I had one of those moments of impulse....

[ndaugbjerg]

Mister Cinders,
Saw the pic of your bike and wondered if she was named"LU"?
Niels

[MisterCinders]

Mister Cinders,
Saw the pic of your bike and wondered if she was named"LU"?
Niels

Honey Badger. Natch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eobGz5bBdkE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[MisterCinders]

So when you sanded what did you use and how did you use it? If you wet sanded, could you explain how to do that? My primer isn't turning out well.

Actually, wet sanding the side covers is easy.

Put a few gallons of water into a five gallon bucket.

Get some wet/dry paper in 400 or 200 grit. Dunk the panels in the bucket and then sand them over it. Just keep dunking the panel every so often to keep things wet and wild. I use 200 or 180 grit to start, to speed through the clear coat. Once it gets patchy, I switch to 400 to end up with a smoother surface.

Larger plastic pieces are a PITA because you have to bring the water to them and can't just dunk them.

[DevanJones]

Actually, wet sanding the side covers is easy.

Put a few gallons of water into a five gallon bucket.

Get some wet/dry paper in 400 or 200 grit. Dunk the panels in the bucket and then sand them over it. Just keep dunking the panel every so often to keep things wet and wild. I use 200 or 180 grit to start, to speed through the clear coat. Once it gets patchy, I switch to 400 to end up with a smoother surface.

Larger plastic pieces are a PITA because you have to bring the water to them and can't just dunk them.

Thanks for the directions Mr. Cinders. This should be easier now.

[DevanJones]

Whaddaya think guys? Did my bike used to be red? Or are these side covers off of a red gs?

Edit:

[ndaugbjerg]

Mister Cinders,
Fairly new to the forum and the SEC. Give us a couple of years to get up to speed.
Niels

[wally]

A bit of dish washing liquid in the water will prevent your sand paper from clogging up too quickly.

I hate sanding!