Things are progressing, albeit slowly because of the sub zero temperatures and my shoulder injury.
Continued to strip the engine, readying the cases for painting. I'm thinking the side cases in a satin black, and the main castings in a black wrinkle finish. Sexy.
I've finished painting the seat unit and laid on then first coat of clear. I wanted to use spray max, but it's horrifically expensive over here and I'm building this in my works pension, several hours surfing the internet revealed the existence of Rust-oleum Hard Hat paints. High solids content, it's supposed to be super tough, intended as it is for industrial pipework, and lb. for lb. the clear lacquer costs about 1/4 that of spray max.
So I've ordered some and today layer on then first layer. According to the label it's 11/10 on the scale of planet murdering nasties, always the sign of a decent paint
It goes on thick and smooth, just like me. I'll lay on a few more coats, and hopefully it lives up to its super tough billing and proves more resilient than regular auto spray lacquer. I'll report back on that one.