My custom paintjob. [Yonex]

[ayuname]

Alright, since I was bored during spring break, I decided to spend some time repainting my racquets. However, this was not the first time. The first time I had painted them, I painted them horribly. The paint wasn't smooth and there were a couple problem areas but this time around I painted them IMO, perfectly. I decided both times, I just wanted to remove the paint and just paint it over with clear coat/lacquer.

Basically, the steps are:

1. Remove the paint using paint remover or sanding. I used both. Paint remover to remove a majority of the paint and sanding to get the minor infractions and have a smooth surface.

2. Clean the racquet of paint remover/sanding dust. And I guess keep sanding while changing the grit from coarse to fine.

3. Painting the racquet. Making sure you get an even coat and not over painting areas.

4. Sanding doing minor imperfections and then painting another coat of primer, or in this case, clear coat/lacquer coat.

5. After coating with as much layers as you want, (I did about 3 coats.) wash and install new grommets etc. (This is the time to add lead under the bumper and etc if you want)

Overall, my project was successful. Now I just gotta get them strung.

 

[ayuname]

 

[Deleted member 25923]

I disapprove of this thread until I see pics

EDIT: whoops my bad! Was too late there!

 

[Ptrac]

are you planning on keeping the racket black?
How long did this take you to do?

 

[ayuname]

Hahah thanks Mansewerz.

This is my second paintjob of the same style, so yes I am keeping it all "black". I only did it twice to fix the mistakes I made the first time I painted it.

For time, I kinda rushed myself but it took me about maybe 3-4 days to re-paint it. First day was removing paint and sanding a little bit, second day was all sanding, and third day was painting and I left it alone overnight. With a stock painted frame, I would say give it at least a week to paintjob but since I had already had it paintjobbed, I guess that's why it only took me a couple days to do.

 

[pyrokid]

beautiful. A production racket that was painted only with a clearcoat would be a dream come true. It looks so good.

 

[TennisBeginner]

Thats very good, but I also think you should add another color to make it a little less dull. Honestly great job though

 

[pyrokid]

Thats very good, but I also think you should add another color to make it a little less dull. Honestly great job though

Dull to some, classy to others.
Can't please everyone.
(leave it the same.)

 

[TennisBeginner]

Dull to some, classy to others.
Can't please everyone.
(leave it the same.)

Very True, leave it the way you like, don't listen to others, I was just stating what I would do.

 

[Larrysümmers]

Was the wieght any differnt from the original paint to the first paintjob to this one?

 

[ayuname]

Thanks pyrokid and TennisBeginner. I was thinking about doing some other colors but I was lazy and in a rush.

And Larrysummers. I would think the weight changed a bit. I haven't really weighed the racquet but I did add about 5g under the bumper at 11 and 2. I think the original paint consisted of a clear coat layer, an acrylic layer, and a primer layer but I'm not sure. For sure though, it's probably alot lighter.

 

[TennisBeginner]

Ayuname. You should do some more and post pictures. I'd love to see what else you can do.

 

[Danstevens]

Very nice - simple but effective.I think that a lot of the time, simplicity is the key to a good paint job and this is even more apparent when people put custom paintjobs on their own rackets. Kudos on the quality work and finished product.

 

[Automatix]

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L

 

[stangaele]

what did you use to repaint the racket (i mean spray ....)

 

[tenmirage]

nice job.

if i was you i would have removed the grommets before painting then put them back when the paint has dried.

i'd probably replace the grommets too for an entirely new feel.

 

[ayuname]

stangaele, I used a clear Lacquer paint to paint my racquet.

tenmirage, I did remove the grommets before I painted them, those are the new grommets that I installed after I finished painting.

 

[BagelMe]

It looks more like a frying pan now.

 

[KaZe]

Good job!!

 

[ayuname]

BagelMe, frying pan racquet? Maybe that means I'm as good as Roddick and Blake...

 

[AJK1]

Yeah, nice frying pans!

 

[FuManchu]

FTW.......

BTW....I believe that the traditional frying pan is round, not rectangular. :mrgreen:

 

[ayuname]

Hahahaha, its a revolutionary frying pan made from Yonex. More space to cook various items on the rectangular pan!

 

[no1]

Wow, that is awesome... something I'm gonna have to definitely try....

 

[Hi I'm Ray]

Cool. I had been thinking about doing this for a LONG time with an old, slightly fractured but still perfectly functional Yonex that I have. Part of the oringinal paint job was left clear so the braiding is visible, and I always thought it would be really cool if they just left the braiding visible throughout.

What kind of paint remover did you use, lacquer thinner or paint thinner?

Which model Yonex is that?

 

[featherlight]

thanks for telling us how u painted them black

 

[jwbarrientos]

No more pics?
How did you paint it?

 

[ayuname]

Need more? I'll get some soon then.
I provided the steps in my first post. Specifically, what are you curious about, jwbarrientos?

 

[nCode747]

What model Yonex is this?

 

[ayuname]

The RDS003.

 

[callmethedoctor]

That's stunning, great job, kudos to you!

 

[Yonextillidie]

That's one tidy job, a credit t u.
I got 4 003's so gonna give this a go on one !
Please put up some finnished pictures strung if poss
KTF simon