We’re big fans of 3M Scotchcal paint protection film, which is very useful in motorcycle applications. We’ve covered this subject previously in the review/technical article on the SheerMask paint ...

To paint my bike's pipes, which measure about four feet long and have a diameter of maybe three inches at max, I bought one can of primer and one can of matte black.

Even though the bike had zero kilometers on it, the owner first sprayed a coat of white paint on it, to make the next orange layer even brighter and the harder to miss on the street.

(Contributed article by Check4Lead for our North American readers) If you start looking around the internet, it is no surprise that the inclusion of lead particles in paint has long been an issue. You ...