haircuttergirl
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Where did you get it? And feedback?Redliner said:
My Honda SL100. Birth of the Taurus
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Redliner
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Ready Strip? Smells quite like shit, but works a treat. Was purchased at Home Depot.
Look at our bars. We only cleaned half of it, to give you an idea. Pictures do more than justice, in the sense that it definitely looks better in the pictures than in person. The cheap Jap' chrome is bubbly and flaky, but considering this is just a toy and learning tool we aren't going to spring for something crazy like re-chroming. I saw the Mythbusters actually polish shit. I wouldn't recommend it.
Look at our bars. We only cleaned half of it, to give you an idea. Pictures do more than justice, in the sense that it definitely looks better in the pictures than in person. The cheap Jap' chrome is bubbly and flaky, but considering this is just a toy and learning tool we aren't going to spring for something crazy like re-chroming. I saw the Mythbusters actually polish shit. I wouldn't recommend it.
Redliner
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I have quite a number of preferred chemicals and solvents, none of which are made by Rust-oleum if that's any indication as to how bare of a build this is going to be.
I'm having a hard time teaching the guys how a process works. We don't have the drill I normally use for roloc discs, so we can't strip the metal bare right now. They insist that they can sand by hand and with a little Dremel disk, but I keep telling them to save all of that until we get the drill and it will pay off.
Guess I have to leave these fellas to figure out that you're going to work your fingers to the bone lighting firewood before you realize it needs to be dry :
I'm having a hard time teaching the guys how a process works. We don't have the drill I normally use for roloc discs, so we can't strip the metal bare right now. They insist that they can sand by hand and with a little Dremel disk, but I keep telling them to save all of that until we get the drill and it will pay off.
Guess I have to leave these fellas to figure out that you're going to work your fingers to the bone lighting firewood before you realize it needs to be dry :
Texasstar
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glad you are ok...saw Marquez do it at @ 130 then he got up and won it all the next day.. Ride safe.Redliner said:No man. I'm going to take a break for a week. I just survived probably the most BADASS thing I've ever done.
90mph high-side. Walked away immediately. Bummed knees and a little scrape
Redliner
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Well here's our horn switch housing. Yes, this is an "after". It was originally that bare metal, but it's been painted to match our theme and weathered by several years to add highlights and make it appear more used. It will all fit together in the end
This "lived-in" feel can't be accomplished with short-cuts and sloppy work. It has to look like it was actually decent at one time, but has just been used. So of course it was primed and painted several times until it was like-new. Even wet-sanding everything even, because the bits that would logically not be weathered need to appear like new.
Again, it takes more work to put it together then convince somebody that it worked itself apart than most people think. It's not an easy route.
This "lived-in" feel can't be accomplished with short-cuts and sloppy work. It has to look like it was actually decent at one time, but has just been used. So of course it was primed and painted several times until it was like-new. Even wet-sanding everything even, because the bits that would logically not be weathered need to appear like new.
Again, it takes more work to put it together then convince somebody that it worked itself apart than most people think. It's not an easy route.
