{"id":654,"date":"2022-04-29T23:36:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T21:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/?p=654"},"modified":"2022-06-30T00:24:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:24:45","slug":"red-glitter-yamaha-xv1000-tr1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/red-glitter-yamaha-xv1000-tr1\/","title":{"rendered":"New red glitter look for a 1983 Yamaha XV1000 TR1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Complete tutorial for the realization of a Red Metal flakes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/141-motorcycle-paints-kits\"><u>motorcycle paint<\/u><\/a> :<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Our customer @Jerem_Motorcycles was pleased to send us the photos of the different stages of the complete makeover of this 1983 Yamaha XV1000 TR1. Discover their achievements on Instagram:<br \/>\nAs you can see, the work is impressive and the result exceptional:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2654 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/motorcycle-paint-yamaha-XV1000-R1.jpg\" alt=\"motorcycle paint Yamaha XV1000 R1\" width=\"600\" height=\"848\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We can admire the work of preparation and transformation of the bike and just as much behind this glittery paint project with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/flakes-pearls\/532-metal-flakes-paint.html\"><strong><u>red Metal Flakes<\/u><\/strong><\/a>: first attempt, total success.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;.. I&#8217;m not a paint professional, I&#8217;m just a motorcycle preparer, it&#8217;s a friend of mine who paints me for the red glitter and the pure red glitter that we ordered from you with 12 coats of varnish\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/motorcycle-paint-yamaha-xv100.jpg\" alt=\"motorcycle paint yamaha xv100\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The first phase of the painting is the priming of the tank and fairing parts of the Yamaha XV1000. For this, a white two-component primer was used to stabilize and perfect the surface. After a few thick coats applied, wet sanding is carried out.<br \/>\nThe tank is now ready to paint!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/motorcycle-paint-yamaha-xv100-2.jpg\" alt=\"motorcycle paint yamaha xv100\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A red paint (base to be varnished) is applied.<br \/>\nWhy ? This constitutes a red background.<br \/>\nGlitter, of any type, cannot form an opaque layer. Depending on their type, they are either transparent or opaque, but let the bottom be seen between each spangle.<br \/>\nFor this reason, two types of background are recommended:<br \/>\nThe black background to create a depth effect or the glitter color background to create a lighter effect.<br \/>\nA white background should never be used.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/682477194?h=00569a7abb\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A first attempt was made with \u201ctransparent\u201d type glitter with interfering colors (i.e. of a color different from the color of the background): this can be glitter from the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/flakes-pearls\/1567-cosmic-flakes.html\"><strong><u>COSMIC<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u201d range or from the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/flakes-pearls\/183-diamond-flakes.html\"><strong><u>DIAMOND<\/u><\/strong><\/a>&#8220;. Their advantage is a low thickness and therefore greater ease of varnishing.<br \/>\nAs the effect was not convincing, the choice was made to apply classic glitter, the famous \u201cMETAL FLAKES\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/motorcycle-paint-yamaha-xv100-3.jpg\" alt=\"motorcycle paint yamaha xv100\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">There are basically two solutions or options for doing glitter paint on a motorcycle:<br \/>\n&#8211; apply silver glitter then a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/candy-paints\/835-candy-cyan-06-clearcoat-17l.html\"><strong>red &#8220;Candy&#8221; varnish<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nor<br \/>\n&#8211; directly apply red glitter<br \/>\nOption 2 was chosen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/motorcycle-paint-yamaha-xv100-4.jpg\" alt=\"motorcycle paint yamaha xv100\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">To apply the glitter, there are also two operating mode options:<br \/>\n&#8211; Classic spraying, with a gun, with a mixture of binder or varnish + glitter<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;Dry&#8221; spraying glitter with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/sprayguns\/1067-flakebuster.html\"><strong><u>flakebuster<\/u><\/strong><\/a> on a tacky coat (varnish)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/682479178?h=664971755d\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">To apply glitter with a spray gun, make veils 30 cm from the support, crossing and covering, layer after layer, so as to cover the background as much as possible.<br \/>\nAfter the operation, we obtain a very irregular and rough surface, which will have to be varnished a certain number of times&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2659 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/motorcycle-paint-yamaha-xv100-5.jpg\" alt=\"motorcycle paint yamaha xv100\" width=\"600\" height=\"903\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">No less than 12 coats of varnish were applied to obtain this magnificent result.<br \/>\nA few tips for varnishing, for those who want to reproduce this result:<br \/>\nOn the bare glitter, it is not useful to sand, because first of all, it is impossible and the varnish will naturally hang on this glittery background.<br \/>\nThen, it is not useful to limit yourself to two coats of varnish (the rule&#8230;) because you don&#8217;t worry about the loss of shine due to excess coats: in these first 5 to 7 coats, you simply seeks to garnish and cover the graininess.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/motorcycle-paint-yamaha-xv100-6.jpg\" alt=\"motorcycle paint yamaha xv100\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Then, every 24 hours, after the varnish has completely dried and hardened, it is possible to sand with P500 then re-varnish.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It is in the last coats that we will seek to obtain a perfect and shiny varnish.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Kudos to the artists&#8230;!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Complete tutorial for the realization of a Red Metal flakes motorcycle paint : Our customer @Jerem_Motorcycles was pleased to send us the photos of the different stages of the complete makeover of this 1983 Yamaha XV1000 TR1. Discover their achievements on Instagram: As you can see, the work is impressive and the result exceptional: We [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-products"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}