Sharpe Unveils Newly Finished Custom-Painted Razor Motorcycle

Las Vegas, NV – Sharpe, a leader in paint spraying equipment for the professional automotive refinish market, announces the pre-unveiling of the newly finished $25,000 Razor Motorcycle – part of the Razor Gun Custom Bike Sweepstakes at www.sharpe1.com.

The Razor Motorcycle’s first public unveiling will be at NACE (www.naceexpo.com), November 6th by the bike’s designer and painter Justin Barnes of JB Grafix. Barnes is one of the most well-known and innovative painters in the U.S.

He has appeared on Discovery Channel’s “American Chopper,” and painted a number of well-known motorcycles such as the POW-MIA bike, the Fire bike, the I-Robot bike, the Comanche, the Snap-On bike and many more.

“Sharpe gave me free reign on the bike design, and really wanted something that would stand out in a crowd,” said Barnes who for all of the bike’s paintwork used Sharpe’s Razor guns.

To learn about the bike and Justin Barnes’ inspiration for the bike and painting techniques, visit www.sharpe1.com.

“I’ve been really happy with the Razor guns. We hadn’t used them before we started working with Sharpe, and I’ve been really impressed. They’re all I’ve been using now on every bike that we do. They spray really well, are easy to maintain. I also found them very easy to get used to. After just a couple of times using them I was really comfortable with the guns.”

Barnes used a new line of paint on the bike introduced recently by PPG. It will likely take anyone who sees the bike straight back to their childhood days.

“We’ve used Hot Wheels™ colors from PPG,” said Barnes. “They’re really vibrant and they stand out a lot. We’ve used them on quite a few bikes now and like the fact that you can add pearls and flakes to the original candy color. They’re pretty easy to manipulate to come up with unique color work.”

For the actual artwork, Barnes took his inspiration from both the bike itself and the fact that it will be given away in a sweepstakes.

“Stack’s Creative Customs built the bike and they did such a great job,” said Barnes. “It has really great lines, which I focused on in the design. I also kept in mind that Sharpe will be giving this bike away, so I didn’t want it to be too theme-oriented. We’ve used a heavy graphic pattern, with traditional style flames and green metal flake. We’ve also used variegated gold leaf, which is treated with heat and acid so you get a marbling effect.”

The Razor Gun Custom Bike Sweepstakes drawing takes place in April 2009 and the winner will be announced later that month. Visit www.sharpe1.com for your chance to win.

Introducing the Newly Designed RAZOR HVLP Waterborne Spray Gun

Minneapolis, MN – Sharpe, a leader in paint spraying equipment for the professional automotive refinish market, introduces the newly designed high-performance RAZOR HVLP Waterborne Spray Gun.

The RAZOR Waterborne guns provide a well-defined spray pattern for superior material distribution. They are optimized for waterborne base coats, and feature 100% stainless steel fluid passages that are impenetrable to corrosion. Since waterborne paint can corrode metal cups, the RAZOR HVLP Waterborne guns come with a 23 ounce plastic cup.

The RAZOR gun, branded as a Professional Painter’s Best Buy, also comes with a 3M™ PPS™ Adapter, has a 3-year warranty, and is made in the USA.

As with all RAZOR Spray Guns, the RAZOR HVLP Waterborne guns were developed based on feedback from painters in the automotive refinish market, and are designed to be lightweight, ergonomic and to deliver a high-quality automotive finish.

The RAZOR HVLP Waterborne gun weighs just 1.3 lb with the cup attached, has an air consumption of 14.4 CFM at 29 psi, and features an aircap spray pattern of 14 inches. Several nozzle options are available, ranging from 1.2 mm to 1.4 mm.

Technical Information:
Gun Weight: 1.3 lb
Air Consumption: 14.4 CFM at 29 psi
Aircap Spray Pattern: 14 in

Model Size, Gun PN
1.2 mm, 289388
1.3 mm, 289389
1.4 mm, 289571

A Complete System

When considering a complete waterborne gun system, the RAZOR product line has HVLP primer, compliant waterborne base coat, and LVLP clear coat to meet the needs of all automotive paint spraying applications.

The RAZOR Spray Guns were developed by Sharpe and Graco, a world leader in fluid handling systems and components. Specific to automotive finishing, Graco has a long history designing and manufacturing finishing equipment that improves productivity, reduces paint usage costs, lowers emissions and provides consistently better finishes for automotive manufacturers worldwide including, General Motors, Ford and Toyota, as well as for bus, trucking and airplane manufacturers.

Graco purchased Sharpe in 2003 to enter the North American automotive refinishing market, and brought its strong R&D, engineering and product development expertise to develop new spray guns to bolster Sharpe’s position in the marketplace.

Sharpe and Graco have also developed RAZOR accessories that enhance the painting experience including a Dryaire™ system to remove compressed air humidity, and air filters and coalescers to ensure high quality air. Other accessories include the Digi-Tell® air-adjusting valve, and a full line of hose assemblies, high output connectors, 3M™ PPS™ adapter for RAZOR, Spray Gun Brush Kit and F2-Disposable In-Line Filters.

Sharpe also offers the Zephyr™ Air Drying Gun. It is recommended for use with RAZOR Waterborne guns and is designed to decrease the drying time of waterborne paints using compressed air. The Zephyr Gun’s intake filter removes dust and other contamination, keeping it from marring the paint surface.

Working Pressure: 10-60 psi (0.7-4 bar, 0.07-0.4 MPa)
Max. Pressure: 175 psi (12 bar, 1.2 MPa)
Air Consumption @ 60 psi (4 bar, 0.4 MPa): 17.5 scfm
Weight: 485 g (17.1 oz)

It can be used freehand or attached to the 360-degree Zephyr Gun Stand, which can hold up to 2 guns. The stand is portable and offers variable positioning with quick disconnect couplers.