[Group] YAMAHA Rx, Rx-S & Rx-K

[gabriel06]

Originally posted by gmoh@March 10, 2007 01:07 pm

Hey Gabriel, thanks alot for the step-by-step instructions all but I've a few questions heh. Removing of previous paint, how do you do that? Thinner? Hmm..

As for step (3), do you use the rough sandpaper or the fine sandpaper does the job? And oh, what's a primer?

 

The finish of the paintjob depends on the lacquer is it? Like... If I want it shiny type, I get a shiny lacquer and if I want a matte finish, bla bla etc correct?

 

Btw I'm wondering, if I take out my tank and all to spray, does it matter if there's petrol inside?

think u should try on a small part of your bike first.. for eg the front mud guard or something..

 

rough sand paper, and remember to clean it either with alcohol or something similar.. if there is oil on the surface.. your paint wun stick..

 

primer is something like ermm... base coat..

 

it doesnt really matter if theres petrol ornot.. but easier for u to handle is ofcos without petrol..

 

remember to spray under hot sun..

 

but if u plan to change theme often.. den dun bother.. just rough sand paper ur old paint work.. den spray desired colour

den lacquer..

[gmoh]

Originally posted by gabriel06@March 10, 2007 01:48 pm

think u should try on a small part of your bike first.. for eg the front mud guard or something..

 

rough sand paper, and remember to clean it either with alcohol or something similar.. if there is oil on the surface.. your paint wun stick..

 

primer is something like ermm... base coat..

 

it doesnt really matter if theres petrol ornot.. but easier for u to handle is ofcos without petrol..

 

remember to spray under hot sun..

 

but if u plan to change theme often.. den dun bother.. just rough sand paper ur old paint work.. den spray desired colour

den lacquer..

Oh so basically primer is just like a base colour to like cover the old colour and so-called easier for the tank to eat the new colour? Haha.. Then the alcohol part, normal cloth dap with alcohol and just wipe the areas thoroughly, afterwhich sandpaper the thing and that will be all for the pre-painting procedure?

 

Any paint or lacquer brands to reconmmend?

[Chomster]

RJs are good.

get some from beach road area, really much cheaper.

normally a can would cost about $4.50 to $5.00.

but hey at yishun got one shop quite cheap too, if you dont want to travel far.

chong pang that area.

if u want more color go to mustafa, they have lots. so it seems.

[Unagi]

Hehee... thanks for your compliments Chomster.

 

this is my first theme/style and I don't think I'm gonna change it anytime soon. I prefer original design. Class

 

Anybody wanna arrange another meet up??? Or can I just go poke my head around while you guys are spraying paint? I've painted my bicycle before...

[pish]

hello ppl.......u any1 here can roughly guess the price of a pair of fork for cg125?

 

btw nice bikes ppl........can put up more?

[gmoh]

Originally posted by Chomster@March 10, 2007 02:18 pm

RJs are good.

get some from beach road area, really much cheaper.

normally a can would cost about $4.50 to $5.00.

but hey at yishun got one shop quite cheap too, if you dont want to travel far.

chong pang that area.

if u want more color go to mustafa, they have lots. so it seems.

RJS huh..... Ok I'll check em out! Anyway beach rd area, do you mean the army market area or generally lavender that side? If it's Mustafa, also look out for RJS? And what about lacquering? Sorry la I'm just very excited about the whole thing heh~

[thngkl]

hi!! i jus done up my RX100... Jus wondering, which bike shop is reliable for servicing and tuning such bikes? My bike can only go at a max of 80km/hr. Will tuning the bike enable it to go at a faster speed?

[lucifire]

try decarbonizing ur pipe

[Lord Bear]

Someone is getting a paintjob? Can i come n 'watch'?

[dt7268]

i think we mas meet up 4 diy n i got alot of tools 4 u guys

[gabriel06]

RJ brand is not bad.. price is about $3.50 per can..

remember to clean the nozzle frequently.. and when its going to be empty, the paint comes out in small small squirts.. so u will not wanna use it right to the end..

