Part 4: Assembling a motocross bike painting and clearcoat. YZ250F example.

[carmelo1970]

hello. I always wacth your videos. do you have a video that shows how to replace the bearings on the linkage.?

[Johnnysshop]

@carmelo1970 Yeah, just search my videos for linkage and it should come up.

[kourtneyballard]

hi mate i am not disagreeing with the way you paint but you tend to lose a lot of paint spraying this way i tend to hold the the spray can a bit closer to the product i tend to hold the spray can 7 to 10 inches away from the product any how its looking good so far

[Johnnysshop]

@kourtneyballard Thanks

[hampan1995]

Hello Johnny, how has the paint been holding up? :')

[Johnnysshop]

@hampan1995 I have 1 tiny chip in it. About the size of a pen head.

[1monsterNRG]

As expensive as dirt bikes are you would think they would be a little more careful in the manufacturing process.

[Johnnysshop]

@1monsterNRG Yeah

[mdenof2412]

Do you have to use high temp paint?

[Johnnysshop]

@mdenof2412 No, not really.

[Peterrides]

hey were do you get pj1 spray paint? Next time i do a topend im planning on painting it black. What primer did you use also?

[Johnnysshop]

@Peterrides I used the high temp engine primer as well. Same as the paint, just a primer. The PJ1 stuff is pretty much discontinued but another company makes the same stuff. Color Rite...

[01boneless]

he buddy awsome vids !! i would like to know how well this paint job held up?

[Johnnysshop]

@01boneless Thanks! So far, so good. Only a handful of rides on her though. 

[MotorCrossification]

dangit johnny, I was convinced to sell my bike and get something newer now im tearing my bike apart once school starts back up and going all out!

[Johnnysshop]

@MotorCrossification LOL.. Do it! Make some vids as well!

[MotorCrossification]

@Johnnysshop I will for sure, Im going to ask you a good bit of questions if you dont mind, I have a 2000 yz250 so atleast we both have yamahas and I can use most of your videos as a reference.

[Johnnysshop]

@MotorCrossification Sure, anytime!

[TheKimmey281]

love all ur vids im thinking about building my own motocross aswell though i aint enough experienced but i hope it will work out :)

[Johnnysshop]

@TheKimmey281 Thanks! It's easy, just be patient.

[avzeolla]

i like how you are honest about how you're not that great at painting, that things didnt come out exactly the way you had hoped, and that bearings get stuck, etc. and "who cares?" comments.

[Johnnysshop]

@avzeolla LOL. thanks. I try to keep everything honest.

[23speedracer]

did you sand the frame or did you just use the tack cloth?

[Johnnysshop]

@23speedracer Stripped the frame with Aircraft Stripper before I did anything.

[happywombatproducts]

what about the subframe?

[Johnnysshop]

@happywombatproducts It's aluminum. I just left it natural.

[happywombatproducts]

@Johnnysshop oh lol put a little accent in there right?

[happywombatproducts]

can you please tell me how much you spent on pant? im going to paint my bike

[Johnnysshop]

@happywombatproducts I think about $25 total. 

[happywombatproducts]

@Johnnysshop allright thanks

[happywombatproducts]

@Johnnysshop what is that paint remover you were using to get all the paint off? where can i get it?

[Johnnysshop]

@happywombatproducts It's called Aircraft Stripper. Any auto parts store should carry it. I purchased it from Advanced Auto.

[happywombatproducts]

@Johnnysshop allright thanks alot

[chiko909]

do you know if the dupli color engine enamel has a wide variety of colors because i want to make a ktm frame orange.

[Johnnysshop]

@chiko909 Not a huge selection. They do have an orange though.

[Johnnysshop]

@noplacelikehome92399 Could have been cheap paint.Sounds good, on the coating. The paint thickness just depends on the paint.

[Johnnysshop]

@noplacelikehome92399 It's holding up great, no chips at all. Sounds like maybe you didn't prep it? Did you strip all the paint and prime it?

[humilitantmilitant]

do you have to let it cure after all the steps of painting?

[Johnnysshop]

@humilitantmilitant With this stuff supposedly you don't need to. As it's drying, the new coat sticks better to the previous coat. Or so they say. According to them the clear must go on shortly after the base. If not, it won't stick.. We'll see how she holds up!

[Doddzyimages2010]

all of your videos are amazing man i wish i could do it all meself i would be sorted for ever .. what is your job a car mechanic or bike or both

[Johnnysshop]

@Doddzyimages2010 Thanks! Anyone can do it with patience. I'm actually a network administrator but computers are obviously not my hobby at all.

[kawibbyrule]

hey johnnysshop did you have to take that somewhere to get it heat treated because thats what my dad said and im really confused because i have a 2001 thats in dier need of TLC

[Johnnysshop]

@kawibbyrule No, is he talking about getting it powder coated? With powder coating you will need to have it baked on.

[kawibbyrule]

@Johnnysshop no he was talking about engin enam paint but ok then my other question was how well did the paint hold up dose it chip or peal easy?

[Johnnysshop]

@kawibbyrule So far it's been fine but I haven't taken it offroad yet.

[kawibbyrule]

@Johnnysshop ohh ok i see well when you do take it off road let us know how it works

[rm125rid3r]

ur videos are so great i cant describe it

[Johnnysshop]

@rm125rid3r Lol. Thank you!

[BumsandTightpants]

Very sick frame!! looks brand new... 

[Johnnysshop]

@BumsandTightpants Thanks, it looks much better in person actually.

[TreeK7]

what do u use to plug up and protect the threads

[Johnnysshop]

@TreeK7 Just some rolled up tape. Worked perfect.

[chronus20]

would u recomend me doing this kinda stuff on a steel push bike frame??

[Johnnysshop]

@chronus20 Should be fine. This is a steel frame.

[Johnnysshop]

@dmaheryfz450 Not sure yet. Hopefully it will be pretty tough paint.

[MATTMOORE707]

@Johnnysshop , not sure if u got ur bike back together yet but just wondering how well that paint job held up .

[86camaromike]

From a just starting out auto body guy point of view you did a sweet job on it

[Johnnysshop]

@86camaromike Thanks! Yeah, it actually looks even better in person. I'm kinda shocked. I'd love to take some auto body courses, I just hate sanding...

[86camaromike]

@Johnnysshop Lol thats my job I just sand dry and wet sand cars oh and detail them if you check some of my videos ive got the basic stuff down

[Johnnysshop]

@86camaromike Great vids. I love the 80's camaro. Almost got an IROC Z in 92 when I was 16.

[86camaromike]

@Johnnysshop Thanks and they are sweet cars my first camaro I have is a 86 berlinette has the digital dash set up in it looks really cool and that other car is a 85 I-roc it needs paint work bad im gonna make it look cool