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Ceejay
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 10:24 pm: | 
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That blue is outstanding! |
Ft_bstrd
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 10:51 pm: |
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Chroma base coat with extra pearl and extra flake. |
S1owner
| | Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 12:06 am: |
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That blue looks familiar! Hmmmm brushed aluminum and blue we should have pics when done next to each other! |
Littlebuggles
| | Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 01:49 am: |
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I let my tank cure for a few weeks, seems like maybe even a month. Got it back in the summer; then per the painter's instructions I let it cure in the sun on my deck for a few days to kind of bake the paint on and help with outgassing the solvents and such...
After baking in the sun for a week it sat in my garage until my fairly sensitive nose couldn't smell paint.. then a little longer just to make sure.
That was in 2006, I've had no paint issues what-so-ever (my vinyl lettering and stripes have bubbled though). |
Ft_bstrd
| | Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 09:01 pm: |
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Ken, that would be awesome. What blue did you use? |
Ft_bstrd
| | Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 09:02 pm: |
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Looking at several weeks before this tank has gas in it, so it'll be quite cured. |
S1owner
| | Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 09:59 pm: |
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Mine is similar chrome with metallic blue over top
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Bcuzican
| | Posted on Friday, April 24, 2015 - 01:32 am: |
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That is awesome ! Do you strip the powder coating off? |
S1owner
| | Posted on Friday, April 24, 2015 - 08:26 am: |
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Dont want to jamb his thread up that is just for color interested in mine go here
http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/476 23/733746.html?1429826779 |
Ft_bstrd
| | Posted on Friday, April 24, 2015 - 09:58 am: |
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Ken, I'm OK with the color discussion being here.
I'm interested in the color you selected as well.
Is there much additional cost/effort involved with the metal flake powder? |
S1owner
| | Posted on Friday, April 24, 2015 - 11:13 am: |
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It is more because you are doing multiple colors and coats This blue is blasted then coated chrome then metakic blue then uv coayed clear so 3 coats all done very quick and baked. I do not know the color just piced it off the wall.
Benifet to me is this guy does it on the side so I had about twenty parts done I blasted everything but the frame so he did all those parts and sandblasted the frame for 300. He did my last bike it held up very well it is excellent work |
Ft_bstrd
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 - 01:26 pm: |
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Latest tank pics!
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Hughlysses
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 - 02:22 pm: |
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Nice!
What's the status of the engine upgrades? |
Ft_bstrd
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 - 02:30 pm: |
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Still waiting for heads. |
Ft_bstrd
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 - 02:42 pm: |
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I've got all the rest of the parts. Waiting on the timing cover, heads, and pinion gear locking tool. |
Ft_bstrd
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 - 03:58 pm: |
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New and improved (with clear coat):
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Ft_bstrd
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 - 10:47 pm: |
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Tank is finished:
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S1owner
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 06:51 am: |
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Very nice |
Psykick_machanik
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 11:13 am: |
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WOW! That turned out good. |
Brother_in_buells
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 01:39 pm: |
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Looking good! |
Ft_bstrd
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 04:14 pm: |
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This is what I was going for:
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Littlebuggles
| | Posted on Saturday, May 02, 2015 - 02:38 am: |
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Looks really sharp! |
S1owner
| | Posted on Saturday, May 02, 2015 - 08:29 am: |
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Wishing good luck on the paint hoping it has no issues it looks great!!!! Make sure if you put the Buell stickers on it you use the thick plastic ones not the thin vynil ones as they will bubble.
I think this is the FTBD M2 SS model.
Lets see a pic with it on the frame!!!! |
Ft_bstrd
| | Posted on Monday, May 04, 2015 - 10:13 am: |
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Yeah, I'm hoping Ken. I'll be sick to see something so pretty get all bubbly. I've got months before there will be fuel in it, so I'm hoping that the long cure time will allow it to be bubble free.
Haven't decided on the decals yet. Part of me wants them on there. Part of me doesn't want to stick anything on the paint. |
S1owner
| | Posted on Saturday, June 13, 2015 - 01:32 pm: |
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Jeremy
Hows the project coming any pics!!!! |
Hughlysses
| | Posted on Friday, August 28, 2015 - 05:25 am: |
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BUMP!!! |
