Adventures in painting.
While I might be alright at painting models and such, it takes a true talent to paint body panels, especially bike panels from what I’m learning. After a few mistakes where I almost destroyed my new paint gun and made for a rather crappy first coat of the GSXR’s body panels it starting to come along. Apparently you have to be very VERY careful with how much catalyst you add to automotive paint. It about hardened completely inside the gun, Chris and I spent the next hour cleaning paint out of the gun just so it would spray again.
The second day went much better, after buying a few better measuring supplies, all from your favorite baking section at Safeway I was able to get a good coat of paint on the parts making me feel much better about the project. I’m going to let the paint dry tonight. Tomorrow I’ll sand down this coat in preparation for the final coating that I’ll do on Thursday night.
After that I’ll do any final sanding before I let it dry for about a week and buff the paint, there is to be no clear coat or matted finish to the paint per instructions.
Theresa and I taping down the gas tank so I can sand the paint off and get it ready for it's first crappy coat.
Said tank striped of paint on the top and buffed off clear coat on the bottom. I'm not too worried about the bottom of the tank, cause if you can see that, I'm already dead.
This is after painting day two.
That shine you see on the paint will go away with the next coat, it's a little weird, but I tested it with the tank already.
Other updates:
Sidewinder graphics was so quick in getting me my side decals, its made the two other groups look retarded.
Booya!
Rims just came back from being powder coated flat black, I hear their amazing, but I’ve not seen them. They are still waiting at Scott’s shop for a few parts to show up so that he can mount tires to them.
Still waiting on a ton of parts to come in at the shop:
Rear axle
Sprocket hub
All the rear bearings
Chain and sprockets
Left side adjustment bolt
Air valves front and back
Rubber bushings for the fairings
One more parts order to do after Scott get me a list of what we need to refurbish the front forks.
I'm Rob Dufalo for "This old bike"
See you next time.
The second day went much better, after buying a few better measuring supplies, all from your favorite baking section at Safeway I was able to get a good coat of paint on the parts making me feel much better about the project. I’m going to let the paint dry tonight. Tomorrow I’ll sand down this coat in preparation for the final coating that I’ll do on Thursday night.
After that I’ll do any final sanding before I let it dry for about a week and buff the paint, there is to be no clear coat or matted finish to the paint per instructions.
Theresa and I taping down the gas tank so I can sand the paint off and get it ready for it's first crappy coat.
Said tank striped of paint on the top and buffed off clear coat on the bottom. I'm not too worried about the bottom of the tank, cause if you can see that, I'm already dead.
This is after painting day two.
That shine you see on the paint will go away with the next coat, it's a little weird, but I tested it with the tank already.
Other updates:
Sidewinder graphics was so quick in getting me my side decals, its made the two other groups look retarded.
Booya!
Rims just came back from being powder coated flat black, I hear their amazing, but I’ve not seen them. They are still waiting at Scott’s shop for a few parts to show up so that he can mount tires to them.
Still waiting on a ton of parts to come in at the shop:
Rear axle
Sprocket hub
All the rear bearings
Chain and sprockets
Left side adjustment bolt
Air valves front and back
Rubber bushings for the fairings
One more parts order to do after Scott get me a list of what we need to refurbish the front forks.
I'm Rob Dufalo for "This old bike"
See you next time.