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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mcgovern61" data-source="post: 94585" data-attributes="member: 59">I did a rattle can paint job that worked at the time (5 years ago), not the best result and we just did not put the prep time into it.  I always wished for a more factory paint job or at least a more glossy finish.  My clearcoat orange peeled and we just left it that way.  As I am working on preparing to take the fairing off and make the bike near naked, I am re-thinking the paint job.I have done a lot of research on rattle can jobs, prep, sand.........blah....blah...blah......compound....polish....buff.I decided to experiment....I cannot really hurt the existing paint job, so, with the fairing off I decided to wet sand the faux tank with 600 and then 1500 grit paper.  Cleaned and then tried something different.  I had repaired the headlights on my Hyundai Elantra with a 3M restore kit and still had the discs.  So......why not wet sand with them??  Aha!!  It worked!! And real quick too!!I then took some Mauruders liquid polish and hand buffed the paint. :shock:  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool    :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />  :shock: Holy Mackerel!! :shock: It shined up and got glossy!Then I took some good old fashioned Nu-Finish paint restorer which I had used on the fairing 5 years ago and now it is a real deep gloss!!!  Mind you, there are plenty of imperfections since I did not really prep very long, but I am completely satisfied that I can get a near factory finish on a good paint job!!Now.....to just pick the color!!</blockquote>

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