decals and paint

hi all
have got to the paint stage have a pin stipe guy going to replicate the twin b3 model for me
is it better to paint , then pin stripe then clear over evertyhing once stripes are on
have got he original green colour matched from the new tail section i got of ebay last year using green metalic , then clear 2 pac , will the decalls be allright under the 2 pac clear or did they stipe/ decall after all the paint work was done
imput would be greaet , sorry for the ramble
cheers graeme

Your best to clear over the decals,,,

Multiple coats of clear.

Look forward to seeing what it looks like after you're complete.

Under clear is fine.But be carefull if you intend on wet sanding and buffing the clearcoat.The area around the striping will be raised slightly and you can sand right through the clearcoat in this area very easily.I try to stay away from those areas when wet sanding the clear.Good Luck!!

G'day Grace1,

My bike's pin stripes were all under the clear coat and certainly you can clear over new stripes or decals BUT you have a time window based upon your paint maker's stipulations.

If you lay-down the base coat you will only have so many hours (typically) before you MUST lay-down the clear coat OR you'll have to wait up to a week before you can and then you'll probably have to scuff the paint which is not good if you're talkin' about metallics, pearls et cetera...

Under clear is fine.But be carefull if you intend on wet sanding and buffing the clearcoat.The area around the striping will be raised slightly and you can sand right through the clearcoat in this area very easily.I try to stay away from those areas when wet sanding the clear.Good Luck!!

wrenchmonkey wrote:

G'day Grace1,



If you lay-down the base coat you will only have so many hours (typically) before you MUST lay-down the clear coat

After the basecoat a couple light coats of inner coat clear should be next.......never put the decals directly on the base coat just in case you make a mistake and have to peel them off. Your artwork or in your case decals can be appled easily on the inner coat clear, once your happy with the layout then shoot a few coats of clear over the entire thing.

Post edited by: Night_Train01, at: 2007/10/25 12:45

cheers and a big thanks to all the input
i have contacted the pin striper and he says the same ,
that way they are sealed and will not lift either , will post pics once it is all done , have finally worked out how to do it, yeh !
thanks again and safe riding wherever you are
graeme