CCR Panigale Paint Job In Works

Tricolore job by ccr

As promised here are photos of what Sean sent me. I do not know who the owner is but do like the deepness of the red, the black stenciling, and look.

Few more............

So what do yoo's guys think?

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And judging by the condition of his tires it looks like he rides it hard too!!

If that were mine I'd never get out of 2nd to protect that paint work!!!!

Gunny any idea how much a job like that would cost? Ball park figure?

Simply fantastic.

Sickkkk!

1. I'll update my web site soon, just gettin over pneumonia for 2 weeks....

2, regarding the comment on a stone chip. I do not gouge my customers. It is in MY BEST INTEREST to have your bike lookin' 100% I tend to go REALLY easy regarding repair costs...

Here's the lowdown on these last three Panigale paint jobs. First off I'd just want to clarify something. I do not do "track" paint jobs. I've tried doing sub par work in the past and have had me ass handed to me. If I do a crappy budget $800 paint job and leave some sand fleas in it, a hanger here and there and some fingerprintz.....i just phucked myself. Go ask your engine builder to rebuild your engine and to save money... re-use the gaskets and rings. See where I'm coming from? Ultimately when your riding your bug sprayer down the track.... that smoke screen reflects on the engine builder.

I offer 2 levels of paint. Street quality and Show quality. My street quality is finished off to a higher standard than your factory Ducati show room paint. How can I say this? Easy. Ducati outsources their body panels to whom ever provides what they consider an acceptable finish on the panels for what they determine to be a reasonable price. Ducati does not sell paint jobs. They sell motorcycles. Consequently I do not sell motorcycles. I sell paint jobs. I love Ducati's and I realize they have to provide a "complete package" in a motorcycle. Having said that their paint jobs have gone steadily downhill since 1993-94 which was their last decent paint jobs they put on their bikes. I'm not slamming them but a fact is a fact. They have other considerations aside from pretty paint. They need to win races.
When a customer comes to me and wants a complete paint job and their choice includes red, I try my damnedest to switch them over to the "good" Ducati red of 1991-94. This is the slit your wrist and bleed out all over your bike red. True "Ferrari" red. The reason why these pics of the latest Pan came out looking pink is for several reasons. The primary reason is I suck ass at taking pics....and I'm only using a little Canon sure shot which reads this crazy bright red as being "overexposed" and makes it look pink. If I took pics of a regular Panigale bike.... ya know, the one with the fugly brick red paint on it, the pics would look fine.

So back to paint jobs. All my materials are the same between the Street Quality and the Show Quality paint jobs. All of my prep work is the same.....everything is the same except for what I do after the first application of 3 coats of high solids clear coat. With the street quality I then block sand all applicable areas with 1500 grit, machine compound and machine polish the pieces to a finish that is better than factory Ducati OEM finish (not hard to do actually).
The Show Quality finishes are taken a step further. After I clear them with 3 coats of high solids clear coat and let them air dry... I resand them with 600 grit and spray on two more coats of high solids clear coat. then i block sand every single millimetre that i can get a buffer too, with 1500 grit, machine compound and machine polish the pieces. This leaves the pieces with an absolute flat as glass mirror finish. You will feel no paint lines from either the striping or the air brushed lettering under the clear coat. these last two Tri-Colore Pans I did could win in the New York Motorcycle show. I'm saying this because I have won 1st prize in the NYMS so I know WTF that takes. Both these tri Colore' Pans have a radiant finish that is EXTREMELY durable. I guarantee all my paint work for AS LONG AS YOU OWN YOUR BIKE!!!!!!!!!! Stop and think about that for a minute. I have painted bikes back in the early 1990's that have tens of thousands of street miles on them and they're still looking great.
So just to recap, these jobs are NOT track paint jobs, the last pan took me 45 hours to complete. I'm extremely fortunate to have an expanding customer base of enthusiasts who can appreciate this level of work.....and more importantly can afford this level of work. My customers are by and large GREAT! Having said that some of these guys are crazier than .... -house ratz! I'm an old skool dope and if I'm gonna do a track day you'll see me solidly holding on to last place in a 1989 FZR 600 with a Krylon Special paint job... but that's just me. The idea of taking a beautiful 20K bike, tricking it out and then putting a stunning show quality paint job on it and putting it on the track..... well......I'll just STFU now.

