Painting 185S

[jordan_muirhead]

hey guys, havent been on in a while(no internet until today) i painted the hubs and rims on my 83 185s with spray on bedliner yesterday, came out awesome....now im itching to paint it, what brand or kind of paint should i use? anybody got any ideas or opinions?

[jordan_muirhead]

well, here is a quick pic, dirty, but they look better with the bed-liner paint, so do the hubs

[bigworm626]

Air jordan, nice job. Use paint thats meant for plastics its more flexible & forgiving if your plastics bend.

[jordan_muirhead]

lol, it seems like everybody calls me that, you know of any special paint like that? i know id really like to paint it lime green, but not sure how it would look

[thestud25]

Jordan, you need an epoxy based paint to do plastics. However, any paint will eventually crack, the epoxy based seems to last longer. If I were you I would just hit the fenders with some steel wool and Armor All. That should bring a nice shine back to the plastics. If you are determined to paint, go to a local bike shop and order PJ1 paint. They have paints that match factory Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, and Suzuki colors.

[jordan_muirhead]

ahhh....ok...that sounds good...i was gunna just shine em up...but i cracked the lower left fender and wanted to also find a way to cover it up, its still intact....and yes i would like to paint it, not sure what color though, what you guys think? and any idea on how much that paint wold run? thanks for the help

[jordan_muirhead]

anybody know where I can order some paint that will match the factory paint on my 185s? I might keep it red and put new fenders on

[brd812]

stud told you pj1 has your factory colors. If you dont have a bike shop close by, goto rockymountainatv and I believe they sell it. look at my 225 front fender in my profile pics. this is how you fix cracks until you can replace. save some money up for those fenders

[jordan_muirhead]

oh, my mad, thanks guys, this will be one of my next things to tackle, prolly paint the forks and tank at the same time when I do bearings and brakes in the front

[jordan_muirhead]

ok, do any of yall know where i can find some PJ1 red paint at? i cant find any anywhere

[thestud25]

Go hear http://www.pj1.com/ then mouse over the circle above the left ring finger and it says "Dealers" then click on your state. You may have to call a shop and order it.

[jordan_muirhead]

ok thanks.....guess I shoulda tried that

[adam38654]

Does PJ1 only come in an aresol spray can? I'm looking for some Honda red in a can like car paint that I can mix up and spray myself.

[thestud25]

Only in a rattle can to my knowledge.