 

good luck..

[gabriel06]

Originally posted by thngkl@March 10, 2007 06:18 pm

hi!! i jus done up my RX100... Jus wondering, which bike shop is reliable for servicing and tuning such bikes? My bike can only go at a max of 80km/hr. Will tuning the bike enable it to go at a faster speed?

hard to tell u the problem actually.. could be your brakes are "on" all the time..

 

check to see if your wheels can move freely.

[gmoh]

Originally posted by gabriel06@March 11, 2007 01:37 am

RJ brand is not bad.. price is about $3.50 per can..

remember to clean the nozzle frequently.. and when its going to be empty, the paint comes out in small small squirts.. so u will not wanna use it right to the end..

 

good luck..

Thanks alot for the tips gab!

I'm actually thinking of doing it like within this few days. After all I'm on leave till thursday, so I thought of putting my free time to some good use. And of course if there's anyone who are willing to come down, I'll be more than happy to have him/her here with me. I'll need some assistance for sure haha, still very newbie so a lot of things not really very sure how to go about doing it. And uncertainty can be such a ###### ahah..

 

Maybe if any of you are free or what, we can arrange something? Preferably before this coming thurs, if not then gotta arrange on another date whereby myself and everyone else is free..

[easyÂider]

Originally posted by gmoh@March 10, 2007 01:09 pm

Hey easyrider, if I'm going to meet Chomster and all to do up the paint and all, of course you're more than welcomed to join in. We can all learn and help out with one another haha. As for the fork, is it ok if I take a look at it first before deciding? I'm still contemplating whether I should add fork boots or not you see... Heh

of cos canot la... i can ask to rsv last black pair..

then go collect n pay 4u.. then if u dun wan... then.. then... heheheh... joking...

this kindna thing dun half half one... if got just go ahead.. like seeing lunar eclipse... once in 100yrs... hahaha

 

gabriel sori man... no red... if i come across any will let u know ok..

[easyÂider]

Originally posted by Chomster@March 10, 2007 12:09 pm

umm sorry the pic a bit dark,

maybe this one a bit clearer.

 

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forum/index....ic=88963&st=540

 

gmoh, next weekend morning la 10am. but if not raining that is. if rain then cannot la..

easyrider, ask gmoh, he's the man. .. oh yah about tridagger's headlight ler.. very kool one, never see on a Kay before.

umm i dunno about consultations.. just simple advise and common sense loh..

 

 

oh.. any pic 2 see for tridagger headlight?

got see some rm3.50 spray b4 but limited color la

next weekend is sat or sun... 10am...? wah pressure....

i need to start preparing lioaz... dunno if use paint remover better anot...

[gabriel06]

Originally posted by easy®ider@March 11, 2007 09:12 am

oh.. any pic 2 see for tridagger headlight?

got see some rm3.50 spray b4 but limited color la

next weekend is sat or sun... 10am...? wah pressure....

i need to start preparing lioaz... dunno if use paint remover better anot...

maybe u should just try sanding the oil paint to make the surface rought first..

 

the removing of paint is alot of work.. u cant ride ur bike for 1-2 days.. cos u need to remove the part.. else if the paint remover kanna any other part of ur bike by accident.. good luck !

 

anyway my next thing i might wanna do is to sprinkle those sparkling dust on a thin layer of lacquer.. but dunno if it will work out ornot.. haha..

[gabriel06]

Originally posted by gmoh@March 10, 2007 02:11 pm

Oh so basically primer is just like a base colour to like cover the old colour and so-called easier for the tank to eat the new colour? Haha.. Then the alcohol part, normal cloth dap with alcohol and just wipe the areas thoroughly, afterwhich sandpaper the thing and that will be all for the pre-painting procedure?

