Ain't it the way?

[Brenner]

Ain't it the way? I tried so hard to do a perfect job on my paint and bodywork. Fighting it for some time and finally it wins. I walk away and give up and then tell myself just to get it together and have it decent looking so I can get some miles on it then I can comeback to the battle and redo the paint more to my liking with the inspiration from liking the bike. Well with that thought I walk into my shop today and do a quick sand and spray a new coat of base and it lays out decently, and I think "Should I press my luck?" so on goes the clear. Dang it!!! It looks better than when I was fighting myself and trying to do a professional job. Don't get me wrong it has some imperfections as it is shot in a garage but from 5 feet away it will look fine. So now to let it dry so I can start reassembly and once I ride it and am sure I like it I will make another paint set of reuse these panels and use the existing paint as a sealed base to work on top of. I find I am coming so close to using cowpucs idea of stickers but I know I will not be able to travel and gather them as quickly as he does so I need the base paint to look somewhat presentable until then. If things go along decently I will need to post pics next week. Wednesday is my deadline and it needs to be ready to be plated and insured then. Wish me luck and lots of patience.

[Yammer Dan]

Good Luck!!! And don't RUSH IT!!!

[kevin-vic-b.c.]

[SilvrT]

Hey Brenner, I can relate. When I was re-doing my '87, I was constantly having "fogging" issues. Meaning, it was a tad too cool in my garage and a lot of humidity due to constant rain so areas of the paint would turn a "milky" shade. I bet I re-did it 3 times and maybe more on some panels as I was using a cheap spray gun and sometimes couldn't get a level coat. In the end though, it did turn out extremely well.

 

What frustrated me the most was I've done many, many paint jobs as I used to own a body/paint shop but then I had all the right equipment and proper paint booth environment. Goes to show that if you don't have decent equipment or environment, producing a quality job is not always easy to do. On top of that I'm somewhat a perfectionist so I would re-do over the slightest imperfection.

[Wizard765]

Good luck Brenner.. Looking forward to hearing a ride report and seeing some pics

[bongobobny]

Me too!!

[Brenner]

I have posted a new thread for those that have asked for pics and were patient enough to wait. "Ask and you shall receive"