Painting my 450

[salty_monk]

I polish by hand with both cutting polish & the final polish & the protective one a few weeks later.

I use old T shirts or old shirts cut up, works fine.

I sometimes you an old towel with the cutting polish initially as it gives it a bit more "bite" I find....

Strictly an amateur though

[pete]

Crappy pic from the 'phone and it's nearly dark still because it's cloudy... but yes I think these ducks are tasteful

There's still a rumour circulating I can start sanding/polish today... pesky rumour that just won't go away and I should stop passing rumours on

Theres a tasteful duck?........

[pete]

Oh dear! No, I believe ours are far more tasteful than that... I'm gonna havta get a pic now aren't I?

Hey Pete, you not talking about these are you?



Please for the love of all that is holy, tell me you are no talking about these ducks.

[pete]

Quack.. Quack...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VTG-1959-LAN...29857838304828

Hahahaha Dale you're really quacking me up...

[rustybronco]

Quack.. Quack...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VTG-1959-LANE-CO-VAN-NUYS-CA-CERAMIC-POTTERY-MALLARD-DUCK-TV-LAMP-PLANTER-/350500758663?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D5%26pmod%3D150636396726%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D3771729857838304828

[pete]

Hahahahahahaahaha

We have ours in a row actually... heading up the stairs... not sure what sort they are but I think they're made locally... if I remember I might even take a pic to distract everyone from the fact that it's taking me *forever* to get to the sanding and polishing...

And speaking of ducks, I got quacked at on the way home this avo'... there's a few ducks hang around here and one quacked at me and waddled after me as I was walking... haha

[rustybronco]

Pete, unfortunately they're not. one's upstairs at the end of the hallway (Lane) and two are down stairs in a box (Royal Dalton).

[pete]

Larry, you can hijack my thread any time you like with quality work like that

Dale, I take it you've got your ducks all in a row now? Sorry, couldn't resist

I was thinking about it today and I reckon I've got 4 weeks max before it's going to be too late to start organising a safety certificate and rego. before Christmas.

So unless a miracle happens I think I'll have to end up hand polishing this time around, but maybe I can drop a subtle hint to the wife about a random orbital polisher for Christmas...

[nvr2old]

..why, yes..yes it is...

[rustybronco]

Not to hijack your thread..

Not to hijack your hijack... but is that duck a lane? looks similar to one I have.

back to your regularly scheduled hijack..

[nvr2old]

Not to hijack your thread.. A little inspiration maybe... This process is exactly what you're going through right now, Pete. Paint, stripe, clear coat, cut and polish.. Just put the finishing touches on this Harley.

This owner is involved in an Honor Guard group of riders that accompanies the remains of returning soldiers. Big thanks to Nunzio for making the stencil and airbrushing the MIA/POW logo on for me.











The light inside sux and the weather outside sux, so the pics aren't that great, but yours can look every bit as good.

[pete]

your really taking your time on this...
just kidding..the suspense is terrible though.

Hahaha don't worry it's killing me too

I'm contemplating starting the wet sanding at night...

your really taking your time on this...
just kidding..the suspense is terrible though.