Recent content by johnu

Painted this one for the Mrs.

My helmets are not totally matt before I clear them I would say more of a satin to semi gloss so not sure if spraying over matt would come out full gloss but, I would expect it to. When I use the spraymax 2k glamor I usually lay down a light first coat then let it get just beyond tacky and do a...

I can actually still buy it at my local auto paint store in CA which is surprising!

Createx acrylic. Spraymax 2k clear for the finish.

Well I finished the second helmet and it was a nightmare! Originally this helmet had lots of graphics on it and I don't think I sanded some of them off well enough so when I pulled off some off my mask it pulled off some of my paint and the original paint:mad: It meant I had to sand down some...

Just started another helmet. A little more intricate this time.

Very nice looking project:)

Thanks! Biggest things I learned, only use fine line vinyl tape and make a plan and try to do all of the painting over a couple of days. I had some of the tape on for far too long.

So I got around to trying helmet painting. I had and old helmet to practice on and bought a cheap airbrush and a small detail spraygun. I think this came out pretty decent for my first attempt. The paint is Createx water based and all but the white is pearlized. I cleared it with the...

Thank you!

Would it not be easier to look for original A65 forks. I don't think they are especially hard to come by.

Well thanks everybody, this is very much appreciated. Now I have two botm wins! This one was for my dad though r.i.p dad the #27 lives on.

Fired it up yesterday, started second kick just needs a bit of carb tuning.

Better pic

That Velo is awesome!!!