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Dented 1000s tank restore

Well, that sucks, Chuck. I've had the same thing happen to me in the past. Shooting an almost finished part across the shop is a horrifying sight... Buffers have a tendency to bite..
 
When painting my last 1000S tank, FINAL clear coats, I bumped the tank slightly, and then, like in slow motion, it wobbled on the stand/box, then rotated and plopped upside down on the fresh paint! HORROR SHOW!

I created a hot box out of an old cedar trunk, baked the tank all night, then block sanded and redid the clear in the morning. Ha ha. $hit happens!

IMG_1348 by nessism, on Flickr
 
Yeah i knew better where i had it setting. OH WELL at some point my dent guy will suck it up best he can and ill fx it. Thank god i saved the mix label. I took the suzuki decal in and had paint mixed to match its blue to be spot on. Diablo is good but their blue is darker than stock paint so i couldnt deal with that. Thus, the custom mix.
I had them start with Ford Grabber Blue and tweak from there. Some tints were deleted and some were increased to get it to as close to perfect match to the blue in the decals. You cant tell any shaded discrepancy on the tank. Its that close..honest.
 
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