11-03-2016, 09:55 PM
I have made quite a bit of progress on this project (finally!!) but just haven't been posting in the forum.
I got the frame and tank painted, plus all the extra parts I thought could use some paint. I had to buy more paint and primer, since I put quite a few layers on it. The frame came out really well, with the paint setting really nicely. The front forks seem okay, but since I used a cheap primer on them instead of the sub-surfacer, I'm a bit worried about how hard the paint set. It seems a bit easier to chip.
The tank also finishes quite rough compared to the frame. I'm not sure why, but we'll just let it go and see what it looks like when I get it on the bike. I put the last coat of paint on it today and since I don't have a booth, it came out looking pretty rough. I'm not shooting for perfection though - hell, you can still tell where I put the bondo!!
I also decided to cut the 3 brackets for the chain guard off the swing-arm today. Should have done it before I painted it, but oh well. I think it came out pretty good. I ground the welds off so you have to know where they were in order to notice.
I also put all the nuts and bolts in some pipe cleaner called Sanpol. It eats the rust right off. I put the exhaust joint in as well, since it was so rusted.
And to finish off all the work, I cut the loop off the exhaust assembly. I'll rig it up so it comes to the right of the bike and have dual straight pipes once I find the best slip-ons.
I got the frame and tank painted, plus all the extra parts I thought could use some paint. I had to buy more paint and primer, since I put quite a few layers on it. The frame came out really well, with the paint setting really nicely. The front forks seem okay, but since I used a cheap primer on them instead of the sub-surfacer, I'm a bit worried about how hard the paint set. It seems a bit easier to chip.
The tank also finishes quite rough compared to the frame. I'm not sure why, but we'll just let it go and see what it looks like when I get it on the bike. I put the last coat of paint on it today and since I don't have a booth, it came out looking pretty rough. I'm not shooting for perfection though - hell, you can still tell where I put the bondo!!
I also decided to cut the 3 brackets for the chain guard off the swing-arm today. Should have done it before I painted it, but oh well. I think it came out pretty good. I ground the welds off so you have to know where they were in order to notice.
I also put all the nuts and bolts in some pipe cleaner called Sanpol. It eats the rust right off. I put the exhaust joint in as well, since it was so rusted.
And to finish off all the work, I cut the loop off the exhaust assembly. I'll rig it up so it comes to the right of the bike and have dual straight pipes once I find the best slip-ons.
My Bikes: SRV250, Ninja 250R
