TNRC51 12 Report post Posted November 30, 2018 Some of you may have seen this on Facebook already but I had a few minutes and thought I would share it here. I acquired this very nice 2006 / ABS model a few years ago and decided pretty quickly that I did not like the graphics or the overall look that much. I began thinking about what I wanted to do. I changed out the rear wheel with a nice 8 spoke that I found on Ebay early on. This helped but still not what I wanted. Then I looked at a lot of paint schemes to see how I wanted to go. I wanted this to be a little understated but "sporty". I am lucky that I have a friend who is a painter who agreed to help me out. I did all of the prep work. I scuffed the existing plastics and the tank with 1000 grit paper to give the new paint something to grip. It's really pretty scary to see what you've done to a pristine finish the first time you try this. Trust that when the clear goes back on it really is like magic. Next I laid out the design and let my friend shoot it. I used two additional colors. This one is a Lexus/Toyota color called "Storm Gray". The second color is from Jaguar and matches the wings on the tank. I finished by adding a pinstripe that we put under the clear. Once the paint and clear was on, I did the final buffing and leveling. Here is the final result... 8 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Knute 29 Report post Posted November 30, 2018 I like it. Nicely done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SEBSPEED 944 Report post Posted November 30, 2018 Reminds me of a 90's Katana 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brown81 4 Report post Posted November 30, 2018 Wow, looks great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rogue_Biker 189 Report post Posted December 1, 2018 Damn! That looks great!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rangemaster 78 Report post Posted December 1, 2018 Understatedly stunning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mello dude 414 Report post Posted December 1, 2018 Very sweet! I like the black/gray split with the red pin stripe and how it extends across the tank. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TNRC51 12 Report post Posted December 3, 2018 Getting that line to follow across from the side to the tank was challenging. I ended up using a laser to strike a line for the tape. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duccmann 135 Report post Posted December 3, 2018 OH HELL YES!LOVE ITGREAT JOBGetting kind of tired of my all red.Thanks for the inspiration Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaxSwell 863 Report post Posted December 4, 2018 That's fabulous. Love it too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grum 317 Report post Posted December 4, 2018 Excellent paint work, a very nice smart looking color scheme, looking brand new. Enjoy that beautiful 6gen. Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VARIABLE9 124 Report post Posted December 4, 2018 That looks awesome! Great job! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VFRpilotDave 1 Report post Posted December 6, 2018 That is really well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VFR80025th 41 Report post Posted December 18, 2018 Now I can appreciate all the prep work. I'm not feeling the paint scheme. It actually takes away from the VFR design which is a beautiful machine. My take. Ride safe. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
