1981 GS450E Rebuild

[pete]

Thanks mate, I'll need it!

I'll be sure to keep you all up to date...

[Collo]

Tomorrow is painting day... or at least it should be if everything goes to plan...

Can't wait to see it, Pete!

[Etcheberri]

Same !!
Have fun!

[pete]

Well... it wasn't a disaster, but I'm not quite where I wanted to be...

I'm uploading pic's and will update the paint thread shortly...

[Flyboy]

Well... it wasn't a disaster, but I'm not quite where I wanted to be...

Listen carefully, I am going to say it again.
It.....is.....fine......you.....are.....where..... you.....are, don't.....rush.

Repeat after me;
If.....I.....rush.....I.....am.....going.....to... ..F*ck.....it.....up.

Another week in your life is going to make no difference on a 10 year project, Pete.
I will bet you a dozen slabs you will never see Larry chasing the clock on any of his jobs, when its done, its done.

Now take a deep breath, calm down to a panic and dazzle us with what you can do, after all, it may be cheaper to ship Jennifer's clothes to you than Dale to get done.
Talking of which, dale is spot on with the excelent advise, tweak the gun for a bit more paint delivery, looks like it is going on pretty dry there, pattern looks good, take that from where it comes.

[Hoosier Daddy]

Patience is the hardest part of paint work...

[pete]

Listen carefully, I am going to say it again.
It.....is.....fine......you.....are.....where..... you.....are, don't.....rush.

Repeat after me;
If.....I.....rush.....I.....am.....going.....to... ..F*ck.....it.....up.

Another week in your life is going to make no difference on a 10 year project, Pete.
I will bet you a dozen slabs you will never see Larry chasing the clock on any of his jobs, when its done, its done.

Now take a deep breath, calm down to a panic and dazzle us with what you can do, after all, it may be cheaper to ship Jennifer's clothes to you than Dale to get done.
Talking of which, dale is spot on with the excelent advise, tweak the gun for a bit more paint delivery, looks like it is going on pretty dry there, pattern looks good, take that from where it comes.

Hahahaha cheers Stan, I'm doing everything I can to remain patient... which is very difficult for me to do... but you're right I don't want to screw it up!

I'm going to sit in there this morning and do some more pattern tests as I *think* I have an idea where I went wrong...

Patience is the hardest part of paint work...

Mate I'm learning that very quickly...

[oohsam]

Pete, You said you're uploading pics. I see no pics.

pics.
NOW.
please.

[pete]

Pete, You said you're uploading pics. I see no pics.

pics.
NOW.
please.

Hahaha there's heaps of 'em! In my paint thread...

However here are some of them just for you

Why there's no primer yet:



Sanded tank:



Good stuff:



After washing off the good stuff above:



Dried off after the wash down:



Stands setup for tank and tail piece:



Waiting for primer:



And my latest expensive acquisition that I hope will encourage me to keep my guns cleaner:

[pete]

Just updated my paint thread... no idea if it's looking like it should during drying or not but here's where it is currently:







At least the colour's good...

[pete]

Ok for those not watching my paint thread, here you go:

[pete]

The plan this morning is to quickly patch up this:



And then clear coat, all pending the weather...

[Etcheberri]

looks nice so far, i really like you red color vs the stripes.
take your time, it ll look great down the road

[pete]

looks nice so far, i really like you red color vs the stripes.
take your time, it ll look great down the road

Thanks mate! Very happy with it at this point... fingers crossed the clear will be done today which will let me sand and polish on Monday...

[davidduarte]

that tank looks fantastic with the stripes! love it!