[Black_peter]

buying the same brand clear shouldn't give you any problems...

Right.. I was "scared" of clear coat.. But it's really easy and will make the color "pop".. Night and day..

[shadowhunter04]

How did you manage to get the star cutout? I'm in the process of painting, and am interested in possibly doing some kind of graphic, although not a star.

I was out at my parents place looking for ideas when my mom suggested using some contact paper that she uses when sewing. It's a clear semi-stick plastic paper stuff that seemed to work pretty well. I only used enough of it to outline the start/circle. Then I used regular painting tape, and taped some drop cloth to the design to cover the rest of the bike.

The before and after pictures-->





This is prior to the pre-coat... I just couldn't help myself and wanted to see what it'd look like... BANGERANG RUFIO!

[Rodan]

Wicked sharp looking!
Great job

[grslightn]

Looks good!

[Lehbs]

Kind of matches with my helmet (KBC Top Gun) or the airborne one from KBC

[Bright Wire]

I love the circle/star. Beautifully done. I am going to have to look into that. Was there a name on that light adhesive contact papr that you used so I can do some more research?

[eazy1100]

looks good. The first time I painted my bike, i used the can too.

[shadowhunter04]

Was there a name on that light adhesive contact papr that you used so I can do some more research?

I don't believe that there is a specific brand that needs to be used. The contact paper that I used was the stuff you can use to line your shelves or drawers. In this case though, my mom was using it to trace a pattern on some fabric.

Here's an example of what I used though...
http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...entPage=family