Stock paint has crooked emblem, clear coating over it, what to do?

[oldGSfan]

The tank on that Hi-Rider looks suspiciously like the Matchless/Norton N15/G15 tank, without the mounts protruding down in the front.

[chuck hahn]

When do we get to see some blue parts? i love those Nortons too. Yellow looks good on it.

[oldGSfan]

When do we get to see some blue parts? i love those Nortons too. Yellow looks good on it.

Well, soon I hope. I sold the Norton today. Took $1K deposit and the guy is coming out from Texas to pick it up in a week. Got the price I was asking.

[Nessism]

Well, soon I hope. I sold the Norton today. Took $1K deposit and the guy is coming out from Texas to pick it up in a week. Got the price I was asking.

Excellent! Your video of half way kicking the beast, and watching it come to life was a master stroke!

Did you buy it from the Widow, or selling it for her? Either way, great contribution to civilization!

[oldGSfan]

Excellent! Your video of half way kicking the beast, and watching it come to life was a master stroke!

Did you buy it from the Widow, or selling it for her? Either way, great contribution to civilization!

Thanks Ed - I am selling it for her. It's going to cover the funeral expenses, and a bit more.

[Rob S.]

Were you able to find NOS 'hot pants'? Were you able to restore the legs?

[Grimly]

Thanks Ed - I am selling it for her. It's going to cover the funeral expenses, and a bit more.

That's a very decent thing.
The deceased would doubtless be relieved to know that.

[oldGSfan]

I finally made the paint booth and plan to paint the two full sets of 1100E body parts tomorrow. I am applying a primer sealer, mainly because it will help me determine visually if my prep work is satisfactory. If good, I can shoot the blue base coat within 2 hours and avoid scuffing or sanding.

I have a big side area at my place with an awning that measures about 9' x 20'. To make the booth nice and big (9' x 10' or so), I needed to move it, as there's a big gym setup and shelving taking up space, and it would be too cramped to make the booth between them. After pondering where to grab two volunteers to help my son and me lift the beast, I had a brainwave and asked my son to grab two skateboards. I put them under the far supports (there are 3 per side) and we easily hoisted the other end, lifted it clear of the shelving, and got to work with plastic. Tomorrow AM, I need to tape in the box fan/filter and rig up some paint shelves from spare wood and sawhorses for some parts, and wire up hangers for other parts. Thankfully, the awning's frame is exposed for using thin wire to hang parts.

For the booth, I got a roll of 6 mil plastic, 10' x 50', some big 2.4" box clips, a stick-on 7' zipper, and clear packing tape. About $50 for the lot. I already had a box fan, furnace filters and a spare helper.

[chuck hahn]

Set up a cross ventilation system with a 20 inch box fan or maybe even two. Have then blowing out to exhaust fumes and airbourne spray. Have a framed in furnace filter at the inlet end to filter out any debris from being let it from outside. Start the exhaust fans half an hour before starting to spray to kinda preclean the environment. And shop vac the hell out of the floor to get that as clean as you can. Idea is to create as sterile area as you can to avoind dust nibs or tiny bugs getting inti the paint. NOTHING will get you miffed more than everything being perfect then you see the nibs or a tiny gnat lands on the paint.

OOPS. I should have read the above post better. I see you have air filtration planned

[chuck hahn]

Remember to mix the paint really well to get all the metal flake from the bottom of the can.

[Nessism]

So Calif is a great place to paint outdoors. Of course, there are bugs, but they are minimal. I painted my KZ outside on the patio. Wet down the concrete to avoid dust and paint staining the concrete. Didn't want the area closed off too much, so the fumes would dissipate easily. In the end, I had minimal debris in the paint. Same thing for painting bike frames, totally exposed in the back yard.

Mind you, I used paint with isocyanates in them. Not good to breathe, even with a charcoal mask. I made sure to stay out of fume clouds. Sort of hold my breath, spray, and back off. Easy to do with motorcycle or bicycle parts.

P1010808 by nessism, on Flickr

20190331_153412[1] by nessism, on Flickr

[chuck hahn]

Never thought about wetting the floor. Thats an awesome tip Ed.

[oldGSfan]

So Calif is a great place to paint outdoors. Of course, there are bugs, but they are minimal. I painted my KZ outside on the patio. Wet down the concrete to avoid dust and paint staining the concrete. Didn't want the area closed off too much, so the fumes would dissipate easily. In the end, I had minimal debris in the paint. Same thing for painting bike frames, totally exposed in the back yard.

Mind you, I used paint with isocyanates in them. Not good to breathe, even with a charcoal mask. I made sure to stay out of fume clouds. Sort of hold my breath, spray, and back off. Easy to do with motorcycle or bicycle parts.

I have had mostly good luck w/o a booth, such as using an EZ-up frame or hanging parts from the outside rail of that big awning. But my place always seems windy, and I have had gnats or flies land on the paint. I can't take the risk this time. I stand upwind and hold breath etc. like you do.