I also did not follow the conventional way of doing this, very few steps were taken....
prepped all the parts, filled in all the dings and dents, cracks and so on with some bondo
applied a few coats of primer, fixed up a few obvious areas that still
looked bad with some glazing putty (I think that is what it was)
used a pad to scuff everything up a bit, then used some 1000 grit paper for a final sand, wiped everything with a rag
applied the paint, one coat but heavy, ran out of paint, lol
purchased another can of paint, waited about 3 days, back to the booth,
painted the tank first, then the rest of the unpainted parts, and a 2nd
coat on the parts done first
as parts were being sprayed and other parts drying, it was time to clear coat the dried parts
all the parts were in the booth and I started applying the clear to the
parts that were painted first as they were the driest, the last part to
get clear was the tank.
everything was left in the booth over night, it was a Friday so no one
was in the next day, around noon Saturday me and my son went to get the
parts, everything was dry and brought home, put in the garage and off to
Cuba I went....
fast forward 4 days I am back, I put the parts on the bike, add the decals, and applied a coat of wax to all the parts.....
Done deal.....and it looks OK
as I said, not the conventional way of doing things, but she sure does look pretty....
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1985 YAMAHA FZ750 Rebuild Project
Monday 15 June 2015
Thursday 4 June 2015
Monday 25 May 2015
Well, I finally got the paint, the time, the booth, and the guts to try this out....
It's not the best, it's not the worse, but with silver you can really see how much good prep is key, the silver really brings out the imperfections...
so we did a first coat, and since it's not the best prep work, I will let it dry, then do a bit more finessing and patching and sanding, then shoot everything once more, and put on the 2k clear....
overall it's not bad, decals will hide some of the imperfections, then again it's a 30 year old bike, and it really does not have to be perfect, the mistakes give it character, and that's what I am sticking with....
so as always a few pictures
It's not the best, it's not the worse, but with silver you can really see how much good prep is key, the silver really brings out the imperfections...
so we did a first coat, and since it's not the best prep work, I will let it dry, then do a bit more finessing and patching and sanding, then shoot everything once more, and put on the 2k clear....
overall it's not bad, decals will hide some of the imperfections, then again it's a 30 year old bike, and it really does not have to be perfect, the mistakes give it character, and that's what I am sticking with....
so as always a few pictures
Thursday 29 January 2015
Tuesday 3 June 2014
some outside pics
Well, I have actually been riding the bike now for several weeks, and
it's a lot of fun, she picks up speed very quickly, anything past 5
thousand rpm she just wants to go, have redlined her a few times just to
see how she goes, and hit 150 km per hour on a stretch of road, nice
and stable. So far so good, and lots of fun, needs a proper paint job
for sure, but that will be done probably over the winter, right now I
just want to ride.....
so here are a few crappy pics with the cell phone, I will take some better pictures soon.....
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so here are a few crappy pics with the cell phone, I will take some better pictures soon.....
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Monday 12 May 2014
Dressed
Well she is naked no more......her clothes are back on, and I even
went for a small test run, only 7 kilometers, it started to
rain....bummer
so overall she goes well, brakes are a bit soft, don't really grab, some buzzyness under certain rpm's not sure what that is all about going to have to figure it out, she pulls good and strong, can't over do it tires are not scrubbed in yet....
I have not put on the mid fairings, I don't have the mounting bolts and nuts and what not, have to still get those, so it's like she is wearing a very short skirt....LOL
I am happy....my work has put a smile on my face....
I will take some glamor shots once she is fully completed, but for now these will have to do.....
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so overall she goes well, brakes are a bit soft, don't really grab, some buzzyness under certain rpm's not sure what that is all about going to have to figure it out, she pulls good and strong, can't over do it tires are not scrubbed in yet....
I have not put on the mid fairings, I don't have the mounting bolts and nuts and what not, have to still get those, so it's like she is wearing a very short skirt....LOL
I am happy....my work has put a smile on my face....
I will take some glamor shots once she is fully completed, but for now these will have to do.....
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