81 GS750 Repaint

[posplayr]

Looks good Jim but where are the high resolution photos? We need PHOTOS, and lots of them!!!!

Regarding that bottle...for some reason drinking and painting go hand and hand. Must be a mixing of chemicals thing. When Salty Dan and I painted this last go round he showed up with a 12 pack, and they didn't go to waste.

I usually only drink a few beers while painting, but my brothers and a freind from out of town came over so we did a few shots .

After mine i sprayed the silver on Bill's tank. The gun was acting weird; that is when I realized i had not plugged in the regulator (at the gun).

I uploaded a bunch of pics at photo bucket but now not sure how much resolution those will have.

Bills has about 3-4 coats of clear but no RUNS

http://s449.photobucket.com/albums/qq215/posplayr/GSR/Bills_Tank/

Here are the ones for the GS750. It now has about 7-8 coats total but spraying in the colder weather (60 vz. the normal 85 deg) I got some runs even though it looks very wet. I need to work on them after it hardens a bit more.

http://s449.photobucket.com/albums/qq215/posplayr/GSR/GS750_Tank/

[posplayr]

Looks pretty damn good I think. With the emblems on the side of the tank it should be spot on!

Thanks, looking to get it close to stock looking. The tank side patches are very good shape as I bought them newlast year. The side cover emblems are good or I have a set of NOS 1100 badges as well.

With the few runs with the slow set time at 60 deg I have some more work.

[posplayr]

After looking at yours I've tried to delete mine. Wow...

He!l no; I can't believe the finish you got on yours. Of course 12 coats with sanding in between does have it's benefits.

This black just shows up every little detail; fortunately the clears can be worked a bit to clean that up.

[posplayr]

Posplayr-Thanks for the well detailed write up. It's a great help to us!

No problemo; I'm kinda learning. The GS750 is my second paint job , Bills the third and my GSXR will be the 4th. I did do alot of bondo work in High School but never got around to getting a decsent paint job on my cars. That is the nice thing about the bikes. They are small and it is relatively easy to paint them. Although there are some tricks with the multiple coats and how to hold the small parts. I car jut sits there while a tank and side covers dont.

[Nessism]

[Nessism]

[Nessism]

Looks like you guys should order up a couple of POR-15 gas tank sealing kits. POR-15 is good stuff and as long as it's done properly, there is minimal risk with the coating coming off.

[posplayr]

Looks like you guys should order up a couple of POR-15 gas tank sealing kits. POR-15 is good stuff and as long as it's done properly, there is minimal risk with the coating coming off.

Ed,
ED has the Por-15 tank sealer and I have 2 cans in the garage. Bill doesnt want his sealed but I'm debating doing the GS750 and GSXR.

When I did the ED, I went all out soaking it is a complete bath of acid and flushed many times.i did Por-15 rust inhibit on the outside and Por-15 sealer on the inside before i started painting anything.

What to do to get a tank clean enough for POR-15 without the total ordeal? Use the metal prep, Marine degreaser and leave it at that. The tank it generally pretty clean and just has some rust scale from sitting empty.

[posplayr]

Ed,
Thanks for the pics; I'm running outta room at my normal picture hosting service and photobucket seems to limit the resolution.
Jim

[posplayr]

Buffed Bill's Tank; It is done

[posplayr]

Buffer the GS750EX; Paint on er is also done

[jwhelan65]

Buffer the GS710EX; Paint on er is also done

Looks good Jim!, funny thing I just picked up a bike just like this. You did a great job on the paint, always faved the 700 and 750's

[Nessism]

Ed,
ED has the Por-15 tank sealer and I have 2 cans in the garage. Bill doesnt want his sealed but I'm debating doing the GS750 and GSXR.

When I did the ED, I went all out soaking it is a complete bath of acid and flushed many times.i did Por-15 rust inhibit on the outside and Por-15 sealer on the inside before i started painting anything.

What to do to get a tank clean enough for POR-15 without the total ordeal? Use the metal prep, Marine degreaser and leave it at that. The tank it generally pretty clean and just has some rust scale from sitting empty.

Sorry Jim, didn't see this until just now.

Regarding avoiding the ordeal, not possible. Dump in the phosphoric acid wash and some aquarium rocks, seal up the openings really well and shake and rotate the tank every half hour until it's rust free. If the tank is really rusty it will take several days to get the surfaces like the hump over the frame backbone clean. Some people stop after the phosphate wash but I use POR-15 sealer after that. Seems to work well...fingers crossed.

[posplayr]

Sorry Jim, didn't see this until just now.

Regarding avoiding the ordeal, not possible. Dump in the phosphoric acid wash and some aquarium rocks, seal up the openings really well and shake and rotate the tank every half hour until it's rust free. If the tank is really rusty it will take several days to get the surfaces like the hump over the frame backbone clean. Some people stop after the phosphate wash but I use POR-15 sealer after that. Seems to work well...fingers crossed.

Ed,
Well I have learned the best stategy is to seal the inside of the tank first before even starting stripping and painting the outside. If the tank is bare, it is difficult to keep the inside covered unless you fill it with some thick motoroil or something but then you are asking for trouble in risking any of it coming out during the painting process.

Since these paint jobs are black it was pretty much mandatory to color sand and buff for the ultimate shine.

http://www.automedia.com/Color-Sanding_and_Buffing/res20030601cs/1

Also learned even though I got a pretty descent result in the end, there are much easier colors that Jet Black .

Jim

P/S Anybody planning to color sand it is not very hard to do and does significantly improve the job depending upon you paint skills. If you can lay those final coats on real smooth with no linkt or dust landing it in then there is probably no need to buff.

The main thing to remember about painting that you cant fix every well after you are into it is that you have to get plenty of paint and clear coat along the edges. So when you are painting, cover the perimeter areas first, like the bottom edge of the tank or the outside edges of the side covers. These are the areas you are most likely to burn through when you are sanding between coats. Color sanding an entire car must be alot of work.

[posplayr]

Looks good Jim!, funny thing I just picked up a bike just like this. You did a great job on the paint, always faved the 700 and 750's

Yea Joe I saw that. I have enjoyed mine as my first bike and an around town cruiser. Mine has been ultra reliable alway starting right away even when the battery is a little down and the starter drags.
Looking to move it out of the herd to make room for the GSXR street fighter.