10-25-2015, 09:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-25-2015, 10:18 PM by Chief_Mechanic.)
Got a bunch of work done on my SRV over the last couple of weekends.
Finally got the tank all sanded, prepped, masked and painted with the first coat of pre-surfacer. (Can you spot the bondo?)
I hit the frame with the first round of paint remover. (Tried to find someplace to sand blast it, but they want about $500 and an unspecified amount of time. I'd rather do it myself for that price.) There's a bit of rust and what-not that is going to take me some time to get cleaned up, but I'll get to it little by little.
I cut the two footrest brackets (or what-ever you call those damn things.) There will be no need for an exhaust mount that high up and no place for a passenger seat, so I just trimmed them at the dip that's already in the metal then round them off a little. Once they are painted they should look like they were manufactured that way.
And I also finally got the engine cleaned enough to mask up and paint. Just first impressions of the first coat, but I think it looks pretty good.
Finally got the tank all sanded, prepped, masked and painted with the first coat of pre-surfacer. (Can you spot the bondo?)
I hit the frame with the first round of paint remover. (Tried to find someplace to sand blast it, but they want about $500 and an unspecified amount of time. I'd rather do it myself for that price.) There's a bit of rust and what-not that is going to take me some time to get cleaned up, but I'll get to it little by little.
I cut the two footrest brackets (or what-ever you call those damn things.) There will be no need for an exhaust mount that high up and no place for a passenger seat, so I just trimmed them at the dip that's already in the metal then round them off a little. Once they are painted they should look like they were manufactured that way.
And I also finally got the engine cleaned enough to mask up and paint. Just first impressions of the first coat, but I think it looks pretty good.
