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    Epoxy paint...or...'Hard and Red'

    I want to re-paint my fairings (kindly repaired by EuroDave) but I want them to stand up to the normal punishment encountered by a big red Ducati.

    You know - stones, drops, kicks and the tears....oh so many tears...........

    Anyway, I'm thinking a two-pot epoxy paint.

    Is it a practical alternative to sticking that clear plastic contact all over the paintwork?
    Does it keep on keeping on?
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    ...she took the KT, and left me the Buell to ride....(Blues Brothers)

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    Two pot paint is the way to go,Any paint will stone chip.Once painted the best protection is the clear stone graud ,it can look a bit ugly but is effective,I hope this helps.

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    I used the stick on stuff for the trip to the brassy and I made a few mistakes putting it on. Where every I stretched it over concave curves it has pulled off. Where it was "loose" as I stuck it on it has stayed stuck.

    Other than that It seems to have done the trick pretty good. I paid $25 for a 1m length and needed two to cover the bike.

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    if you get a mil-spec spec 2-pot, it will put up with most that you can throw at it. best way to minimise stone chipping, short of wrapping it in plastic, is to clear coat with another 2-pot paint, and that will take the brunt of the damage.

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    Yeah 2 pac ftw. Mix a little red tinter into your primer as well, so when it chips, it'll only show red anyway

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    Quote Originally Posted by paturoa
    I used the stick on stuff for the trip to the brassy and I made a few mistakes putting it on. Where every I stretched it over concave curves it has pulled off.
    You need to warm it up with a hairdryer to get 'round the curves
    ...she took the KT, and left me the Buell to ride....(Blues Brothers)

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    Epoxy is great and hard wearing, but can you use it on plastics?

    Personally I don't perticularly like the finish that all epoxys I've seen have given (always on metal thou) and would only use it as a undercoat on metal (for it's hardness and rust preventing properties).

    I would probably go for a Urethane 2k pack followed by a 2k clearcoat and forgo any other coverings, a good clear coat holds up suprisingly well in (minor) spills

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    My bike's fibreglass not plastic.
    Still - polyurethane over epoxy?
    I've really got no idea.
    I still want to be able to get a nice shiny finish of course.
    ...she took the KT, and left me the Buell to ride....(Blues Brothers)

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    Meh, you can probably use it, my experience is with cars so doesn't really apply. My main concern would be with excess flexing causing cracking (2k epoxy sets really hard so I would imagine it'd be an issue) , but with fibreglass that'd be less on an issue anyway.

    I reciently did a scooter with a 3 coat polyurethane and a 4 coat clearcoat and it looked really good once the clear was on (was just ok without), had some major issues with finding a good plastic undercoat that actually worked though, but again with fibreglass shouldn't be much on an issue.

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