i used BBQ grill paint. it says its good up to 1200 degrees. too bad i am stuck in the buckeye state, i would buy it from ya. i got two 230s' now and they are clones. no one can tell them apart. one stock and the other is a sleeper. i just roasted a 350 warrior and a 240 blaster today, hill climbing and cross country race at about a 4mile course that included the hill climbs in it. both yamahas are 2002 models. it wasw total their idea to play follow the leader and i guess you could say i'm still a novice rider with only 4 years experience, 1and a half years of which is my first clutched quad the 230s. i've rode other quads before but they were never mine and i never rode them far, just test drving them for friends. ive rode a 500 zilla 250x honda, 300ex and my first owned quad the little lt125 zuk.

 

How is the painting process coming? Any updated pics?

 

Pictures coming probably toward the end of this week, still in pieces suspended from the rafters drying. Longggg process

 

nice. I should be getting my new steering stem, tie rod ends, bumper, and seat this week sometime. Not sure if i am going to strip everything down and paint it like you, i dont think i have the patience.

 

Well I'm probably 15 hours deep so keep that in mind (not even finished painting or even started clear coating yet)

 

Could you imagine this thing lowered with street tires? haha





So the frame priming is complete, when done in a confined area with inproper ventilation you start to see little green men running around and **** after 2 cans

 

Keep us posted, its looking good.

 

Mind the mess this is my grandfathers slob basement, everything but the exhaust has been clear coated now all using Plastikote products (primer/paint/clear)

I think it matches the Suzuki blue good enough, to give you an idea here is a photo without the flash:


Now with the flash:






Handle bar raisers:


Rear brake master cylinder:


Air box:


Air box to carb intake link hose:


Close up of the rear brake caliper to swing arm linkage bar:


Brake/clutch levers and gas tank (primed/painted/cleared):

 

You have already seen the exhaust pipe primed, here it is with the blue after drying for 48 hours (I knew I was going to run out so I decided to use what was left wisely and do a fade to green since I realized I would need 2 cans of green for the frame anyway)



Like I said 48 hours later I did the green my frame will be (awesome shade of green right??) did the best fade job I could:






I have not clear coated this yet though:

 

Looks amazing, can't wait to see it together. Hopefully your using good paint that wont flake after a while, because thats the worst after doing all that work.