Now to Paint.

[KiwiGS]

Looks like a 1000 frame and an 1100 swinger.
I like the spray booth!
Cheers

[jwhelan65]

El chepo lacquer thinner is good to clean your gun assuming you are spraying automotive type paints. Don't skimp when the time comes or you will pay for it later.

BTW, spent Saturday painting; shot the frame, swingarm, etc, in the morning and shot some other parts with clear in the afternoon. Used an airbrush to hit all the little brackets and such hard to reach spots and then hit the frame with the touch up gun afterwords. Used Por-15 Hardnose paint. Pretty good stuff.

Great work Ed, creative use of the bicycle stand, I think I have one similar laying around somewhere. Super idea. should be a good project to watch...82..1100g?

[oshanac]

That IS great use of a bicycle stand. That looks awesome! I'm leaning toward PC because of the chip resistance, but the paint look so sharp!

[posplayr]

Ed,
I was wondering when you were going to get to that Hardnose.
Show a close up ; it is beautiful stuff.
Are you going to clear over that for that deep deep shine? The Glisten PC is the same formulation and you can come right over the top within 24 hours to get it to bond real well to the black. Don't do the same to regular paint; it will bubble (ask me how I know)
Jim

[Nessism]

Honestly Jim, that Hardnose paint has amazing gloss...almost too much for a chassis. I don't see any reason to add any clear. Excess film build just makes it more prone to chipping anyway.

The bike is my 1000S. To prep the chassis I sandblasted using Play Sand from Lowe's; my compressor can't keep up so I focused the blast on the rusted area (there were very few) but mostly just used the blasting to rough up the existing paint. Sealed it all over with a coat of PPG DP Epoxy Primer. After that it was the Hardnose paint.

I also painted some other pieces using POR Chassis Black; a single component paint that is semi gloss. Painted things like the battery box and various brackets and such. It's less hassle to paint with the single pack paint. They make a gloss version called Blackcote which would be a good choice for a frame and swingarm.

At any rate, glad most of this paint work is done. I bought a bunch of different paints but didn't use that much of any of it. My guess is that I sprayed about $60 in materials for everything. Took a LOT of time though. I wouldn't blame anyone for going with powder coat.

[jwhelan65]

The black swingarm will look really good on the S, Alluminum swings look good but they look dull after you restore everything else. Unless you polish but the black will look absolutely killer on a Cooley. Can't wait to see it.

[Nessism]

The black swingarm will look really good on the S, Alluminum swings look good but they look dull after you restore everything else. Unless you polish but the black will look absolutely killer on a Cooley. Can't wait to see it.

That swingarm is the stocker. I don't ride hard enough to overload the stock swingarm so no need to switch it out.

[duaneage]

That IS great use of a bicycle stand. That looks awesome! I'm leaning toward PC because of the chip resitance, but the paint look so sharp!

+2 on the bicycle stand. I did 2 frames in mine, it allows the frame to be rotated as well. Use weights or sandbags on the legs for more stability. I also tied mine to a support from above.

[Nessism]

+2 on the bicycle stand. I did 2 frames in mine, it allows the frame to be rotated as well. Use weights or sandbags on the legs for more stability. I also tied mine to a support from above.

I've painted about a dozen bicycle frames in that stand. It's getting a beautiful patina from all the different colors.

The photo below is a frame I built and painted...using that stand.

[jwhelan65]

Ed, that is some fine work, I had a Klein rascal from the early 90's that was pink faded to magenta, yeah sounds kinda fruity but I should have never sold it. Had a one piece stem on it that is now almost impossible to find,always wanted to redo it. You do quality stuff

[oshanac]

Nessisim-You built the bike? Wow!-is there a frame kit avail. somewhere, or did you build every tube from scratch? That is awesome

[midnightcafe]

Honestly Jim, that Hardnose paint has amazing gloss...almost too much for a chassis. I don't see any reason to add any clear. Excess film build just makes it more prone to chipping anyway.

The bike is my 1000S. To prep the chassis I sandblasted using Play Sand from Lowe's; my compressor can't keep up so I focused the blast on the rusted area (there were very few) but mostly just used the blasting to rough up the existing paint. Sealed it all over with a coat of PPG DP Epoxy Primer. After that it was the Hardnose paint.

I also painted some other pieces using POR Chassis Black; a single component paint that is semi gloss. Painted things like the battery box and various brackets and such. It's less hassle to paint with the single pack paint. They make a gloss version called Blackcote which would be a good choice for a frame and swingarm.

At any rate, glad most of this paint work is done. I bought a bunch of different paints but didn't use that much of any of it. My guess is that I sprayed about $60 in materials for everything. Took a LOT of time though. I wouldn't blame anyone for going with powder coat.

Nessism, How much POR 15 did you use to paint your frame/swingarm? I was goign to buy it soon and was wondering how many quarts to get vs. getting a full gallon etc.

[Nessism]

Nessism, How much POR 15 did you use to paint your frame/swingarm? I was goign to buy it soon and was wondering how many quarts to get vs. getting a full gallon etc.

I used less than a quart. You could paint a fleet of bikes with a gallon.

Which type of paint are you going to use? BlackCote would be a good choice for the frame and swingarm since it's high gloss, and Chassis Black for the various brackets and such since it's semi gloss. The Hardnose paint like I used is also a good choice, although a little more work. You can't go wrong with Por-15 products.

[midnightcafe]

going to get a quart of the Blackcote, thanks for the suggestion Nessism. I saw a couple threads about it in the Yamaha Triples forum a few years ago, always wanted to try it. STILL looking for a spray gun to buy, the buying process can get really confusing... might just ask a friend to do it instead of myself

I think I'm going to stick with acrylic enamel for the smaller tidbits, spend time on them to make them look nice. Anyone know if cooking a part sprayed with acrylic enamel would speed up the curing time? and at what temp/how long?

[Nessism]

going to get a quart of the Blackcote, thanks for the suggestion Nessism. I saw a couple threads about it in the Yamaha Triples forum a few years ago, always wanted to try it. STILL looking for a spray gun to buy, the buying process can get really confusing... might just ask a friend to do it instead of myself

I think I'm going to stick with acrylic enamel for the smaller tidbits, spend time on them to make them look nice. Anyone know if cooking a part sprayed with acrylic enamel would speed up the curing time? and at what temp/how long?

The tech documents for the particular paint you are going to use typically lists the baking time and temp to speed up the cure. PPG Deltron clear is something like 150F for one hour or so. Paint can be buffed after it cools although I usually wait a little longer.