Project "Cheapskate"
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Cruiser
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From: NE
Well it's kind of like Christmas, let's unwrap the package and see what we have.
Here's one of the bags after spraying the last color Synergy green.
Now with the first layer of paper off to expose the Brilliant Silver
Then pull the top layer off to expose the Diamond black.
Three coats of clear, let them dry, then back on the bike to see how it flows....
Battery in the camera died, I'll get some more posted later.
Here's one of the bags after spraying the last color Synergy green.
Now with the first layer of paper off to expose the Brilliant Silver
Then pull the top layer off to expose the Diamond black.
Three coats of clear, let them dry, then back on the bike to see how it flows....
Battery in the camera died, I'll get some more posted later.
What great thread. I think I just spent the last two hours reading it from beginning to end. You are kicking butt batman. Not only will she be a great scoot, but I can only imagine the pride that will be yours to ride around on that beautiful machine after all the love and handwork you have poured into her. Good luck on the rest of the build! I will definitely be following until the end.
Batman are you a vet? Just curious.
Batman are you a vet? Just curious.
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That said A couple of different ways to go, sanding by machine or by hand. I'll cover by hand.
1st start out with 500 wet or dry sand paper. Put a sheet in a bucket of water to soak for about 30 minutes, then fold the paper around a flexible rubber sanding pad, one about 3 X 4 by about 1/4" thick. Lightly sand in a straight line stopping every couple of minutes to check your progress in eliminating the orange peel. Use a small rubber squeegee to remove the water from the surface you are sanding. Once you have all the orange peel eliminated, repeat with 1000, grit, then 1500, and 2000 if you can find it.
After you have everything smooth as glass it's time to polish, hopefully you have a small air or electric buffer available. Start with something like 3M or Meguiars heavy duty buffing compound and a wool bonnet. That should start to bring the shine up.
Next switch bonnets to a foam polishing pad, and change compounds to 3M 2000 polishing compound, go over it all again watching the shine start to pop.
3rd step is to change pads to a black foam swirl removing pad such as the one made by Wizards. Use 3M 2000 swirl remover and go over it again. I should really look fantastic by this stage.
Last wax actually dulls the finish, so for a show quality shine only use a polish like Wizards or Meguiars. My 2 cents on that subject.
The other process would be to use an air D/A sander with an interference pad and start out with 800, to 1200, to 2000.
Last edited by Batman7349; Apr 8, 2012 at 10:52 AM.
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From: Niagara, Ontario, Canada
The lines flow with each other perfect on your side cover to saddlebag transition. Well done! Are the bag lids going to be solid black?
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Masking off lines might look simple to some folks, but I've done enough painting to know getting the lines to flow from one piece to another like you did takes a lot of care and patience, looks like you did it really well. Thanks for all the explanations you've given, you're ahead of me and I'm picking up some good pointers here; I believe you're never to old to learn - 65 and still learning. Hoping to do some more paint myself before I get too old.
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Yep the bag lid's will be the same Diamond Black. I have a little repair to do yet, and I ran out of clear finishing the bags. Hopefully next weekend.