V50 Guzzi re-paint ie: Therapy

[nvr2old]

Thanks, Pete. Yeah, the end justifies the means, for sure. One day a week really stretches the whole process out. But now that all the body work and repair is done, things should start picking up.

 

[Buffalo Bill]

You are going to use a sandable primer on the plastic and an etching primer on the metal?

 

[Guest]

+1 on the plastic welder, better than slurry.

 

[nvr2old]

You are going to use a sandable primer on the plastic and an etching primer on the metal?

Epoxy primer actually for the bare metal. Just a couple of light coats. High build to follow on all the parts. I use epoxy because I rough up the bare metal enough so that it doesn't require an etching primer, but it does need a sealer type product before the high build.

 

[nvr2old]

+1 on the plastic welder, better than slurry.

I know some people swear by the slurry method and it seems to work OK, but my only concern is the inconsistency in the mixture. The 2 part epoxy is right every time and way faster.

 

[chuck hahn]

+ Larry. No muss no fuss. Dispense, mix, and apply. Easy peasy. I stumbled upon it at Orielleys many many moons ago and thought why not give it a try.

 

[Vmass]

That fairing is looking fantastic!

Driving out to Frank's house in the middle of nowhere to pick up that fairing ( and a couple other things) was one of the highlights of that trip. What a great guy!

He called me six months later and said " Hey, guess what I found " …...a week later 3 mirrors arrived in my mailbox.

Can't wait to see this project done!!

 

[nvr2old]

Believe me, I was stoked to get that fairing, and the cost was a ripping deal. I'm very grateful I'll have a factory fairing for my S. I'm a bit disappointed in the progress, though. The shop wasn't available to me this past weekend, and I have my wife's family reunion coming up this Saturday. My friend Jim is very patient so that's no big deal, but it's times like these I sure miss my shop 90 miles away. Would've been done with it all by now. Oh well, take advantage of the use of this shop whenever I can.

 

[nvr2old]

Back at the shop again..finally. I gotta stop spending so much time sanding...



Just kidding..that was from wet sanding the front fender and side cover..



Hard to tell but the inside of the Guzzi fairing is shaping up nicely.





Hanging the parts in the oh so nice booth.





Can't forget the S fairing.

 

[nvr2old]

So very stoked about how this is turning out..



















I was able to bake the parts at 160 degrees..dry as a bone in less then an hour. I could've block sanded them and sprayed the second round of primer all in one day given a few more hours, but no need to rush. Guide coat and sand a couple of parts a day over this coming week to get them back in the booth for the next round Saturday.

Thanks again for the interest.

 

[steve murdoch]

Just for my own curiosity, i get that you are in the mid-stages of this paintwork so it might not be as important but what surface is the table in the pics? Plastic?
Does it matter? Do you switch to a "cleaner" or "softer" maybe paper-lined surface the closer you get to completion? Again, just curious.

 

[nvr2old]

Hey, Steve. Yeah, that's a plastic table whose legs fold up and also in the middle for easy transport and to stash away when I'm not there. It's just to put the parts on when at the shop and to take pictures. I'll bet what's making you wonder is seeing the outline of the bell housing for my Corvette when I replaced the clutch in it last year. I didn't care about spray bombing that silver on top of the bare plastic. If I were to paint any of these bike parts, I would definitely cover it with clean masking paper. Everything other then the side covers, though, need to be hung to spray all sides.

Because it's not my shop, I load everything but the table into my car, all the parts and materials, and transport them to and from each week. The inside of my car smells so much like a body shop now, my wife won't even ride in it.

 

[Guest]

They're looking awesome Larry, even in primer you can see the attention to detail and how the body lines have been kept and cleaned up nicely. Fantastic work! Even though I'm happy with the effectiveness of my shed's "booth", I still get serious booth envy looking at those pic's

 

[nvr2old]

Thanks, Pete. As you well know with your bike, it's always nice to see everything in one color again. Other then a couple of tiny spots on the Guzzi fairing that will need a touch of spot filler..I'm really happy with results so far. Crisp, clean body lines make me smile. It reaffirms all the prep sanding, for sure. And, yes, I love the spray booth. It really speeds things up. The lighting, down-draft exhaust and the ability to bake the parts is a plus that I'll never get used to.

 

[Buffalo Bill]

I missed the part using a spray room. Such a tool advantage!!!
My garage is a filthy mine shaft by comparison.

 

[nvr2old]

I know just what you mean. I spent half my life in a single car garage with makeshift heat and lighting with a box fan sucking out more heat then over spray. The down draft in this booth removes all over spray in literally seconds and maintains a constant 80 degrees at the same time. So amazing.

 

[Buffalo Bill]

No dark corners either. I missed some cowl undersides because of poor lighting. Plus all that room to hang everything.

 

[Guest]

Yeah, lighting is so important! I still haven't solved that one with my shed either...

 

[nvr2old]

Boy..sure glad I got one of these before the prices got outta hand...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Suzuki-Gs1...215599?hash=item28806b6c6f:g:PfQAAOSwQnFdHQYs

 

[Guest]

Ouch! Although if you look at the fact it has the left mirror... perhaps it's actually a bargain?