hydrographics anyone?

[raja777m]

Hi guys, I was just surfing online and found out about hydrographics.
Did anyone of you guys had done some cool hydrographics on your motorcycle?
There are lot of DIY kits available online too.
That Carbon Fibre style graphics, just makes me feel do the rims.
Please share your thoughts on these kind of graphics/paintings? How long do they last on motorcycles with daily commute.

For a sample.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enFSoiCo-lA

 

[ErikNYC]

Nice!:rockon:

 

[Botch]

Never heard of that before, wow. Thanks for posting that! :thumbup:

 

[aussiejules]

Yeah we sell it, and I did some test pieces for the shop, made mistakes, but have learnt some good lessons. It is a awesome product but still my favourite is plasti dip.

 

[Druff]

Theres a place in nashville who does this and as far as I was told once the graphics are laid the pieces are coated in clear. So essentially they should last just as well as any automotive paint job (color under clear) but it will depend on the quality of the clear and quality of application. There are somewhat limited designs but that is expanding as it becomes more popular.

 

[payneib]

It's quite popular in the UK. Cheaper and more options than powder coating, significantly less expensive than a custom paint job. If I'm ever in the position to stand the bike down for a full strip down, the wheels, tank and plastics would definitely be in for something like this.

 

[raja777m]

It's quite popular in the UK. Cheaper and more options than powder coating, significantly less expensive than a custom paint job. If I'm ever in the position to stand the bike down for a full strip down, the wheels, tank and plastics would definitely be in for something like this.

Its kind of similar price as painting, atleast around my place.
But thanks for the update.

 

[raja777m]

Theres a place in nashville who does this and as far as I was told once the graphics are laid the pieces are coated in clear. So essentially they should last just as well as any automotive paint job (color under clear) but it will depend on the quality of the clear and quality of application. There are somewhat limited designs but that is expanding as it becomes more popular.

Exactly, it depends on the quality of the application.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZVb6MCfVtU
Here is one of the video which made me lean towards hydrographics vs painting.

 

[raja777m]

Yeah we sell it, and I did some test pieces for the shop, made mistakes, but have learnt some good lessons. It is a awesome product but still my favourite is plasti dip.

How long we have to leave it aside to dry, before we put them back on the vehicle?

And with Plastidip, the video i watched before mentions that it last only few months and easily removable though, for same price.
In a POV, you can have different colors each time, may be if u r going for a trackday, you can paint your wheen neon green for more visibility and style and once the race is over, after a month, you can remove the paint and make it look like an innocent economical/dependable/daily commute bike again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGdjWLan6hc

 

[raja777m]

Never heard of that before, wow. Thanks for posting that! :thumbup:

"The first hydrographic apparatus registered for a US patent was by Motoyasu Nakanishi of Kabushiki Kaisha Cubic Engineering on Jul 26, 1982", My friend who had his bike painted last week told the same thing, that he never heard of it. He mentioned if I did showed the video couple of weeks ago, he would've gone for the same on his 'busa..!

 

[aussiejules]

Treat it like normal paint, I did some car speaker covers and some game controllers, Steps were sand, prime, base coat, dip, rinse, dry, clear. You leave the hydrodip until dry about half hour and then clear. The dip dries faster than paint. Follow all tips and hints.

 

[FUHL]

Do it yourself. Easy and cost affective.

My Dip Kit - Water Transfer Printing -- Camo Dip Kits - Car Diping Kits - Home Hydrographics Kit, Hydro Dipping Film, DIY Water Transfer Printing Film, Activator, Camo and Dash Kits, Camouflage, Hunting, Carbon Fiber, DIY camo

 

[FUHL]

Here are the patterns you can get.

https://www.mydipkitstore.com/index.php


Or search Hydrographic on eBay. Lots of patterns there.





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