I was so annoyed with the finish that I just had the bike wrapped. It's wrapped in matte black, debadged and has had the rear side reflectors removed. I also smoked the turn signals and put a Cee Bailey 17 inch smoke windshield on it.
Thoughts?
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I was so annoyed with the finish that I just had the bike wrapped. It's wrapped in matte black, debadged and has had the rear side reflectors removed. I also smoked the turn signals and put a Cee Bailey 17 inch smoke windshield on it.
Thoughts?
Who wrapped that? Did you do it yourself and if so where did you get the kit? It looks freaking sweet! Nice work
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This looks awesome! And I'm going to second the request for MORE DETAILS on the wrapping.
I like it :thumb: Looks good.
Who ever did the wrap did a very nice job !!!
Very Nice!
I also agree it looks nice!
Was the bike dissasembled for the wrap? This may be a more cost effective change than paint. I have seen some sick 'vettes and Camaros wrapped out here.
It looks amazing but I would like to know where there made the cuts for the film.
If it was done in the bike it has surely puts ridge in the soft paint and Tupperware meaning if and when it is removed it won't be pretty.
Aside from that one concern I think it looks hot!!!!!
Would be nice to know an approximate cost for the wrap as well.
Beagle
All I can say is...I LOVE IT !
Great job, and even better idea. Forget the flat black paint...I have a company in my area that does wraps like this, and I am going to see them tomorrow.
Love It!!!! More details please. Has stealth bomber look to it.
Here's a Porsche done in metallic blue flat wrap... would look nice on F6B.
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...77224769_n.jpg
I'd love to know more about it myself Miles. Please keep us all updated!
Def has the bomber look going .. personally I need to keep the "pop" going for mine ... but looks good though.
Looks great.
Include me in the wanting more information crowd.....
I found this product available from the folks at Armor All. It is a spray on color protector which can easily be removed.
It is worth a look.
http://www.aacustomshield.com
Rich
Kinda like Plasti Dip.......Will post a pic where I Plasti Dip some passenger floor boards......
As a follow-up on the idea of wrapping the bike...the local shop I wernt to...Fusion Graphix said they would not want to do this bike, because it has too many nooks and crannies, crevices, etc. They tought it would be too difficult to end up with a good looking finish when all was said and done. I did tell them that someone had already had this done, and their answer was...they would like to see the finish up very close, to see how it came out.
So, we need to hear back from RobertBalcom, the original poster on this issue.
What they did tell me was...in their opinion, it would be good to spray the bike with plasti-dip. We talked at length about that, and I am going to check into it. I know several of you on this forum use plasti-dip for other applications, but I am SO old-school, that my image of plasti-dip was when we had a quart can of the red stuff, and we would dip the handles of our needle nose pliers into it. I guess...plasti-dip has come a long way since then.
This is exactly what I am planning to do with mine. If you don't mind telling us, what kind of $ did it run you? It looks awesome!:bowdown:
Until we hear back from op anyone else mind telling me what brand that windshield is on his bike... I know he says its a 17" cee baileys but looks more like a baggershield or something to me.
Looks just like the Baggershield I have on my bike.
Beagle
Well I guess we're not going to get anymore information on this......:banghead:
The only plus Plasti Dip has is if after a few months you do not like the color anymore ( they sell a bunch of colors now ) is you can peel it right off and
you are back to the stock bike color.Then if you want to try a different color you can have a different color F6B every year.I used Plasti Dip on truck
wheels and sprayed different parts on my Canam Spyder through out the years.Very easy to use.Home Depot always has black in stock and you can order other colors from them.
My bad guys on the slow response, I’ve been traveling a bunch for work and my daughter travels a bunch for softball. As for the windshield, I goofed on that one; I was working with multiple companies before I decided on one and misspoke. It’s the 17” smoke shield from BaggerShield.
Here’s the deal with the vinyl wrap. On vehicles with lots of compound curves, I would recommend an installer that has lots of experience. I would look at some of his prior work as well. A good installer can wrap just about anything. He actually did most of my stuff still attached (i.e fenders, front fairings and bags.) You can go on youtube and search vinyl motorcycle wrapping to see how guys stretch, heat and shrink over compound curves. The stuff is actually pretty amazing.
As far a cutting on the vehicle, my installer used cutting tape that’s very narrow and applied at an edge so that the vinyl can be cut without cutting on the surface. One the cut is made, the tape is pulled from underneath and the wrap is continued to the edge. The total cost for this was around $500. Cheap considering paint is much more expensive. Plus, since it’s kept inside the life span on the vinyl isn’t an issue. And if I get tired of it, I just peel it off.
Thanks for the update Robert!!
At $500 it's a complete win. Up here in the great white north it will cost substantially more. Speaking to some of the better installers I have had prices from $1200 to as much as $2500.
It does look amazing!!!!
Now for the burning question, is it available in red?
I like the look, but the durability is of some concern. Seeing how it peels right off is a little worrysome. I wouldn't want to be dropping money on it every year. Id first check out other wraps and talk to the owners of them and see if they had any issues first before I jump.
I've had several PM's regarding who did the work on my F6B. I live in North East Florida and my buddy owns http://clearbraofjax.com/.
He does really great work. I also read some were questioning the durability. I have two responses:
1) Vinyl wrapping has been around for years. Advertising companies were doing wraps way before it became economical, durable long term and before it was "cool". In fact, I see many cars completely wrapped and as long as you care for it, it lasts a long time.
2) Anything is better that that crap they call an OEM finish...
And for those the still doubt it's ability to look high end, be durable and fit on a complex surface need to look no further than this right here....
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...ajor-pics.html
The Dark Knight rides! Let's have all the sick details! This could start a trend!
Ride as if there were a deer with your name on it.
srkeet
After reading through this thread, i decided to go out and purchase a couple of cans of plasti-dip, black, and last night I painted the lower front cowl of my f6b.. I was worried that this was going to take a pounding from the front tire and I do not like the look of a fender extender, (plus does not fix in my wheel chock when i trailer it), so I went this direction..
I think it came out pretty good.. we will see how it holds up...
After watching some you tube videos related to this product, I am thinking of maybe plasti-dip the chrome honda badges as well... the cool thing about this plasti-dip stuff, is you can take it off, if you do not like it.. :)
Had to run out to the garage and check . . .my lower front cowl is black already. What color was your before you started?
If I could get a wrap for $500 I'd do it. All the quotes I'm getting are $1000-$1200. Too much for me to justify it. I was thinking carbon fiber would look cool. I saw some that they sell at Pep Boys now but it's not 3M so I wouldn't trust it on my paint.