Product Description

The award-winning painter shares her painting know-how. JoAnn Bortles, a leading painter of premium custom choppers, shares her vast knowledge with enthusiasts so they can undertake their own motorcycle painting projects. The most detailed how-to-paint book yet for motorcyclists, this book instructs readers on the use of the latest and greatest paints and painting equipment. Bortles covers everything from basic prep work to advanced finishing techniques. The techniques and processes can be used on any type of motorcycle from a production road bike to a custom chopper with extravagant bodywork. Among the topics covered are bodywork preparation, paint selection and preparation, a variety of painting techniques, and post-application follow-up techniques to put the best finish on a great paint job.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #261183 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-28
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Review
With How to Paint Your Motorcycle, she [Bortles] actually does a thorough and comprehensible job of showing you how to ... gasp ... paint your own motorcycle. And paint it really, really good. She should know how, too. As the celebrated proprietress and maitre d art of Crazy Horse Painting, JoAnn has produced scores of world-class custom paint jobs and garnered a reputation for excellence in a tough industry. She does all this in a very human and conversational tone, offering encouragement and perspective along with her expertise, and coming across as equal parts master painter and life coach. She s liberal with anecdotes of her own past screw-ups, disillusionments and inverted learning curves on some techniques, which go a long way toward dispelling any illusions that the task of painting a custom scooter requires any special gift beyond patience, persistence, practice and knowledge of the materials involved. --Thunder Press

It s a real nuts-and-bolts book. And we agree. The real world, trial-and-error approach she experienced herself has armed her with frank, practical advice to pass on to the others. If you want surefire, functional shortcuts, you ll find them here, along with cautions on when these tips are completely inappropriate to apply. --IronWorks

An informative guide ... Unlike many other purported how-to guides, which focus primarily on the end result, this book addresses the beginning, middle, and end steps of a given project. The text is clearly written and accompanied by numerous photos ... [It s] the best alternative to actually being in a classroom with JoAnn. --American Iron Magazine

About the Author
JoAnn Bortles owns Crazy Horse Painting in Waxhaw, North Carolina. This is a highly regarded custom paint shop used by many of today's top chopper builders. Bikes she has painted have appeared on the covers of all the major chopper magazines, including Easyriders and American Iron. She is an accomplished writer and photographer who has had articles published in The Horse, a leading motorcycle magazine. Bortles resides in Waxhaw, North Carolina.