Tank respray......

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greybika · #1 Post by **greybika** » Sat Feb 02, 2013 4:23 pm

Help, I've just unwrapped my bike (it lives outside ) to give it a post winter check up and horror of horrors my tank is covered in blisters.

can anyone recommend a good body shop in the West Midlands (preferably Worcestershire) that will do me a perfect respray?

I'm close to tears.

Thank you.

MartDude · #2 Post by **MartDude** » Sat Feb 02, 2013 5:15 pm

A few years ago, when considering repairing a crashed Futura, a friend recommended a place in Malvern. Unfortunately, I can't recall the name; sorry.

Edit. Might have been this outfit

http://www.plastics-surgery.com/aboutus.html

#3 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sat Feb 02, 2013 5:16 pm

It's probably just a cold sore - should go away in a few days....

These people are mentioned in Aprilia Technical as being very good, and not too far from you:

http://www.arnoldsfairings.co.uk/

anzacinexile · #4 Post by **anzacinexile** » Sat Feb 02, 2013 5:22 pm

Swear by Dream Machine. Very professional and did an excellent job on my belly pan

ReggieGasket · #5 Post by **ReggieGasket** » Sat Feb 02, 2013 8:51 pm

Could be cheaper to buy a second hand one and sell yours. Mine lives outside too, but not had that issue yet. Worked out what happened?

greybika · #6 Post by **greybika** » Sun Feb 03, 2013 4:47 pm

Thanks for all your replies.......I'll be checking out the various recommendations this week.

@Reggie Gasket......not had this problem with previous bikes (Hondas. Kwacker, Bmw, Yammy), it's only affected the tank and is just a nightmare....the bike was blemish free before this so I'm more than a little disappointed, not to mention pretty pi**ed off! I will ask the various specialists when I see them what they think may have been the cause so that I can avoid it in future!

Thanks again to everyone who replied.

Cathcart · #7 Post by **Cathcart** » Sun Feb 03, 2013 6:34 pm

No chance that something has been on the cover which has effected the paint? Or some pretty darn strong bird droppings?... Just guessing here seeing as it's an odd thing to happen.

Can't you rattle can it? It's all in the prep and you'll still get a damn good job.

old git · #8 Post by **old git** » Wed Feb 06, 2013 8:38 pm

MartDude wrote:A few years ago, when considering repairing a crashed Futura, a friend recommended a place in Malvern. Unfortunately, I can't recall the name; sorry.

Edit. Might have been this outfit

http://www.plastics-surgery.com/aboutus.html

Yep that's the place, had a bit of work done last summer, did a good job, was recommended to me by one of the spanners in the local Yamaha dealers, Skellerns.

OG

MartDude · #9 Post by **MartDude** » Wed Feb 06, 2013 8:52 pm

old git wrote: the local Yamaha dealers, Skellerns.

Useless, hamfisted, robbing twunts

old git · #10 Post by **old git** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 6:59 am

U don't like em then?

Never had a cause to use Skellerns myself so can't comment, but seems u av history!

MartDude · #11 Post by **MartDude** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:57 pm

old git wrote:U don't like em then?

Never had a cause to use Skellerns myself so can't comment, but seems u av history!

They seriously ripped off a young lad I know a few years ago - effectively double-charged him for a service that should have been free.

A few years ago, took the first Fut there for a new rear tyre. Left it with them,while I went off for lunch. I asked them if they needed the keys, they said, no, they didn't. 20 minutes later, had a phone call from them :

"Do you have the 22 mm hex adapter to undo the wheel nut?"
"Yes, it's in the toolkit"
"Where's the toolkit?"
"Under the seat"
"How do you get the seat off?"
"With the keys you said you didn't need"

And they scratched the wheel quite noticeably.

Anyway, a few days later I wrote the bike off; I'd like to blame it on Skellerns but that would be stretching even my prejudice a bit too far.

fatboy · #12 Post by **fatboy** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:21 pm

I would be interested to hear the diagnosis of the blisters, my Falco paint has started to blister just below the headlight.
It has had some crash damage repaired in the past by a previous owner, my mate pointed it out,saying he could see where it had been re sprayed, long before the cold sores appeared ( in the re sprayed area )