Ard Choille!
"and I looked, and behold a pale horse"
So she's finally starting to come around.
Got the tank pre stripped, which was nice of course,
Then broke out the polishing bit to help get an extra bite..
Got to make sure you get the gas edges nice and clean.
Little bit of spot putty, sand, and we're ready to roll.
Now the most important part of any motorcycle work, is to make sure your chores are done prior to beginning. That's when a wise man teaches his wife how to do them ;D ( She would kill me if she saw this, and this picture! :-X )
Now to fast forward a little, I did my prep just a tad bit different to try something new. I primed with self etching primer and waited for it to dry. Once it was done, I sprayed a base coat of my silver over the non sanded primer surface. The self etching primer was rough as could be, and I was hoping that once I sprayed over it, I could sand them both with the 320 and then begin my topcoat of the silver. Worked out great actually, but I'm sure I've committed paint blasphemy to some. Once I finished laying down the silver coats, I began to tape it off.
I had to cut the tape in half in order to get those slim edges on the side. The local paint shop didn't have any quarter inch tape.
Finally got her taped off.
After doing the topcoats, I pulled the tape about a minute after I sprayed to get those nice, clean edges. Here is what I got before clear coat.
I decided to do an "off center" racing stripe cause the gas cap was messing with me.
Still doing some clear coat, and then doing a little airbrushing on the side of the tank. Still don't know what to put for a logo, but all in all, who would've thought wheel paint could do a good 5 foot paint job.
Got the tank pre stripped, which was nice of course,
Then broke out the polishing bit to help get an extra bite..
Got to make sure you get the gas edges nice and clean.
Little bit of spot putty, sand, and we're ready to roll.
Now the most important part of any motorcycle work, is to make sure your chores are done prior to beginning. That's when a wise man teaches his wife how to do them ;D ( She would kill me if she saw this, and this picture! :-X )
Now to fast forward a little, I did my prep just a tad bit different to try something new. I primed with self etching primer and waited for it to dry. Once it was done, I sprayed a base coat of my silver over the non sanded primer surface. The self etching primer was rough as could be, and I was hoping that once I sprayed over it, I could sand them both with the 320 and then begin my topcoat of the silver. Worked out great actually, but I'm sure I've committed paint blasphemy to some. Once I finished laying down the silver coats, I began to tape it off.
I had to cut the tape in half in order to get those slim edges on the side. The local paint shop didn't have any quarter inch tape.
Finally got her taped off.
After doing the topcoats, I pulled the tape about a minute after I sprayed to get those nice, clean edges. Here is what I got before clear coat.
I decided to do an "off center" racing stripe cause the gas cap was messing with me.
Still doing some clear coat, and then doing a little airbrushing on the side of the tank. Still don't know what to put for a logo, but all in all, who would've thought wheel paint could do a good 5 foot paint job.
