Magnificent 7

so is the technique for good pinstriping drinking a few sams club colas?

Sooooo, what kind of vitamins do you take?........LOL.....and are the tank panels just polished under the paint?

That tank took me about 8 hours getting dents out. Then i sent it out to get re chromed. He polished the side panels from a template I gave him. Then I have to mask those chrome areas off and sand the whole tank to scuff rest of chrome up.
Then I spray whole tank in self set etching primer. Then I do all the body work on it. Then I use several layers of high build primer on it. I spray whole tank with black lacquer paint aerosol can lightly. Then I wrap a paint stirring stick in 220 grit paper and fine sand whole tank to level it from high and low spots. If black on there, means I'm low.
Then I use a product called Evercoat. It's like a spot putty/Bondo stuff. That fills in low spots like a glaze.
Then go back and keep sanding/priming till whole finish is level. Re tape everything and shoot coat of epoxy primer sealer on it. Then go back and sand with small block with 320 grit and then go back over with scotch Brite pad about 400 grit.
Wipe down with finish cleaner and tack rag. Put 2 coats of red base coat on and two coats of auto clear.
I crank my pressure up in gun sometimes to 45 psi. I kinda look into the finish to see how it lays down but not run.
I use those lil disposable prevail aerosol sprayers for under the impossible areas to reach under tank tunnel.
I just guy that can't sit down. I'm always doing something. But at end of day. When I am pooped, I am pooped!

Ha! B12 every morning.

Ok, so if I do the mess around:


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Maybe take those 83 rims and instead of complete blue like in chip, fade it from clear to blue?

So half of rim be blue in chip sample then fade into other half of rim silver?

Sheet, could prob do the 82 CR 250 rims silver faded to black, red faded to silver to black?

Sometimes, I think lil out of the box?

But I know how I'm gonna do my new 310R rims!

Not sure about that fade idea, sounds a bit hokey.

Thought I'd show you couple of other tanks I've done. Done a lot more In years past just don't have pics.
Let's see if you can identify owner of these?

Okay, okay! I won't mess! 83 blue and 82 two fitty silver.

All done!

looks like the owner is the same guy im sending some suspension to this winter!

The tanks are absolutely beauty full! And way too nice for me to use riding. Thanks Darren and enjoy the holiday all Husky lovers!

Thanx Drew and nice job on my shocks!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Don't eat too much or you'll have to go up a size on your springs!

Lugs to no lugs.

You guys ever use a product called: Evercoat ?
It is like a real creamy Bondo type stuff, used as a glazing putty to fill dings, pits, scratches, etc....

Mixes up like Bondo and you can apply with small spreader, putty knife or finger.
Not like the old spot putty that takes forever to dry. Sand with 120 down to 220 grit, feather it into area surface and prime over it.
Great to get those pits/dings out of fork tubes and brake plates so they look like new.
Better than Flex Seal !!! Mr Swift !

The Gasser came! The Gassers came!

I don't mess with them immitation ones cause cable always pulls out of them throttle tubes.

Plus put them Magura grips on too!

I use Gorilla glue, then wet grips with water and them babies are on!

Don't get carried away with Gorilla glue too close to throttle housing and tube! If you do, you ain't going no where!

I wipe excess off with thinner and rag. Use it on all my modern bikes and don't have to safety wire ever.

Working on my perches.
Went from this to that with new cheese head screws, new adjuster and new perch bolts.
600 grit wet sand paper then stuck them on my buffing wheel.
You know what a flying perch is? No, not over a triple jump! One that leaves your hand buffing and flies across shop!

Kinda gives you an idea what my natural levers are going to look like.
I file out nicks, sand down to 600 wet sand paper and polish on buffing wheel.
But I have some levers I am keeping black and I just bead blast them and repaint.
This one was bent like pretzel so heated it up and re bent back in shape with boxed end of about a 7/8 wrench.

Tomorrow and prob next day is Nordic Track day!

That's when you track a set of Nordic rims out in snow and final bead blast them.

Going to try and get all my rims polished and ready for anodizer.

Going to take 4 sets.

since you like to rehab stuff i could have made you a sweet deal on a few gassers. i have waaay too many

You mean like this one?

Never done a Gasser yet or 4 wheel drive El Camino.

Did a 4 wheel drive Vega once and also a V8 one. Also , did a 70 Chevy 4 WD truck and cut bed down and put it on a Blazer frame. Looked like the old Toyota 4WD's, when lifted it with big tires.

Keep sayin, I'm not doing any more muscle cars or trucks but who knows?