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Question about tank decals
ozzybud:
--- Quote from: Piki on November 07, 2024, 12:59:40 PM ---
--- Quote from: Ken4004 on November 07, 2024, 08:58:22 AM ---Hi Piki and everyone for their advice, I am looking for the tank and side panel decals for a Honda cb 400 four in Parakeet Yellow see photo attached.
The bike I am restoring was originally Antares Red but I decided to change it to the yellow during the rebuilt.
The paint finish was done by a friend at work on the company spray shop and the finish had a slight orange peel but my friend said I could flatten it by using a 3000 grit paper and then polish so that’s what I am going to do.
I wanted to add the lacquer for added protection but if the group think this is not necessary then I won’t bother.
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Perfect, send me a private message and we'll talk. In any case, I always advise lacquering the stickers, no matter how good they are, it adds protection against possible scratches, scuffs, etc., I think they have many more advantages than disadvantages.
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Are you spraying Laquer over the entire tank?
I am a little confused on why we are choosing Laquer?
I could see putting a couple coats of polyurethane enamel to sandwich in the decals.
Please clarity this application
Piki:
--- Quote from: Bryanj on November 07, 2024, 01:14:24 PM ---Dont know about originals but a well known US firm was stopped from advertising Honda decals by Honda US, they are still on the website if you know where to look just not easily visible, i asked Honda UK years ago if i could scan manuals for sale to owners like us and was told at the time that if its out of print and we cant supply a photocopy no problem
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I know the company and I know the history and indeed, years ago Honda also wanted to sue me if I did not remove the advertisements where either the logo or the word Honda appeared (which is what they have registered) for that reason I do not advertise the Honda Stencils ...
Piki:
--- Quote from: ozzybud on November 07, 2024, 01:53:35 PM ---
--- Quote from: Piki on November 07, 2024, 12:59:40 PM ---
--- Quote from: Ken4004 on November 07, 2024, 08:58:22 AM ---Hi Piki and everyone for their advice, I am looking for the tank and side panel decals for a Honda cb 400 four in Parakeet Yellow see photo attached.
The bike I am restoring was originally Antares Red but I decided to change it to the yellow during the rebuilt.
The paint finish was done by a friend at work on the company spray shop and the finish had a slight orange peel but my friend said I could flatten it by using a 3000 grit paper and then polish so that’s what I am going to do.
I wanted to add the lacquer for added protection but if the group think this is not necessary then I won’t bother.
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A more professional finish is to apply a layer of lacquer to the stickers, in addition to enhancing the colors, they add extra protection, as is logical. If you are a purist and do not want to lacquer them there would be no problem BUT logically the life of the stickers and their colors would be shorter. However, I can apply a "protection" layer, there is no problem with that, but I recommend lacquering them to have peace of mind.
Perfect, send me a private message and we'll talk. In any case, I always advise lacquering the stickers, no matter how good they are, it adds protection against possible scratches, scuffs, etc., I think they have many more advantages than disadvantages.
--- End quote ---
Are you spraying Laquer over the entire tank?
I am a little confused on why we are choosing Laquer?
I could see putting a couple coats of polyurethane enamel to sandwich in the decals.
Please clarity this application
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Seabeowner:
--- Quote from: ozzybud on November 07, 2024, 01:53:35 PM ---
--- Quote from: Piki on November 07, 2024, 12:59:40 PM ---
--- Quote from: Ken4004 on November 07, 2024, 08:58:22 AM ---Hi Piki and everyone for their advice, I am looking for the tank and side panel decals for a Honda cb 400 four in Parakeet Yellow see photo attached.
The bike I am restoring was originally Antares Red but I decided to change it to the yellow during the rebuilt.
The paint finish was done by a friend at work on the company spray shop and the finish had a slight orange peel but my friend said I could flatten it by using a 3000 grit paper and then polish so that’s what I am going to do.
I wanted to add the lacquer for added protection but if the group think this is not necessary then I won’t bother.
--- End quote ---
Perfect, send me a private message and we'll talk. In any case, I always advise lacquering the stickers, no matter how good they are, it adds protection against possible scratches, scuffs, etc., I think they have many more advantages than disadvantages.
--- End quote ---
Are you spraying Laquer over the entire tank?
I am a little confused on why we are choosing Laquer?
I could see putting a couple coats of polyurethane enamel to sandwich in the decals.
Please clarity this application
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Maybe this is a language problem. By lacquer, we just mean clear coat.
Menno:
Originally Honda clear coated all their tanks over the decals.
The clear is however often very thin. If you don't know what to look for you might miss it.
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