1975 Honda CB360 First Cafe Bike
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First up, do everything you can to keep the air out of the glass. Saturate the matting (don't use cloth for the base layer) before laying it down.
Once it hardens, don't be discouraged by how bad the 'glass looks after it dries. The second layer of glass can be cloth and should also be saturated and as much air as possible removed.
Then cut and sand until mostly smooth. After that comes the body filler.
Once it hardens, don't be discouraged by how bad the 'glass looks after it dries. The second layer of glass can be cloth and should also be saturated and as much air as possible removed.
Then cut and sand until mostly smooth. After that comes the body filler.
Ellwood
Vintage person on vintage bikes...
Don't be afraid to sand off the spiky bits between layers of glass. If you don't they will draw air and be very frustrating. If you get a large air bubble under the glass just grind it open and keep going. Also, make some relief cuts when you try to go around a corner...kind like using a band saw...but a bit backward. Take a look on youtube and watch some good glassers...it will help a lot...then just do it...its not hard.
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3DogNate
"You Meet the Nicest People on a Honda"
Ellwood said:
Definitely do a quick and coarse grit sanding between layers. The better you prep the previous layer, the better the subsequent layer will go. Also I found that using a small paint roller to apply the resin went so much better than using a brush.
fiedler.casey
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Well, after a weekend of glassing I ended up with two layers of chopped strand matting with a layer of cloth on top. Once it's cured I'll remove it from the mold.
I found that foam rollers react with fiberglass resin and that using a gloved hand to spread the resin was most effective for me.
I found that foam rollers react with fiberglass resin and that using a gloved hand to spread the resin was most effective for me.
fiedler.casey
Active Member
Hey all,
Sorry for failing to keep this thread updated. I know some of you were following me. I have had a very long road on this build!
I've spent months researching, ordering the wrong parts, breaking things, and otherwise making a nuisance of myself.
At the moment, I've tried to attach the most recent photographs of my by build.
Her name is Mae, inspired by a song from The Gaslight Anthem of the same name.
I need some help getting her to purr, however.
When I got her she was running and had been previously running semi-satisfactorily on rejetted carbs (can't recall the jet sizes off hand). She had pod filters and (at various times) either straight pips, baffled straight pipes, or ridiculously oversized Harley pipes.
Right now, I've got her largely reassembled and have good spark, compression, and fuel delivery to the carbs which have been very thoroughly cleaned and reassembled.
I removed the starter motor and have gone kick only.
As it stands, she will kick over and give about 4-6 half-assed attempts at sputtering to life but that's it. I can hear the engine almost catching (or maybe it's me just being hopeful) but she doesn't quite want to give in and start up for me.
I'd like to tap the general pool of wisdom here and ask for advice and tips on starting her up after a rebuild. The engine did not get rebuilt since I've had it (it was rebuilt by a friend I trust and has no more than 50 miles on the rebuild). I did, however, strip her down to a frame-off build including a completely new wiring harness by yours truly.
Currently she's sporting velocity stacks and short pipes from Dime City witch stock headers.
Try not to make me cringe too hard with all the "you'll never get her to run right with stacks" comments. I know people have done satisfactory builds with non-stock intake and exhaust (obviously) and am willing to tinker with it until she finally gives in to my stubbornness.
Hopefully you all have some advice and insight that can shorten that stubborn process?
Thanks everyone.
Sorry for failing to keep this thread updated. I know some of you were following me. I have had a very long road on this build!
I've spent months researching, ordering the wrong parts, breaking things, and otherwise making a nuisance of myself.
At the moment, I've tried to attach the most recent photographs of my by build.
Her name is Mae, inspired by a song from The Gaslight Anthem of the same name.
I need some help getting her to purr, however.
When I got her she was running and had been previously running semi-satisfactorily on rejetted carbs (can't recall the jet sizes off hand). She had pod filters and (at various times) either straight pips, baffled straight pipes, or ridiculously oversized Harley pipes.
Right now, I've got her largely reassembled and have good spark, compression, and fuel delivery to the carbs which have been very thoroughly cleaned and reassembled.
I removed the starter motor and have gone kick only.
As it stands, she will kick over and give about 4-6 half-assed attempts at sputtering to life but that's it. I can hear the engine almost catching (or maybe it's me just being hopeful) but she doesn't quite want to give in and start up for me.
I'd like to tap the general pool of wisdom here and ask for advice and tips on starting her up after a rebuild. The engine did not get rebuilt since I've had it (it was rebuilt by a friend I trust and has no more than 50 miles on the rebuild). I did, however, strip her down to a frame-off build including a completely new wiring harness by yours truly.
Currently she's sporting velocity stacks and short pipes from Dime City witch stock headers.
Try not to make me cringe too hard with all the "you'll never get her to run right with stacks" comments. I know people have done satisfactory builds with non-stock intake and exhaust (obviously) and am willing to tinker with it until she finally gives in to my stubbornness.
Hopefully you all have some advice and insight that can shorten that stubborn process?
Thanks everyone.
