BentAero Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 I bought some used FJR bags a few weeks ago that had been in a crash. Nothing too serious, but the left one was skinned up pretty good. I started by sanding the wounds, then applying a coat of spot-putty body filler. Wet sanded with 400 grit, rinse, repeat. After masking off the the inner portion, I sprayed them with 6 coats of Dupli-Color removable/peelable paint. link * All was going well until it was time to remove the masking tape. The peel coat stuck to the tape in a few places causing my very carefully applied coating to blemish in a few places. Damn! The more I tried to fix it, the worse it became. I eventually figured out how to blend in a decent fix for the bad spots, but it's not perfect. Oh well, from 10 feet away you don't notice. Saddlebags (used), liners (used), mounting brackets, spot putty, primer, color coat, all came to less than half the price of a pair of new FJR saddlebags. Lesson learned on this peel coat stuff; remove the masking tape immediately after your last coat while it's till wet. Don't wait until it's dry. Already started sanding before I took a photo. 1st coat of spot putty, unsanded. The finished product. Keep Asheville weird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duhs10 Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Looks great man! Well done. '15 FJ-09 w/ lots of extras... Fayetteville, GA, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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