Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...
 

More paint progress:

The tank and rear fender are just about ready for the base coat.

There's still a little dent on the front side that needs to be fully taken care of, I've highlighted it in the circle there. It's a stubborn one, doesn't seem to want to go away.

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Everything else is already masked, primed and sanded, ready for basecoat:

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and just today I put down the basecoat on the frame, swingarm, and handlebars. I'm going to clear them in just a little bit, got to check them over and make sure everything is fully even.

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Thanks for keeping in the loop
Sky

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...
 

good stuff man. i am a big fan of black bikes with small amounts of chrome.

there is going to be some dust and things in your paint. no amount of trying to stop it will make it not happen. what you are doing should give you pretty good results though. a little wet sanding a buffing later will make them nice. its best to do that a day or 2 after it dries. while its still soft and easy to do.

if you have any questions let me know, i paint these on a daily basis

http://www.extraaircraft.com/images/ea300L/3extra6.jpg

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...
 

Got the tank and rear fender painted:

I couldn't be more pleased with how the gas tank turned out,

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The fender came out looking really nice,

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Until I saw this little section,

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Not exactly sure what happened there? but now I'm going to have to wetsand the fender and re-spray it :(

Now I need more paint, first time, thought I could get it all done with one quart. I was wrong, need more black!

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...
 

This sure looks like a lot of black by itself!

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Should look a lot better when all the contrast is applied.

I've also come to the conclusion that the messed up section on the rear fender must have been caused by me accidentally bumping into it when spraying some of the other items in the booth. The respray turned out really good.

Later
Sky

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...
 

loving the 100% DIY action. i hate chrome myself so seeing this is great!


NEUMAN

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...
 

Thanks man.

Initially I was going to have my Dad paint the bike, but he and my Mom are chilling on his sailboat in San Diego right now. they left in october and won't be back until March sometime. I didn't want to wait that long, so I tried to do it myself. It's coming out OK, probably what I should expect for my first time.

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...
 

looks damn good for your first time

prep work is 95% of a paint job and you clearly have patience

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...
 

So let's get this party started!

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I took about five hours today rearranging and cleaning my garage. It was driving me insane, I'm kind of a neat freak. Now I can actually access my tools again without walking across one of my tables. Everything is in place, but I do still need a few items. I should be able to reassemble quite a bit of the bike now though, it should come together nicely over the next few weeks.

Yeah I know, it shouldn't take that long, but I'm not in a huge hurry, it's still winter here ;)

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...
 

Got the front end on today while my little one was napping.

I think it looks pretty good with the scuffed front forks and black triple trees. The bike definitely looks different than it did before. Looks almost like an exile style bike.

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I should get a more complete image when I get some more of it together.

thanks
Sky

Re: Not FI but thought you might like my bike buildup...
 

pretty awesome man, I like the brushed forks and black tripple tree as well. its gonna be sweet