Author Topic: Colour change on the brushed ali (Read 2056 times)

arran66 · « **on:** March 31, 2017, 11:57:26 »

Colour change got round to doing it at last

Thoughts ?? Not everyone's cup of tea but I think it looks OK ????

Captain · « **Reply #1 on:** March 31, 2017, 12:07:55 »

Looks better. I've thought about doing the same.

UK_Vstrom650 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 31, 2017, 12:08:10 »

Looks good

Simmo24 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 31, 2017, 16:57:25 »

Hi
Got mine done a while back, looks much better.

wurzel · « **Reply #4 on:** March 31, 2017, 18:38:49 »

That is much nicer....and suits the red bike, might have to get mine sorted..

Steve T · « **Reply #5 on:** March 31, 2017, 18:47:03 »

V-nice - is it wrap or paint?

arran66 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 31, 2017, 19:38:46 »

steve t its painted

Steve T · « **Reply #7 on:** April 01, 2017, 15:34:17 »

TY - I think I'll do a half decent rattle can job on mine

Steve T

Cefarcat · « **Reply #8 on:** April 01, 2017, 16:53:04 »

Looks great, what paint do you recommend

jjinfrance · « **Reply #9 on:** April 02, 2017, 09:44:11 »

Am going to do mine in gold to match the forks colour, but as yet not found the right colour.
B ut your bike looks great !!
JJ

trotts · « **Reply #10 on:** April 02, 2017, 13:51:40 »

Yep looks good. Did you consider doing it in a matching red.

I have a white one and will get mine done in white when a 'friendly' paint sprayer is next doing some white panels

Simmo24 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 04, 2017, 21:11:38 »

I had mine wrapped, I did try myself and made a right pigs ear of it ! So took to a professional who did it in about 20 mins.

Loz · « **Reply #12 on:** April 05, 2017, 18:43:00 »

that's a good colour match on that wrap, was it just a Matt black wrap?

Simmo24 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 07, 2017, 18:09:37 »

Yes, I think matt black, but as I was at the vinyl wrap premises, he just brought out different colours to match.

trotts · « **Reply #14 on:** April 16, 2017, 18:05:35 »

Oh dear, it was a good idea at the time !

I saw my 'friendly' paint sprayer and by chance he had to repaint the front of a VW Polo, white one. We looked at my White one, and he did point out it was 'pearl white' and when you look closely you can see the 'blue flecks' in the paint ! You learn something new every day. It seemed pretty close so I thought sod it, for £30.00 its worth a go. Off came the two front panels and the panels on the panniers and delivered to him. Four brushed bits of Alu. Collected two days later.

Smashing paint job, but nothing like the 'Pearl white', and when on you can see the difference. I now own a 'two tone' white V strom 1000. It actually looks OK, but......

Rv6apilot · « **Reply #15 on:** April 29, 2017, 18:23:09 »

Just got a 65 plate 1000 in white. As you all say it looks a right mismatch of panels. Even the brushed ally bits a different. So was thinking of spraying mine the same. RS paints do the matching paint , but costs a fortune and is not 2 pack. So will take beak off and take to local paint supplier for a match. Had a red 650 before and the finish was not not so disjointed. My ST1100 has colour matched panniers of course. Looks so much better.