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Finally got the SV done. Fixed the wiring issue and regained power. Plastic welded the fairings. Repainted with new decals. Fixed the seat mounts, and generally fixed a lot of the PO's mistakes. All in for less than £700 with £150 worth of parts to sell. Just need to replace the silencer (dented and got a small leak) with a new slip on and it will be good as new! ;D
Great rescue mate gonna have a few quid back for ya efforts when / if ya sell gives ya a buzz to jump back on the CB project keep going mate summers on its way 8) ( like ive got room to talk haha ) :-[
Whoa...been a while....far too distracted by my SV recently!
Anyway, I started cracking on with the body work and laid down a few coats of VW black paint on the headlight bucket and mudguard today. The headlight is totally obscured by the fairing so I haven't done any bodywork as such, but I've done a bit on the mudguard.
I should have used a filler primer really as there are a few small 'scratches' you can still see, but I will wet sand the ever loving shit out of the black and see if I can get them to go. Got quite a thick final coat on so should be ok for that.
The paint is quite a close match to the colour of the fairing, but I'm hoping once I lay some clear it will really bring out the depth of the black to help it match even closer.
Just got a few more bits to sort on the tank and tail and then I will start shooting them too.
EDIT - Just noticed the 'dent' on the right of the mudguard in the last pic. Don't know how the camera makes it look so bad but its not that deep or noticeable in real life. Its basically gonna be covered by the pinstripe anyway but I will see if I can level it out a bit by wetsanding.
Added the pinstripe to the front mudguard and the seat. Just the tank left to spray. I missed out the high build primer on the seat which was a bit of a mistake as its left quite a few scratch marks in the paint on the top surface. Once I lay a few coats of clear I will be putting a decal over them anyway so they will be hidden but I should have corrected it earlier.
I also created a quick design for a decal in photoshop to replace the original Bike Shed decals I had on the seat and mudguard. Made one of my own design for my 'own' made up company. Tacky I know, but atleast it will be different haha.
Yeah, its vinyl. Actually looks alright and went on nicely for being really cheap brand....just need a steady hand, which I don't really have as displayed by the photos! haha
Yeah, its vinyl. Actually looks alright and went on nicely for being really cheap brand....just need a steady hand, which I don't really have as displayed by the photos! haha
Tank has had its last coat of paint, pinstripe and decals on soon.
Also printed out the logo's on some waterslide decal paper, and applied them on the seat and mudguard. They don't look too bad, and the shoddy edges should be hidden a bit more when I clear over them.
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