Lmao! As always it's a true pleasure reading your emails bro!
Way to break it down for us common folk when it comes to paint. Thanks for submitting this Sean.

Simply put; bas ass paint. Serious talent and I WILL be calling about a set of plastics I want to do in a very patriotic theme.

Incredible.

good people

RSR racer said:

Simply put; bas ass paint. Serious talent and I WILL be calling about a set of plastics I want to do in a very patriotic theme.

Incredible.

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Sean- just wanted to let you know that this member, RSR, is one of the all time favorites of mine here. He is truly genuine and never has an adverse thing to say. I consider Norm a good friend who sticks to his word. Hope you can come up with the best job ever for him in the near future!

Will do.

Now that is completely bad ass. Absolutely love it. Very nicely done!

very nice

Gunny Fitz said:

Sean- just wanted to let you know that this member, RSR, is one of the all time favorites of mine here. He is truly genuine and never has an adverse thing to say. I consider Norm a good friend who sticks to his word. Hope you can come up with the best job ever for him in the near future!

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Thanks for e endorsement G man

Will PM Sean.

More pictures of CCR's latest project

Hello everyone, I am the lucky owner of the amazing work created by Sean at CCR. The most impressive part of the project; Sean did the work in only 2 weeks. This included sanding the existing paint, putting down primer base coats, color, clear, sanding, clear, sanding, etc, etc, etc.

I showed up at Sean's shop with some basic ideas. Sean turned the concepts into reality and improved upon them along the way. After daily email exchanges and numerous sketches we settled on the final design you see in the pictures.

I struggled to find a knowledgeable painter who I could trust to produce a quality product without charging crazy prices. I failed in my first effort. I won't even show you those pictures. I am very happy with what Sean produced and would highly recommend him to anyone who is thinking about having their motorcycle painted.

For the record, I am writing the above comments unsolicited and without any type of remuneration from Sean. All you have to do is look at the pictures of my bike to understand why I am being so vocal. The man has talent. Just do me a favor, don't everyone send him your fairings at one time. I want him to customize my HD Slim next.

The bike in action at NJMP

In case you are wondering, "does he really take that onto the track?". Yep, and only one day after I picked up the finished fairings from CCR.

...just to note. One of the bikes I painted on one of the threads here recently went down, not this bike.

Yes the paint job was expensive (in the beginning), you get what you pay for.

I repaired one mangled side fairing, a deeply scratched tail section and a cracked upper fairing (several through cracks).

Total cost of the repair of my custom paint job was just over $700

So think about it, I repaired and repainted a REALLY TRICK paint job BETTER than new for less than ONE THIRD of the original cost of the paint work.

So, just because the initial paint work might seem expensive, I was able to put humpty-dumpty back together and give the customer a BETTER finish then even the original paint job for LESS MONEY than the COST of the AFTERMARKET bodywork.

Don't let the initial cost of custom work SCARE you away from having a nice looking bike. I do not ....... hose my customers. When I tell them I can save them money in the long run, I mean it.


I will have details of this repair and how I can SAVE you money when i finish updating my web site,

Sean

ccr said:

...just to note. One of the bikes I painted on one of the threads here recently went down.

Yes the paint job was expensive (in the beginning), you get what you pay for.

I repaired one mangled side fairing, a deeply scratched tail section and a cracked upper fairing (several through cracks).

Total cost of the repair of my custom paint job was just over $700

So think about it, I repaired and repainted a REALLY TRICK paint job BETTER than new for less than ONE THIRD of the original cost of the paint work.

So, just because the initial paint work might seem expensive, I was able to put humpty-dumpty back together and give the customer a BETTER finish then even the original paint job for LESS MONEY than the COST of the AFTERMARKET bodywork.

Don't let the initial cost of custom work SCARE you away from having a nice looking bike. I do not ....... hose my customers. When I tell them I can save them money in the long run, I mean it.


I will have details of this repair and how I can SAVE you money when i finish updating my web site,

Sean

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That's good to know. I haven't had my RC8RS painted yet specifically because of that reason.

I pay my painter $1000 for paint . What do you charge ?

$75 an hour, so your $1000 pays for 13.3 hours of labor.

This might appear as a stupid question and please don't take this as an insult. I like to support the vendors and individuals who still do honest work and have given me great customer satisfaction. Would you be interested in doing work in order to advertise at a reduced rate? I wouldn't even care what it looked like, that would be up to you.