Paintwork - recommends?

[Royalratch]

Interesting thread - you've gone all anorak on paint matching instead of chucking some names out there lol!

I've got 2 options on painters - cheers all.

[Tonto]

Royal; I used Dream Machine (as they were very local to me) - they took an age to get the job done, but they did a very good job matching in a pair of new side panels on my A4. I am well pleaed with end product - well I was until my RH side panel decided to jump off at about 60 MPH and do some tarmac surfing

[Royalratch]

Why are all these side panels falling off?

I'm not worried about matching as I have a new tank and new side panels to paint all in one straight metallic.

[chrisu]

put new side panel rubbers on and you won't lose a sidepanel.

something i've done to all my Zs

[scott]

I used wet dream machine and they were absolute shite.....orange peel etc etc.......now i have to find someone who will take my money and do the job properly.....£400 down the drain.

[Zed man]

Why are all these side panels falling off?

I'm not worried about matching as I have a new tank and new side panels to paint all in one straight metallic.

Same thing happened to me, at speed?. So i got a paten side panel (Ebay £29.95) and had my painter mate re spray it (giving him the busted/smashed/chipped) side panel, and he matched it to a tee.

Then thought it might do it again. So i lifted the seat, and once the side panel, is in place you can see from the top, about 3 to 4 mm sticking past the rubber poking through, so i fitted the panel, and marked just past the rubber, and drilled a small hole through the end, and once fitted, i put a small wood pin in, and it wont come off, utilll i want to take the pin out.
job done!!!.

[Pigford]

Why are all these side panels falling off? I'm not worried about matching as I have a new tank and new side panels to paint all in one straight metallic.

Same thing happened to me, at speed?. So i got a paten side panel (Ebay £29.95) and had my painter mate re spray it (giving him the busted/smashed/chipped) side panel, and he matched it to a tee.

The club do replacement panels

[Royalratch]

On this topic - should I repaint a new original tank?

I've tried for ages now to find a decent tank but they always
turn up with issues.

Shame to strip this one down but...

[hutch]

Hutchy paints as well.

now now chris , dont mess wi the experts .LOBLEIN IS YA MAN .will cost ya around £950 plus p+p .

[garyd]

Interesting...I don't remember that being an origional colour scheme.

But it's bloody nice all the same.

[GUYZED]

On this topic - should I repaint a new original tank?

I've tried for ages now to find a decent tank but they always
turn up with issues.

Shame to strip this one down but...

That would be a real shame to get the tank striped...i got a B1/B2 tank that i would swop and cash your way.

Plus there is the chaps who did both my Z1000 and Z650 paint.

www.revolutioncustompaint.co.uk

[A1John]

I used wet dream machine and they were absolute shite.....orange peel etc etc.......now i have to find someone who will take my money and do the job properly.....£400 down the drain.

I have four original z1-z1b tanks all have some orange peel.

[malc87]

Hutch did my Z1A a few years ago and Im more than happy with it.
everyone that has seen it thinks it spot on, Nuff said

[Royalratch]

Hutchy paints as well.

now now chris , dont mess wi the experts .LOBLEIN IS YA MAN .will cost ya around £950 plus p+p .

Not sure how anyone can justify £1K for 1 colour motorcycle job on new metal.

Way overpriced I think...

[nealblath]

hutch did mine recently..............awesome job