Paint Repair
The objective is to keep the damage repair small in order to retain as much of the original artwork as possible.
To get the best possible match, each layer of color is analyzed to determine which pearls, candies, pigments, & metallic flake size were used. Also, color formulas are referenced to find out which pigments were used in various paint codes.
The Secret to Paint Repair
-640.jpg "As received from customer - damaged front fender and road surface ground through paint into metal.")
-640.jpg "Rear fender damage.")
-640.jpg "Swing arm damage.")
-640.jpg "Early stage of repair – after feathering out damaged areas. You can clearly see layers of paint from previous repairs.")
-640.jpg "Filling damaged area on rear fender.")
-640.jpg "Body work completed, filler primer sanded, ready for color buildup.")
-640.jpg "After orange base coats have been applied, the design is masked into the existing pattern.")
-640.jpg "Pattern matching has been done & shading has been airbrushed to match original work.")
-640.jpg "After unmasking. Next step is to build up candy color effects, then clear coats.")
-640.jpg "Before candy color & clear.")
-640.jpg "Swing arm primed & ready for paint.")
-640.jpg "Repair finished, paint completed. Ready for polishing.")
-640.jpg "Front fender following repair, paint & polishing")
-640.jpg "Rear fender following repair, paint & polishing.")
-640.jpg "Another view of completed rear fender repair & paint.")
-640.jpg "Bike reassembled & ready to ride.")
