• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

  • Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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    Thanks for your patience and support!

Tank restifications

Husq.fleet

Husq.fleet

Husqvarna
AA Class
Spent some time this last week working on a couple of tanks. Red one was off of a 82 CR250, had bad knee dents but was able to get alot of them out with heat, not all unfortunately. Blue tank was off of a ratty 81 WR 250 in the pic, never could get the sides good enough to stay "shiny" too big of creases. Built a couple of creative dollies but that alum. gets hard in a hurry when worked. Want to get some faux "shiny sides" for th blue tank and others that cant be saved in that area.
Prep is strip to bare alum. sealed, sandable primer blocked with 600, sealed again then color is Imron 6000.
Fashion police- I know both colors are not factory, blue is a fleet color with some silver pearl my daughter picked out, its her next bike so... Rasberry is a custom mix I did and it has gold pearl in it, it will be striped and decaled in gold.
Doing a 83-500xc tank next in Orange metallic with gold pearl for my 84 WR250, needs more gas than the 83 CR tank I put on it. Its sides are perfect so they will be "shiny"
 

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when i did a few tanks, i learned that in short time, the paint peals off fast.
soooo..
i beadblasted were i was going to paint first, masking off the chrome, or shinny places..
worked like a charm.
i have all the neet body tools, paint guns ect, so they come out awesome..
my 67 Viking turned out sweet, and won many awards for best in show..
im going to start on a couple tanks myself..and like you one may have its own color..
look around some hotrod body shops, and ask if they know a good free hand pin striper...that makes all the differance.
 
Good friend of mine is a striper and he'll do the tanks for me. Thinking about having him do the Husqvarna and the gunsight also. I glass bead them before I do anything and use an etch sealer. Did one last winter for a friend and used rock chip guard on the tunnel to prevent wear at the rubber frame pads.
 
These tanks can be hard work.

I have all the resto decals in stock for the earlier stuff, but none for '80's stuff.

All I need is a tank and I can make something to fit :thumbsup:
 

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