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Not great. I had it all painted up and ready to start piecing it together. I mounted the engine and was super stoked to notice that the paint was chipping off like I had taken a hammer to it. The paint is just total crap, so I haven't touched it since. The plan is to just get it powder...

Finally got the frame painted. The process took two plus weeks to paint something, and it's definitely not perfect, but it'll get the job done for now. There are plenty of flaws in the paint that I just couldn't seem to avoid no matter how hard I tried. When it comes time to paint the tank...

I've been hitting it hard lately. The failed paint job I did really took the wind out of my sails, but I'm jumping back in and I finally got back to painting this sucker and I'm pretty happy with the finish. It takes forever to finish something, but I'm doing what I can to make the paint as...

Making some progress.

Thanks Big Rich. Just found his thread. Lots of good stuff there. I never thought of Kevlar before. That's cool. I've watched a bunch of YouTube videos posted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3v9cVoEt4YqZpGyzewdlrQ">HackaweekTV</a> if anyone cares. He has a bunch of useful...

It's been a while since I've added an update, so I just wanted to show what I've been up to. I've been trying to find a new job in the graphic/web design field, so I needed to make a portfolio which took forever. After I finished it up, I really needed to add an Illustrator project. I have...

I was wondering if that could be the issue as well. I brought the swing arm inside to see if the temperature would make a difference, but I could still chip a bit off. Maybe it was a bit too cold to be painting when I did paint or perhaps it was too cold to cure? Who the f knows. I stayed up...

I woke up today to 63 degree weather, so I quickly drank my coffee and went to the garage in excitement to lay down some clear coat on the swing arm. I painted all my pieces including the frame around halloween and have been waiting for a break in the weather like today to get the clear coat...

Sorry I haven't updated in a long time. I've removed most of the tabs and started painting before it got too cold. I've been painting with paint cans since I don't have awesome equipment, so I've had to repaint some areas. It's been extremely frustrating. I was hoping to have the painting...

Thanks for the heads up on the link. I wish I had run into it before I started, but oh well. If I'm not happy with the shape of the mold, I'll start again using his guide.

I started working on the seat mold. I got the idea for the clay from MotoMadness's page: http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=36776.0. I wanted to make sure I had a good transition from the tank to the seat. Soon I'll be fiberglassing the seat mold, then welding on the brackets.

Finally got the tail loop welded on thanks to the help of a good friend. There's no going back now. Next step will be to get the seat made so I know exactly where to weld a couple of brackets. My plan is to try to use the old seat and cut it to the shape I want. If it doesn't work, I'll have...

I've been watching your videos for a while now and they've been very informative and helpful in my process. I got really excited when I saw that you were working on a cafe project and it's nice to see your progress now being documented on DTT. I'm looking forward to seeing how the bike turns...

I haven't gotten any work done on the bike lately since my wife decided she wanted to build a garden this year and I got sucked in to Game of Thrones (nerd). However, I finally get my tail loop. After failing to make my own, searching ebay, and refusing to pay $80 for one on DCC, I found...

Got it in today! Thanks cafegoose, it's perfect!

I think they're ok. I may have just freaked out for no reason. I'm planning to put a bunch more clear over everything, but just decided to take a break from painting for now.

Those covers look great. I love the detail. I'm looking forward to seeing the engine all put back together.

Thanks for the kind words! Hopefully I won't have to repaint the wheels. I'll look into the 2pak.

I hit a bit of a frustrating snag today. I've had a few brackets as well as the triple trees painted for some time now, but I noticed that the top triple tree piece chips very easily. Is there anyway to keep the paint from chipping like using some kind of sealer or did I just use bad paint or...

I've been spending some time cleaning up some of the aluminum and chrome parts. foot brake lever before: foot brake lever after: left foot rest before: left foot rest after: chain cover before: chain cover after: front sprocket cover after: