Suzuki Hayabusa

[ricrosar]

Originally Posted by stevenoble

Having owned the real bike way back in the year 2000, I can say that you're making an excellent job of this build. All the little detail touches you're adding and the colours you're using are absolutely spot on..!!! Looking forward to seeing more as you progress...

Thanks Steve for your encouraging words!

Originally Posted by Riggers

Cheers Rick for that.....order being placed now! Already have the Crazy Modeler PE set!!

Looks really good mate....what final colour scheme are you going to do??

Thanks again,

I am planning a factory color scheme, possibly Blue/Black combo not sure yet. Thanks again for watching. Suggestions are very welcome

[John18d]

ricrosar - have you seen the thread that Steve Noble posted of his hayabusa? it has probably the best paint job on a motorcycle on the forum - do a search for it - you won't be disappointed.
John

[ricrosar]

Originally Posted by John18d

ricrosar - have you seen the thread that Steve Noble posted of his hayabusa? it has probably the best paint job on a motorcycle on the forum - do a search for it - you won't be disappointed.
John

Sure did man, completely agree with you, there are some outstanding paint jobs here but his busa paint job must be the benchmark. I wish I could get some zero paints myself but they are not easily available to me. Even if I did, that is a masters work I don't think I can achieve. Perhaps I will try experimenting with locally available 2k clear at least. John, I really appreciate your suggestions and thanks for following the wip.

Regards
Rick

[John18d]

Rick - I'm with you regarding the zero paints - I don't suppose you can get them there in Puerto Rico any easier than those of us in the USA. I have a small collection of Zero paints and 2K clear that I purchased before Hiroboy stopped shipping them over here. I treasure them like gold - lol I was sent a link to "spotmodel" which I believe is in Spain. Sadly they charge more than Hiroboy and have extremely expensive shipping as well. Urethane 2K clear is urethane 2K clear - it's all the same - you should be able to get it from auto paint shops where you live - if you have access to PPG paints, I recommend them and their 2K clear called Delthane and the urethane basecoat/clearcoat system called Deltron (DBU) - I used that PPG line to paint the bodywork of my superbike back in 94-98 whan I was racing in the AMA superbike series here in the USA.
your Busa build is really detailed and clean.
John

[ricrosar]

Project update. First, John sorry for the late response and thanks for the paints advise. I managed to get the paint codes to a local R+M (BASF) dealer paint shop and got 4 ounces each of the base color, candy top and black for $40 bucks. I also got 1 pint of Limco 4100 urethane clear for $24. You can see how it came out below.

Here I decided to alclad chrome the fork shaft instead of using the provided sticker.


Result with some bolts added




Rear brake cylinder


cowling, tank etc. primed


Base coat sprayed




Candy sprayed


Masked for spraying black




2 coats of clear sprayed










Front end ready


Gas tank test fit


Current build state




That it for now

Regards
Rick

[Riggers]

As always Rick.....bloomin' wonderful!
Steve? Looks like you have some competition on that spray job & finish! Lol

Rick, are you going to cut it back a little & polish to get a really deep shine?
What Alclad did you paint the fork legs? Looks really good...

ATB

[stevenoble]

Oh my goodness..!!! It's like going back in time and seeing mine but it's blue not red. Absolutely outstanding paint work. It brought back fond memories from when I built mine and I applied the basecoat which looked like nothing, dull, lifeless even. But then I hit it with that Candy top and BOOM...!!!! The colour just jumped out at me and 'popped' like nothing I'd ever seen before, well until now that is. Looks fantastic, it's gonna be a real stunner when finished

[ricrosar]

Originally Posted by Riggers

As always Rick.....bloomin' wonderful!
Steve? Looks like you have some competition on that spray job & finish! Lol

Rick, are you going to cut it back a little & polish to get a really deep shine?
What Alclad did you paint the fork legs? Looks really good...

ATB

Riggers,thanks for your kind words. Actually clear coat is polished down a bit and it is as shiny as it can be, just me and my camera suck at highlighting the shine effect. Also these pics where taken at night under my bench light. I hope to get better outdoor pics for the completed models section post. As for the the forks paint, the chrome is alclad, the shock part is MM steel metalizer mix with metalizer sealer sprayed together over black, caliper bracket is alclad dull aluminum sprayed over gloss black.

Originally Posted by stevenoble

Oh my goodness..!!! It's like going back in time and seeing mine but it's blue not red. Absolutely outstanding paint work. It brought back fond memories from when I built mine and I applied the basecoat which looked like nothing, dull, lifeless even. But then I hit it with that Candy top and BOOM...!!!! The colour just jumped out at me and 'popped' like nothing I'd ever seen before, well until now that is. Looks fantastic, it's gonna be a real stunner when finished

Steve, Thanks for your words and for checking my build. I feel honored coming from who I think has one of the best if not the best Busa build out there. You raised the bar very high, that red/black Busa its the benchmark I just try to follow. You are so right about that candy color. Everything came to life when I sprayed that candy. Thanks again.

Regards
Rick

[Zonic2001]

Nice job Rick! And thanks for the information provided!!!!!

[John18d]

Really nice paint job Rick - the colors really popped - and the clear blended it all in
Rick can I ask how you mixed the clear for spraying - and what size nozzle and airbrush
Thanks Rick
John

[ricrosar]

Originally Posted by John18d

Really nice paint job Rick - the colors really popped - and the clear blended it all in
Rick can I ask how you mixed the clear for spraying - and what size nozzle and airbrush
Thanks Rick
John

Thanks John. The recommended mix ratio is 4-1-1 (clear:hardener:reducer). I mixed mine 4-1-2 and it sprayed great using a Paasche Talon with a .66mm nozzle and fan aircap at 18 psi.

Rick

[ricrosar]

Hi everyone, finally finished the bike so I wanted to thank you all that followed and commented in this learning adventure of mine making a Wip. I want to invite you all to check the bike posted in the completed models section, here is the link: http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul....php?t=1103475 Thanks again!

regards Rick

[John18d]

Rick - how did you paint the "Tokico" logos on the brakes??
Thanks
John

[ricrosar]

Originally Posted by John18d

Rick - how did you paint the "Tokico" logos on the brakes??
Thanks
John

Hi John, logos where dry brushed with silver enamel paint