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terry s wrote: I might just have to go with car paint to make it affordable.

I think it cost me $65 to paint my bike. kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/375078-75-z1-resto

Kidkawie wrote:

terry s wrote: I might just have to go with car paint to make it affordable.

I think it cost me $65 to paint my bike. kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/375078-75-z1-resto

Your bike looks great! BUT, be careful; you may wake up on morning to find Terry S's bike on your front porch with $65 taped to a note showing what colors he wants you to paint it.

lol...

I did talk to Ralph a while back, just not in the funds right now. And it DOES sound like he's pretty busy. I'm just not good enough with a sprayer (yet) to play with $700 worth of paint. ...original bodywork, I'm kinda jammed right now.

...maybe I'll tell ralphs boss I saw him with his daughter or something...that'll free up some of his time. lol

j/k Ralph!

Kidkawie,

I will bring my parts to your house ASAP. The price is more up my alley. Yours looks GREAT!!!

Post a pic of the entire paint scheme

I'm thinkin Quicksilver, Acid Rain metallic and Bright Cobalt blue metalic base with Saphire blue candy. and white of course

300.00 bucks worth of enough paint to paint six times lol

There are no codes from Kawasaki for mixing the 74 to 76 Z1 KZ colors. Since they are Candy colors scanning will only get you a in the ball park metallic car color.

I am not taking in any new work right now, but I am trying to have a couple ready to go sets available. And I always have just the paint for sale.

Hi Ralph, it's been awhile. I bought some stuff off you 5-6-7 yrs ago?
But like I said before, only a real painter knows what it is all about.

Only a painter can get that "adrenilin high" just before ya start shootin clear, i get nervous, pace, check for dust, crank up the music. Then go to town. One coat 2 coats looks great! Then you hesitate, should I do another, will it sag, is it warm enough in hear, can't turn the heat on cause it will blow dust around. Then you put the last coat on!
You walk out take your mask and suit off, drink a cold one, wait 5 minutes for the fan to clear out the fumes, go back in, love the smell of isociante urethane, smells like candy. Then you just stare at it in amazement. Nothing like seeing virgin clear out of the gun.
Like I said "only a painter knows what it's like"
Sorry for the tangent, but I can't wait to do my next paint job, late springtime!