CGGorman's 99 Wide Glide build thread
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Well. Son. Of. A. Bitch.
I started stripping the tank last night. An hour with multiple applications of aerosol aircraft stripper left me with vaguely softened paint, so I broke out the sanding discs. Spent half an hour or so crouched over it before my back and the available light said it was time to quit. Got it probably 80% down to bare metal when I came in for the night.
Little did I know it the Heavens were going to open up and deliver a 25 year flood and my ****-box garage roof would decide to spring a leak right over my bare metal tank.
Now I'm pissed. plus, I couldn't get down in the weld seams and nooks/n/crannies, So F'k it. I'm sending it off to Pro-Strip next week to have it dipped.
I started stripping the tank last night. An hour with multiple applications of aerosol aircraft stripper left me with vaguely softened paint, so I broke out the sanding discs. Spent half an hour or so crouched over it before my back and the available light said it was time to quit. Got it probably 80% down to bare metal when I came in for the night.
Little did I know it the Heavens were going to open up and deliver a 25 year flood and my ****-box garage roof would decide to spring a leak right over my bare metal tank.
Now I'm pissed. plus, I couldn't get down in the weld seams and nooks/n/crannies, So F'k it. I'm sending it off to Pro-Strip next week to have it dipped.
Last edited by cggorman; Jan 26, 2020 at 05:47 PM.
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Sounds like a pain-in-the-*** night... I guess dipping is the right move now. I once sandblasted a tank and frame successfully, but since they were both being fully molded prior to paint it didn't matter if the surface was a little bit coarse in places... It also probably took a lot longer than dipping will.
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Still waffling back and forth. I'm not at all confident I'll ever add a rear fender so that leaves the tank as the only tin so I'm finding it hard to picture anything other than black. I'd really rather something like an antique white, sepia, or caramel. I just can't picture it. Once it get closer I'll take a good pic with a clean background and do the photoshop work to help me decide.
Until then, I'm kinda leaning on vivid black with a modified version of this on the sides:
Until then, I'm kinda leaning on vivid black with a modified version of this on the sides:
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I hear that... **** just happens sometimes
Like once when I worked all weekend getting all the money spent out of my wallet and the next time I looked...someone had filled it up again
Sum bitches
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Weird, right? It rained heavy again here last night and not a drop in the garage. Less wind, tho. Maybe that's what did it.
Anyway, I played around with exhaust wrap today. Hands and forearms are tired now.
This is DEI black EXO wrap. Black fiberglass wrapped in braided stainless. I never was thrilled with the gold/bronze of the DEI titanium.
Anyway, I played around with exhaust wrap today. Hands and forearms are tired now.
This is DEI black EXO wrap. Black fiberglass wrapped in braided stainless. I never was thrilled with the gold/bronze of the DEI titanium.
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