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Anyone interested in an 850 resto? Nothing custom but paint!

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fat_sac said:
I'm having trouble deciding on whether or not to spray gloss or matte clear. Gloss is way cheaper.
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While gloss is cheaper I think you will have better results with matte as less light spots will apear and hide the work underneeth.
 
djee said:
While gloss is cheaper I think you will have better results with matte as less light spots will apear and hide the work underneeth.
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That was kind of my thought on it. There are a lot of imperfections in the graphics.

I made a little progress last night. Today was spent filling out applications for work. :( I tried a different water technique that I'm not too fond of. I wish I'd of done the water the same as the other side.

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No painting done today due to rain, BUT!!! I found a flattener for lacquer clears carried locally thats only 31$ a qt. I thought I was going to have to adhesion promote the color for a urethane clear and hope n pray for a failure to NOT occur.
 
Finished the base on the tank. That was a LOT of work. This tank was in rough shape. More photos to come.

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No divots from old paint and missing and/or bent metal. I took it all down to bare metal and bondo'd where necessary. I know this is parts of the bike that no one will see but me. I think when its all put back together this will make a big difference in the finish.

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I was going to ask what part that was, but then I saw the second pic and it all makes sense now. Your bike is definitely unique. Personally I think a gloss clear coat would look better. Three or four coats should bury your graphics nicely. Those colors will really pop all shiny. Are you going to clean the paint off the screw heads on the engine?
 
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nvr2old said:
I was going to ask what part that was, but then I saw the second pic and it all makes sense now. Your bike is definitely unique. Personally I think a gloss clear coat would look better. Three or four coats should bury your graphics nicely. Those colors will really pop all shiny. Are you going to clean the paint off the screw heads on the engine?
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I haven't thought about that. I guess if I was doing this project for someone else then yeah I would, but as it sits?...I might just let it ride.

Thanks for the compliments too! I guess I'll have to really stare at the finished product for a while before I make a decision about that clear.
 
Fender is done. I haven't worked on it much at all in a long time. Started a new job, painting bikes actually...lol. By chance a neighborhood body shop needed someone who wanted to paint bikes and I was sick and tired of A/C so I called em out of the blue. It just so happened they were looking. :D Talk about the Lord working in mysterious ways!

More pix to enjoy, if you're enjoying this thread.

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The bike is really looking good. I would like to hand pinstripe my bike. Do you have any experence in this area? Could offer any advise? Keep up the good work and post it.


Charlie G
 
Charlie G said:
The bike is really looking good. I would like to hand pinstripe my bike. Do you have any experence in this area? Could offer any advise? Keep up the good work and post it.


Charlie G
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Yeah I love pin striping. Not really a do it yourselfer's kind of project, tho if you were interested enough in buying the brushes then you'll enjoy striping everything in our house. Its one of the hardest things I've gotten the pleasure to fool with, but I don't think any paint job is complete without stripes. I'm going to pm you some resources on striping.

Thanks for the complements. :)
 
Still no progress. I'm buried under other stuff and my garage is ridiculously full. I'm toying with the idea of selling this bike. I'll put it back together and you can run it before it goes if you're interested.
 
Just a thought related to a comment above, but a black engine with bare stainless fasteners looks pimp:

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Bad weather and caught up on everything I can do inside means slow progress. Leafing the fender today. Its my first time trying gold leaf so as soon as I get it all sorted out I'll post pix. :D

Edited for pic. Waiting for the last coat of gold to dry then I'll stripe it.

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BTW, those contrasting bolts look awesome on that motor. I really like the gold caps too. Looks like the same color as late model calipers.
 
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