Herm21 said:That's absolutely gorgeous deacon, great work man!
904cafe said:agreed!!! one of the best paint schemes i think ive seen yet! very clean paint job too. not sure if you already stated this but how did you paint everything... yourself i assume but with what materials. once again awesome job!
ca180 said:Thats pretty dang cool. I never saw that coming from that big mess you made///
How much did that light cost you? All the parts stores around here carry trailer lights that are huge and gawdy... wish I could convince you to pick one up and send it to me..... if it didn't cost a fortune////
904cafe said:even crazier you used spray paint... very cool.
jolio55 said:I love the look of your seat, and that's just what I want to do to my Kz650 except I want to mount the fibreglass to my stock seat pan, retaining the seat lock function. How should I mount the fibreglass to the metal seat pan?? I thought about just using screws underneath the seat cushion but what about mount the actual tail section of the seat??
Johnny5 said:Looks really great for doing it all yourself and for the first time. Impressed.
Curious, have you tested what happens if a little gas hits that paint setup? I wonder how durable it is. I'd hate to see all that time put in get ruined at the first trip to the gas station.
Johnny5 said:How many coats of clear did you put on?
Brake fluid is nasty stuff.
Johnny5 said:What do you do to prep just before clear coating? Wetsand with 1500-2000 grit?
I have a really old nasty CL350 tank that Im planning on experimenting on. I really want to try the Tremclad brush on method for poops-n-giggles. I'll post pics of this project when it's started.
HerrDeacon said:Finally got around to covering the seat cushion. It came out alright, no professional job by any means, but I was happy with my first attempt at upholstry. Seeing how it was my first time I just went with some cheap vinyl, not sure how it's going to hold up. At $5 it's no big loss. I'll see how it wears and feels when riding to see if I need to do it again. For now it'll have to do. This pretty much completes the seat build. Next year I'm planning on making a two-up seat, can't wait.
Here are a couple of pics.