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76 KZ 650B1 ( AMF auction bike ) part 2

Looks good chuck. I would have just hosed on more clear on while you were shooting but too late now. Three nice full coats would have been plenty to seal the decal stripes with enough margin to do a little color sanding to remove dust nibs.
 
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Ed..Yes i was thinking 3 coats as well and wet sand in between each coat just to keep it super smooth and all that. May shoot coat 2 around noon tomorrow once it warms up and the sun has dried all the morning dew and ground humidity away. Then the 3rd after a few hrs of gassing out....depending on how i like coat 2 that is.
 
Chuck, just hose on the clear and be done. Every time you start spraying you open the possibility of something going wrong. There is no reason to sand between each coat. I you want a glass smooth final layer just color sand the final coat and polish.
 
chuck hahn said:
Not looking for a mirror glass finish, but would like a "no defects" when done finish.
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chuck, even guys painting show jobs don't sand between each clear layer. Hose that $hit on there and be done. You never know when some freaking fly or bird or whatever comes along and blasts your fresh paint. And don't ask me about the time I bumped my tank and tipped it over just after spraying it. You want that tank to be wet the minimum amount of time possible. Plus, it's good to get the paint on the tank while the under layers are receptive so they all bite together.
 
Compared to this picture, I may have exaggerated the swoop of the top stripe, but its on there now and cant be moved now.

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You did the stripes to the original measurements you did in post 73 right?Remember there's variations at the factory.I agree with Ed spray the clear at one time then take care of any problems in sanding and polish.
 
Short of installing the chain guard and gas cap, she is done. The new tires I ordered should be here any day also. That and waiting on the tank badges to get here from Japan. Found some NOS badges on Ebay. the side cover badges are from Diablo Cycles ( formerly Reproduction Decals ).

















 
Ever Ever some faint orange peel that the camera has picked up but at 3 inches your eye cant see it. Just love the tone and depth of the color. Its a Honda car color called Honda Candy Ruby Red.
 
Looks nice, but don't forget to put a swipe of JB Weld around the paint line at the filler neck, Chuck.....
 
Got some on the shelf Larry. Gonna be a few days till I get the cap on though. Tired and gonna lay low a few days and rest the weary bones. I get running on a bike and I go full on till its done sometimes and it wear you down quick.
 
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Really a nice looking job Chuck. Bike looks like the day it come out of the showroom.
 
Yeah that's a great job Chuck!Rest up while parts collect is a good plan.
 
New tires are here. Got the rims in the back of the truck and will be dropped off at lunch time tomorrow. Ready to ride in a very short time now.
 
Tank badges from Japan were the wrong ones!!!!!!!! Way too small for this tank. In any case, this forced me to rehab the originals as well as I could while in the hunt for absolutely new tank badges that are correct. I will take a picture of what I got ontop of the originals and youll see the difference.





 
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