, very light sanding and then the top coat. Anyway, it doesn't look too bad to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 1 hour ago, boboneleg said: Should have primed it first Pete with plastic primer, very light sanding and then the top coat. Anyway, it doesn't look too bad to me. Couple more coats tomorrow and see how it looks then Bob. But it's certainly better than when I started......cos I was expecting to bin it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I know what it needs, a little touch up! lol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Looks Chinese. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 Coat no 3...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 The expression "like watching paint dry" never had such a match for a thread as this. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 38 minutes ago, Pedro said: The expression "like watching paint dry" never had such a match for a thread as this. We're a low class, low quality motorcycle site Pedro.......so I'm trying up the quality a bit. Not sure if this will help but beggars can't be choosers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Never look a gifted horse in the mouth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 54 minutes ago, XTreme said: We're a low class, low quality motorcycle site Pedro.......so I'm trying up the quality a bit. Not sure if this will help but beggars can't be choosers. Speak for yourself and that motley top box 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 All done! It ain't perfect by any means, but it's better than it was! Before...... After...... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 And now back on the bike..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 4 hours ago, XTreme said: Coat no 3...... It's looks like a bbq grill in this pic. I expected to see some steaks in it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Bike looks sad with that trunk on top As if this wasn't enough: Now: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 22 minutes ago, Pedro said: Bike looks sad with that trunk on top As if this wasn't enough: Now: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 4 hours ago, XTreme said: All done! It ain't perfect by any means, but it's better than it was! Before...... After...... Looks much better! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Over here shad is a bait fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 29 minutes ago, Tym said: Over here shad is a bait fish. In this house shad is short for shit head 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 18 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: In this house shad is short for shit head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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