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Is there any update on your ongoing project

the weather has not cooperated so i have not been able to paint.

Same story here. Too cold to paint. Hoping to find a heated garage with ventilation to get some panel repair and color match a top box. Best of luck to you.

Finally the weather broke here and allowed me 4 hours to paint. here are some photos, i only have the first primer coat on and now need to sand a bit.

Hope your good weather continues or returns soon.
And continued GOOD LUCK!!

Okay guys, I am getting a lot of death threats.....it seems like i am killing a few members here with anticipate. I must legally state that i am not responsible for any ones' well being with this project. j/k

OK, fine, be that way .... then don't blame any of us if we make ya hurry up and ya ruin the whole blasted project!!

FINE i WILL be that way *crosses arms*

Does that mean knoll will post faster?

Spring break is here and the weather is finally in my favor. I will post pics soon of the progress. I must inform my followers that once i start painting the color there will be no more pics since I do now want to spoil the surprise ( can you feel the anticipation????).

An update on the labor.

I was using an aztec airbrush set and found that even though i had the pressure needed to push the paint out, the type of paint kept causing the nozzle to clog and leave an even paint. I borrowed a friends equipment which includes a real paint gun and compressor. The progress is now running like a well oiled machine. I am using tack cloths before i paint to strip anything off. The painting itself only takes about a min on each part, some a lot less than others. I am using 1000 grit sandpaper on the primer and is working like a charm. I will use 2000 grit on the final primer and really pray that the color will not need to be sanded, but if it does I will try the 2000 or may get a higher grit to smooth it out. I am nervous about spraying the clear coat, but I will try any way. I am not looking at painting the clear coat until April (if I am lucky)

Pics will be posted soon

Patience is NOT one of my virtues.

nice work so far .
Sparying clear coat is a art all by it self took me a long time to get good at it.
Let me suggest if you never done it paint something else and clear coat that before you do your bike Rember 3 coats of clear.

I was going to use all my clear coat that i have, which will be several more coats than three

but i will paint something else first, i was thinking my parents dogs...what do you think??

here are the updated pics enjoy
















Here you go....and guys please wash your hands when you are done with the lotion

I will post more pitfalls and successes as i go, but these will be the last photos until the finished product....i must be secret squirrel now