Author Topic: Back from the painter (Read 7625 times)

derelicte · « **on:** October 10, 2012, 05:34:06 PM »

Better pics to come. Tank and covers ready for pickup from my local painter. For your amusement, a shot of my beautiful tank beforehand

Killer Canary · « **Reply #1 on:** October 10, 2012, 05:42:13 PM »

Beautiful! Is that a stock colour?

bollingball · « **Reply #2 on:** October 10, 2012, 06:40:49 PM »

Looks really good. At the filler neck where the paint stops. Did the painter put a sealer? I have heard that is where the paint starts to lift when fuel spills. someone here said he took a small painters brush and put a clear sealer all the way around. Just wondering.

Ken

CycleRanger · « **Reply #3 on:** October 10, 2012, 07:40:10 PM »

Looks very nice! I like that green! All paint or decals? New badges too?

Stev-o · « **Reply #4 on:** October 10, 2012, 07:46:29 PM »

Freedom Green? Nice.....

MrGardman · « **Reply #5 on:** October 11, 2012, 03:04:20 AM »

Very nice job. I like the color.

Lars · « **Reply #6 on:** October 11, 2012, 05:05:30 AM »

Nope, that is not freedom green, but it is a very nice color. Looking forward to se the completed bike.

mono · « **Reply #7 on:** October 11, 2012, 05:40:21 AM »

that's purdy!

Garystratos201 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 11, 2012, 06:07:06 AM »

I likey !!!............Gary

derelicte · « **Reply #9 on:** October 11, 2012, 12:50:49 PM »

Thanks for the compliments, very very happy to finally have it done. I'll post some better pics soon.

Color is kind of a one off, was based on candy jade green but I wanted it to be a little darker and less gold than some of the pics I was seeing online. Bike came with no badges so front are nos from ebay and for the side covers some pretty clean used pieces (nos just the freaking wing can run $100/pair). Stripes are decals but cleared in so well they look painted. Bollingball, he actually did add a product he normally lines the whole tank with right on the top of the filler neck to prevent lifting.

It ran when parked in the spring, fingers crossed for no problems

MCRider · « **Reply #10 on:** October 11, 2012, 01:14:02 PM »

Quote from: bollingball on October 10, 2012, 06:40:49 PM

Looks really good. At the filler neck where the paint stops. Did the painter put a sealer? I have heard that is where the paint starts to lift when fuel spills. someone here said he took a small painters brush and put a clear sealer all the way around. Just wondering.

Ken

Don't know if you're speaking of me, but a few months ago when I got my painted tank back, the painter had suggested that I do something similar. For the same reason. Gas fumes will try to get under the lip of the paint and lift it.

I used a small brush and a Por-15 type product. It was dark, not clear. I'd had the interior of my tank sealed by Moyers:
http://www.gas-tank.com/
The painter said to seal between where his paint left off and where the Moyers treatment began. Easy to do. Put 3 coats on, dry overnight before closing the cap.

I posted this in my build thread, but one would be hard pressed to find it.

PS: I do like the color, but what... no flames?

Magilla · « **Reply #11 on:** October 11, 2012, 05:11:09 PM »

I really like it. I like that you used a custom color and made it look stock. Very nice.

WarwickE36 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 11, 2012, 05:29:24 PM »

Looks awesome!

derelicte · « **Reply #13 on:** December 09, 2012, 10:35:54 AM »

Better late than never. Tons of pics - all I did that day was take it from room to room and snap photos

. Winter project will be putting a stock wheel on the back - I have the replacement but it needs to be respoked along with the front, plus some new tires.

This was a decal kit, not painted - could not believe how well they came out.

So a plug for the painter - Craig at precisionmotorcyclepaint.com. Just happened to be local here in South Bend, but people send in work from all over the place. One day when I was over there he was working on a vintage harley paint job for a customer in Tokyo.. Pleasure to work with, kept me updated throughout the process and even set me up with some of the missing badges and lower trim pieces for next to nothing. Pictures speak for themselves.

Stev-o · « **Reply #14 on:** December 09, 2012, 10:40:48 AM »

Absolutely beautiful.

jamesb · « **Reply #15 on:** December 09, 2012, 10:57:56 AM »

Very nice!!

70CB750 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 09, 2012, 11:48:51 AM »

OMG, what a perfection!

ferrodo · « **Reply #17 on:** December 09, 2012, 12:04:22 PM »

Exellent job..

bender01 · « **Reply #18 on:** December 09, 2012, 02:16:38 PM »

Looks awesome.

Jay Ace · « **Reply #19 on:** December 09, 2012, 04:46:00 PM »

The tank looks awesome!

stickman · « **Reply #20 on:** December 09, 2012, 05:20:05 PM »

Beautiful job. Very well done.

BTW, you may want to check the red sidecover badges. They appear to be mounted on the wrong cover, the left wing on the right cover, etc. Not trying to nit pic, Its a terrific job regardless. Stickman

madScientist · « **Reply #21 on:** December 09, 2012, 05:24:09 PM »

Holy crap that's gorgeous!

754 · « **Reply #22 on:** December 09, 2012, 07:01:41 PM »

Did you get that color off that Schwinn middleweight behind it in the pic?

Might be that Green is almost a fast as CBO..

chinaski · « **Reply #23 on:** December 10, 2012, 10:24:09 AM »

Curious what that paint job ran you? I'm interested in repainting my tank over the winter and have gotten number of quotes.

nccb · « **Reply #24 on:** December 10, 2012, 11:55:54 AM »

Quote from: chinaski on December 10, 2012, 10:24:09 AM

Curious what that paint job ran you? I'm interested in repainting my tank over the winter and have gotten number of quotes.

Same here, I got a quote from vintagehondapaints for close to 900. . . I'll probably go local and have them try and match it from what I have. Local guy here said he could match it and paint for closer to 350.

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Author Topic: Back from the painter (Read 7625 times)

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