I wrote up a pretty lengthy blog on the whole process, but I figure I will spare you guys all of the reading. If you want to read about all of it here is the link:
http://aftriathlonguy.blogspot.com/2012/11/my-triplets-cervelo-r3-p3-and-s5.html
Here are the pre weights of the bikes:
2008 Cervelo P3 56cm Frame, 1.3kg
2009 Cervelo R3 58cm Frame, 0.96kg
The R3 and P3 in pure white
After the base layer was applied we then taped out the red stripes, below are pictures:
The R3 prepped for the red stripe
The P3 prepped for the red stripe
Once the red stripes were sprayed we waited for it to dry and then removed all of the tape and paper. We then laid out the black stripe over the red paint and sprayed it. The taping process was the most time consuming and spraying 3 different colors made the process quite long. But don’t worry it was the middle of the summer and hot, so of course we stayed cool by having a few beers 
The R3 with the black stripe painted
The P3 prior to the decals being applied (With my grandma in the background who is a proud supporter of Team RWB 
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The R3 prior to the decals being applied
Before the clear coat though we applied all of the decals. I had the decals made at a local vinyl shop. The guy did a great job, however it was fairly expensive (see complete cost for project at end of blog). The decals went on pretty easy, however we had some problems with the front nose section of the P3 where the “e” design goes. We couldn’t get the decal to bend around the nose section like it does on the newer P3 model and how it is on the S5. We had about 5 decals to mess with and just couldn’t get it to work, so after 3 failed attempts we came up with the below.
We put the decal on the right and left side of the frame, as you can see above where it is above the fork.
Here it is located in the front of the fork on a newer P3 model.
Here is a picture of the R3, P3, and S5 once they were completely painted
And the man behind the paint gun, my Dad
Now that the paint and decals are complete back to Fun Sport Bikes. I wanted to get post weights, so below are the results.
Cervelo R3 58cm Frame, post fresh paint job: 1.01kg = .05kg added, so 50 grams… not too bad
Cervelo P3 56cm Frame: post fresh paint job: 1.35kg = .05kg added, so the same as the R3, 50 grams.
The Finished R3 in race setup
