As per above post by Alan, I can't agree on a few points Wheelnut but if that's your opinion/experience then of course it's as valid as anyone's. I saved a fortune over the years, cars and bikes and never bothered letting on but no-one ever noticed the difference. As for longevity, (apart from tank) the panels faired (npi) just as well as the originals in fact the paint on my 1098 is incredibly soft and leading edges suffer stone chips every bit as easily as arse'ole cans.
Haha! You know, I almost added at the bottom that someone was bound to disagree or to prove me wrong! I once set to try and prove that you could achieve a professional result with rattle cans when restoring my classic lightweight 1951 Bates cycle. It fooled a lot of people who asked where I'd had it painted. It does look convincing, but it took a huge amount of time and effort and the result isn't as durable as a stoved finish, so I have to take a lot of care that it doesn't get scratched or scraped against anything. So I stand by what I've said... Here it is:
Who said anything about stove enamelling? Two pack acrylics are stoved, even on fibreglass, albeit at a far lower temperature. I've painted a few Lotus Elans and the like with two-pack, and they didn't melt in the oven!
if we're to continue this, fairings might be low-temperature baked but they certainly don't go anywhere near a stove, forgive me, but to me "stoving" implied that you meant stove enamelling and i think it would to most people. Best to agree to disagree - did you read my comment on 1098 paint? - yes, only my opinion..
