Marcarl Posted January 6, 2022 #51 Posted January 6, 2022 Lookin good! Make sure to put some locktite on the shifter bolt. 1
bpate4home Posted January 7, 2022 #52 Posted January 7, 2022 20 hours ago, Marcarl said: Lookin good! Make sure to put some locktite on the shifter bolt. Yeah, that's an important one. 3 months after picking up my used '06 the shifter came off while riding. Let's just say it wasn't terribly dangerous for me when it happened but that initial Oh $#@! moment, well now I can laugh at it. 1
Dutch Navigator Posted January 29, 2022 Author #53 Posted January 29, 2022 Today (Saturday) a day in the paint booth. All Tupperware got 2 layers of filler: 1
Marcarl Posted January 29, 2022 #54 Posted January 29, 2022 I really like the look of the first picture, those swirly marks are an awesome design. Oh well, guess it's not my scooter. Next pictures look more traditional, nice work. 1
Dutch Navigator Posted January 29, 2022 Author #55 Posted January 29, 2022 It's a great effect in the first picture. You just need sandpaper (600) and some water....... Sometimes we're all artists. Thanks for your reply.
Dutch Navigator Posted February 5, 2022 Author #56 Posted February 5, 2022 Today a 'wet' day. After spraying the grey filler on the metal parts also, we sanded everything with 400/600 sandpaper. The parts are like new. Next week we're in de paint booth again spraying the base-coat on all the parts. The shiny parts are still wet from sanding. 2
Marcarl Posted February 5, 2022 #57 Posted February 5, 2022 Might I suggest a quick wet sanding with 2000 paper before final coat? Seems to give a deeper shine I think. 1
Dutch Navigator Posted February 5, 2022 Author #58 Posted February 5, 2022 To be honest, I think 2000 is too fine. You can use 2000 to sand the definitive paint and then polish it.
Dutch Navigator Posted February 6, 2022 Author #59 Posted February 6, 2022 Part seven of the video-series 'the making of.......': 2
luvmy40 Posted February 6, 2022 #60 Posted February 6, 2022 Love coming along for the ride! Great job! 1
Marcarl Posted February 6, 2022 #61 Posted February 6, 2022 So how long before it gets it's first ride? Pretty awesome. Like the paint booth!! 1
Dutch Navigator Posted February 6, 2022 Author #62 Posted February 6, 2022 We are planning the first ride in May......... 2022 that is :).
Marcarl Posted February 6, 2022 #63 Posted February 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Dutch Navigator said: We are planning the first ride in May......... 2022 that is :). Ooo wow! This year already,,, NIIICE! 1
saddlebum Posted February 7, 2022 #64 Posted February 7, 2022 (edited) Those pictures bring back memory's of rebuilding my bike in 2007 after it was written off when I was run off the road. I went through all the same steps. The sanding part was the worst. Just when you think your done sanding you spot a piece that looks better than the rest and you realize your not done sanding just yet. Grab more paper more water and another case of beer (YEH.. BEER ....BEER is very important when sanding ) and saddle I mean settle right back into sanding. But once it is done you and the final paint job looks great. You feel real good about what you did which by the way calls for another case of beer to celebrate a job well done. Edited February 7, 2022 by saddlebum 1
Marcarl Posted February 7, 2022 #65 Posted February 7, 2022 8 hours ago, saddlebum said: Those pictures bring back memory's of rebuilding my bike in 2007 after it was written off when I was run off the road. I went through all the same steps. The sanding part was the worst. Just when you think your done sanding you spot a piece that looks better than the rest and you realize your not done sanding just yet. Grab more paper more water and another case of beer (YEH.. BEER ....BEER is very important when sanding ) and saddle I mean settle right back into sanding. But once it is done you and the final paint job looks great. You feel real good about what you did which by the way calls for another case of beer to celebrate a job well done. Not going to invite you over here again, you'd drink all of my beer. 1
saddlebum Posted February 7, 2022 #66 Posted February 7, 2022 23 minutes ago, Marcarl said: Not going to invite you over here again, you'd drink all of my beer. Don't know what your worried about..... You Hide the beer anyway... 1
Marcarl Posted February 7, 2022 #67 Posted February 7, 2022 9 minutes ago, saddlebum said: Don't know what your worried about..... You Hide the beer anyway... Have to,,, otherwise some Dutchman would drink it all. 1 1
Dutch Navigator Posted March 1, 2022 Author #68 Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) Part eight (already) of these renovations series. One more Saturday in the paint booth and the paint job is done. Hope you guys enjoy! https://youtu.be/xVOawoaBJ0g Edited March 1, 2022 by Dutch Navigator 1
Marcarl Posted March 2, 2022 #69 Posted March 2, 2022 Movin on, still looking good. Worst part will be when it's all together and there is this one part that still needs a home,,, and you just know where that will need to go eh? 1
Dutch Navigator Posted March 2, 2022 Author #70 Posted March 2, 2022 😀 We hope every part get's a home. We have more than 600 (detailed) photos, 50Gb of video and about 40 exploded views on A3. But, still it will be a puzzle.
Dutch Navigator Posted March 6, 2022 Author #71 Posted March 6, 2022 (edited) Well, let's be honest. Not everything is going smoothly........... Today in the paint booth we encountered some bad 'crackle' problems with the paint on a fender. Sanding, two thin coats of primer, three thin coats of paint (and 3,5 hours) later the fender was ready for the clear coat. Overall, it was a long and productive day with great results. Clear coat finishes it all! Edited March 6, 2022 by Dutch Navigator 2
Dutch Navigator Posted March 11, 2022 Author #73 Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) Yesterday we worked on the finishing touches about the spray paint. This time we tested some 'racing stripes' or 'striping' (hope this is the correct English). Today and tomorrow we will finish all the Tupperware with 2 layers of clear coat. Edited March 11, 2022 by Dutch Navigator
Marcarl Posted March 11, 2022 #74 Posted March 11, 2022 5 hours ago, Dutch Navigator said: Yesterday we worked on the finishing touches about the spray paint. This time we tested some 'racing stripes' or 'striping' (hope this is the correct English). Today and tomorrow we will finish all the Tupperware with 2 layers of clear coat. Striping is the word, stripping is not something that is suggested you do. So far it looks good enough for me to ride. Carry on! 1
Dutch Navigator Posted March 12, 2022 Author #75 Posted March 12, 2022 (edited) Today the last day in the paint booth. We started at 9am end closed the doors around 5pm. After (again) some problems with the tank, we used an old painters trick: heating up the tank with a heat gun to about 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Then 3 thin layers of paint and between every layer a 4/5 minute pause. In this way there is less chemical reaction because the chemicals evaporate faster. That did the trick! Then the last ivory pearl spray paint. After that we mounted the striping, added our own logo, and prepared all the Tupperware for a couple of high gloss clear coats. The last hour today we used for 3 layers of clear coat. In the last coat we've added 10% thinner so it will create a better flow. Last but not least we cranked up the temperature in de paint booth till about 100 degrees Fahrenheit for two hours. Edited March 12, 2022 by Dutch Navigator
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