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« on: June 06, 2010, 09:36:55 PM » |
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I stripped the bike down to the bare essentials, repainted the engine and polished the covers, and painted the tank / fender / tail piece. The carbs also got a thorough cleaning while I was at it. before:  after: the paint is Nissan 350z Sunset Orange   It's night time and I couldn't really get some good outdoor pictures, I'll have them tomorrow afternoon after work. here's what the paint looks like during the daytime:  It's been a month of working on it in between balancing two jobs and the girlfriend... but its finally back together! |
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« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2010, 06:04:07 AM » |
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I've seen that color on the 350Z and it is beautiful. Looks real nice with black aftermarket rims. A good choice for a NH. Surely this was not a rattle can job?
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« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2010, 06:48:24 AM » |
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Personally I never liked that color on the 350z's, but it looks amazing on the NH! Great job  now get er shined up and take lots more  pictures. |
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« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2010, 07:19:16 PM » |
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How's your fingers from polishing the valve cover? It looks great, did you clear coat it?
I'm about ready to prep my plastics for painting but I'm still now sure if I should take them down to plastic or just sand them up a little.
Looking good!!!
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« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2010, 05:12:11 PM » |
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Real nice, I'm looking forward to some daylight pictures.
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« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2010, 09:29:49 PM » |
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mattXJ
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« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2010, 02:43:45 PM » |
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Sorry guys I've been extremely busy with work, I'll get some more pictures of it today. Thanks for the compliments  And yeah, it is a rattle can job... I have a LOT of experience behind the can haha. moar pictars soon! |
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mattXJ
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« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2010, 03:39:39 PM » |
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The tank isn't quite up to par with the side covers and rear fender (I ran out of clear coat, it only has one coat as of right now) but overall I was really happy with it
*photobucket is down right now, for me at least, when it starts working I'll upload them*
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« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2010, 03:42:14 PM » |
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How's your fingers from polishing the valve cover? It looks great, did you clear coat it?
I'm about ready to prep my plastics for painting but I'm still now sure if I should take them down to plastic or just sand them up a little.
Looking good!!!
thanks, I didn't take mine all the way down to the plastic and they came out great. 400 grit on orbital sander, 600 grit hand sanded, 1000 grit hand sanded, then painted. I did three coats of color, and 3-4 coats of clear. |
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« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2010, 04:04:32 PM » |
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Just curious, how are you handling the dust and small debris while clear coating?
I am in the process now of clear coating my spare tank and this is a huge challenge since I don't have a paint booth.
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« Reply #10 on: June 10, 2010, 06:54:07 PM » |
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Carboard box with a little exhaust fan in the back and something that spins to put the part on. That's how Red Green does it, with duct tape of course.  An hour long special on crank bearings just aired, old Red was highly informative.  |
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mattXJ
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« Reply #11 on: June 10, 2010, 10:21:04 PM » |
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Just curious, how are you handling the dust and small debris while clear coating?
I am in the process now of clear coating my spare tank and this is a huge challenge since I don't have a paint booth.
Nothing special, I don't have a booth either. I just hung everything from the roof outside and painted immediately after washing the parts. Airborne particles though...  It's not perfect, but good looking nonetheless. PICTURES!!!!     |
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« Reply #12 on: June 10, 2010, 10:31:14 PM » |
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I like that color Matt, good job!
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