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Bob1
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Posted: 01 Oct 2022 at 16:45 |
the clear coat on my gen 2 factory tank is peeling in a couple of place's and the graphics are slightly fading. the fading I can put up with but the clear coat is really bugging me as the bike is otherwise immaculate I have asked dream machine for a quote to repaint and new graphics which I imagine is going to be quite expensive so I was wondering if anyone has had any dealings with them good or bad.
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IanG
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Is the clearcoat cracking due to the tank deforming? If so no amount of lacquer is going to make it good as it'll continue to deform and crack. Otherwise if it's just accidental damage forget I spoke
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constant
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If it is the tank deforming what about getting it wrapped there is a chap on this forum that does a very good job at wrapping
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wigginsjp
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I had two experiences with Dream machine.
First was okay though later I noticed an error in a graphic that had an air bubble under the lacquer. But it was barely noticeable hence it took a while. The second was a top fairing. Took them a year to do! They kept having order issues for graphics from aprilia and despite me saying use image works they kept saying it wouldn’t match. In desperation I called image works and they said it would be close but would send me free cut offs to check. Well guess what it was practically perfect. To the point no one including me would know. Only positive was they offered it at half price for the job…I said that wasn’t good enough and they did it for free! So overall a result but I’d not say the paint work and finish was better than many out there. I’d go as far to say Hemi probably knows better
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Bob1
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nothing to do with the tank deforming I was a bit over enthusiastic with the pressure washer about a year a go
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426hemi
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One of the best painters I’ve seen is apex custom paintwork, I’ve seen numerous of his work and it’s all been flawless.
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Bob1
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haven't heard back from dream machine yet but I have found a place near me (hours drive) in Bristol ace of sprays they get good reviews might be worth a chat with them
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426hemi
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If you’re in Bristol then this guy called josh day got recommended to me by pcr performance, he’s not far from you.
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badapple
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Is that the supersport racer Josh Day? |
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I started out with nothing and I've still got most of it left
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426hemi
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Yes
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davidrsurfer
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Jobie airbrushing he is in Taunton I believe. Not seen any original or race rep work but his custom stuff is lush. + he surfs at Saunton!
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Motorcycle friendly self catering holiday apartment Acorn Studio. See us at Air bnb.
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redratbike
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dream machine …
there are better shops out there shop about they just made there name with a load of replica paint jobs and got in mcn and all the dealers before social media was a thing so very clever marketing and i can’t believe after all these years people still think they are the go to company in the u.k.
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ajaycad
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Agree........ Not had anything done by D.M for many years so can't comment on their quality now. I had the side fairings on my GPZ750R (GPZ900R wannabe) done by Dream Machine back in the late 80's.........job was perfect, but they had the market sussed...take your panels to a dealer local to you and they would send it to D.M. Nowadays there are many talented paint shops to choose from and word of mouth is the best advert in my view.
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