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    Power washed and scrubbed in the laundry tub twice. Thoroughly scuffed it down with a red scotch-brite until all corrosion is gone. Degreased and almost ready for paint. Can't wait for the lower to come back from the welder.






    De-stinking Penelope http://thegsresources.com/_forum/sho...d.php?t=179245

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      Nice!!! Gonna paint the halves before any reassembly i assume??? Probably best move to prevent grease recontamination to the cases???
      MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
      1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

      NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


      I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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        Yep. Paint all the pieces then assemble it. Tomorrow I'll start sanding on the cam cover in between hanging the plastic on the 'booth' and painting Star's pieces.
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          Didn't get a chance to wrap the booth in plastic. Reconfigured it a bit to allow for a door instead of just a plastic flap. Moved things around in the garage and vacuumed the floor. I'll wrap it tomorrow. Dog tired today..



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            Hm, I don't see any structural bracing in the roof framing... I would be concerned that strong lateral forces may compromise the integrity of the build...





            (just joking)
            GS850GT

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              Per Ivors suggestion I added a sky hook to counteract any possible un-for-seen lateral forces .

              The wife and I wrapped it in plastic tonight.



              Need to pick up a high efficiency pleated furnace filter and hang the door tomorrow. The plan is to put a box fan on the outside of the booth and blow the air through the filter. Between that, wetting down the floor and hitting the plastic with an anti-static spray, that should hopefully keep the the dust to a minimum.

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                Blow-in design for lack of explosion proof fan Dale? Hope you don't blow dust in. I'm sure it will be fine.

                Can't wait for some action shots! Engine first? Eastwood engine paint right?
                Ed

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                  The reason I'm blowing air into the booth is to keep air infiltration to a minimum. The way I figure, if I pressurize the enclosure, filtered air will escape the cracks rather than the other way around.

                  Currently the plan is to shoot the engine bits first then work my way into the body pieces and all the semi-gloss components. I'll leave the aluminum components that require clear until last. Need to figure out what to use to buff them after sanding in the mean time.

                  Eastwood products for the engine and the aluminum components.
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                    lmfao on the first sentence
                    GS850GT

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                      Yahooooo, watching with interest.
                      I also prefer a blow in system to prevent dust ingress, built a 6m X 4m booth for a budy of mine a few weeks back, and rigged it for positive pressure in the booth as he has a fiberglass works and the place is filled with fine dust that gets in everywhere.

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                        Then keep watching this space.
                        The welder called saying the lower case is ready to be picked up and I already have the engine paint.
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                          Back from the welder.






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                            "Something" tells me you're going to take Dremel and smooth out those welds...
                            GS850GT

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                              I've given that idea more than just a fleeting thought or two.

                              One of the shift rail pockets has about a mm of melted aluminum from the heat of being welded. I need to remove it and I mght touch up the welds at the same time. I don't want to weaken the weld by removing too much material but the desire to neaten things up a bit is overwhelming.
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                                Only person that will know when the cover is on is you.
                                MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                                1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                                NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                                I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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