 

Any paint or lacquer brands to reconmmend?

u could use running tap water to clean the surface as well.. and your fingers also have oil fyi... hmm.. but actually after u remove the paint, it would be chrome.. and u might be tempted to leave it that way ! haha.. but needs lots of polishing

[gmoh]

Originally posted by gabriel06@March 11, 2007 11:47 am

u could use running tap water to clean the surface as well.. and your fingers also have oil fyi... hmm.. but actually after u remove the paint, it would be chrome.. and u might be tempted to leave it that way ! haha.. but needs lots of polishing

Wah running tap also can? Hmm ok nvm la, I think I'll stick to the alcohol method. It's called tarpine right? So after wiping with the alcohol, and sanding it thoroughly, I'll see chrome? That's interesting lol..

 

Ok so... Erm recommendation for lacquer? Thanks!

[gmoh]

Hmm ok it's sunday, I can't find any hardware shop that's open in my area. So as of now I just sandpaper-ed my batt cover. I'm not sure how much must I sand, but it's smoother than before. And it was dark red before, now its like light/dull red? Some of the parts, the paint actually fell off, I could see the previous colour. Now I'm wondering if that's enough or must I go on sanding all the way till the whole paint all gone? Hmm...

[gabriel06]

Originally posted by gmoh@March 11, 2007 09:40 pm

Hmm ok it's sunday, I can't find any hardware shop that's open in my area. So as of now I just sandpaper-ed my batt cover. I'm not sure how much must I sand, but it's smoother than before. And it was dark red before, now its like light/dull red? Some of the parts, the paint actually fell off, I could see the previous colour. Now I'm wondering if that's enough or must I go on sanding all the way till the whole paint all gone? Hmm...

wat colour u plan to spray??

i think its enough.. plastic parts easier to spray..

 

remember very thin layers !

 

3 thin layers is better den 1 thick layer..

[gmoh]

Originally posted by gabriel06@March 11, 2007 11:02 pm

wat colour u plan to spray??

i think its enough.. plastic parts easier to spray..

 

remember very thin layers !

 

3 thin layers is better den 1 thick layer..

I wanna spray off-white, abit beige for the tank so for the cover probably the same thing, if not then black also can. Anyway for the plastic, primer not required right? Cos the guy from the hardware store said that primer is to prevent and protect against rust. Is that right?

[lindavw]

Hi, fellow Rx-? kakis... i have got a qn about the rear rims of ur bikes...

the sprocket is not tighted straight to the rim izit? it is tighten to a "hub" with 4 legs before it is inserted into the sitting in the rim correct?

Anyone here knows if TZR rear rim is oso the same set up or the sprockets are tighten to the rim itself.

Thanks a million.

[easyÂider]

Originally posted by lindavw@March 12, 2007 12:48 pm

Hi, fellow Rx-? kakis...  i have got a qn about the rear rims of ur bikes...

the sprocket is not tighted straight to the rim izit? it is tighten to a "hub" with 4 legs before it is inserted into the sitting in the rim correct?

Anyone here knows if TZR rear rim is oso the same set up or the sprockets are tighten to the rim itself.

Thanks a million.

sorry i no have rx-? so dunno abt rx-? ...

swingarm size differ for earlier & later tz models.. but sprocket setup shud be same like u mention...

but i no expert... wait a min... wat u mean tighten to 4 leg hub.. then insert to rim...? u mean must take out hub 1st..?

[easyÂider]

Originally posted by gabriel06@March 11, 2007 11:47 am

u could use running tap water to clean the surface as well.. and your fingers also have oil fyi... hmm.. but actually after u remove the paint, it would be chrome.. and u might be tempted to leave it that way ! haha.. but needs lots of polishing

mi too.. haha... i can see patches of bare metal underneath...

but i think... if no paint... our tank become hot under afternoon sun how aah...

[gmoh]

Originally posted by easy®ider@March 12, 2007 03:42 pm

mi too.. haha... i can see patches of bare metal underneath...

but i think... if no paint... our tank become hot under afternoon sun how aah...

But I see those old skool classic honda bikes, wah alot all chrome tank one sia, damn sweet. Anyway just to check, for the tank area, if im not able to sand till the previous paint works all fall off, does it mean that I don't have to put primer? Since the metal area's not exposed at all.. Hmm just a thought..