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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.28775
EAN num: 9780760320785
ISBN number: 0760320780
Label: Motorbooks
Manufacturer: Motorbooks
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 128
Printing Date: November 10, 2005
Publishing house: Motorbooks
Sale Popularity Level: 57804
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Bortles covers everything from basic prep work to advanced finishing techniques. The techniques and processes can be used on any type of motorcycle from a production road bike to a custom chopper with extravagant bodywork. Among the topics covered are bodywork preparation, paint selection and preparation, a variety of painting techniques, and post-application follow-up techniques to put the best finish on a great paint job.
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This book could well be titled " Bondo and exotic paint application" or "painting your chopper" Where would the chopper world be without bondo? They used to call some custom autos "lead sleads" for good reason__more lead body filler than original metal. The jobs is this book are the equivalent__"bondo bikes".
If you want a handbook to help you through restoring and old bike or just redoing your daily ride, look somewhere else.
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When I decided my VROD needed painting I was floored at how much people charged. I decided to try and do it myself so I started shopping for books. This is one of the books I bought.
In general the book is OK for an absolute beginner such as myself. It is obvious the publisher wanted lots of pictures and not a lot of words. Many details of technique were glossed over or simply not inculded, and it is obvious the author is very skilled in these subjects.
As is often the case, this is not a book that will answer all your questions or cover all your needs. But I did walk away with one technique that I feel "made" my paint job in the end and that is the concept of using "guide coats".
It is worth the money, but barely. But that is a lot more than I can say for numerous other books on the subject. The failures of this book are the publishers, not the authors.
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My motorcycle just happens to need a new paint job and I'm looking forward to learning how to do it myself.
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its got a lot of good info, but if your trying to paint a sport bike it's not much of a help
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Let's face it, a lot about motorcycling is vicarious. Our bikes emulate certain genres, as does our clothing, and style of riding. Reading this book I felt that... maybe doing work of some similarity was possible. And hey, how many women are that deep into cycle art? The graphics, explanations and photography are excellent. Best of all, it is insight into how an artist of Joann Bortles caliber approaches her projects from conception to completion. Now, how to talk my way into someones paintbooth?
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