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[SkyknightJohn]

A couple days away and I had sooo many pages to catch up on…
I approve of the tank swap, the napkin holder accessorization and, well, all of it. Great work/vision as usual. Looking forward to the finished product.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

A couple days away and I had sooo many pages to catch up on…

Should be breaking 1000 posts in the next day or so. I would imagine that's some sort of record for the build-offs!

 

[SwissGuy]

Should be breaking 1000 posts in the next day or so. I would imagine that's some sort of record for the build-offs!

At least this thread has probably already set a record in terms of picture heavy!

 

[kingfish254]

Should be breaking 1000 posts in the next day or so. I would imagine that's some sort of record for the build-offs!

At least this thread has probably already set a record in terms of picture heavy!

Yep, I haven't filtered anything on this one. Sorry, but not really. Hope everyone has been entertained.
Not sure if I'll hit 50K Views though.
Just looked back and it looks like I've crossed 1K replies a few times. The shocker was my Flex-Liner 7 thread from BO7 was 2K Replies!!!

 

[kingfish254]

A couple days away and I had sooo many pages to catch up on…
I approve of the tank swap, the napkin holder accessorization and, well, all of it. Great work/vision as usual. Looking forward to the finished product.

Thanks. I'm looking forward to the finished product too.

 

[kingfish254]

It rained most of the day. But has been dry late afternoon. So after work, I got the chainguard sanded, primed, and painted.

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

That blue is perfect

 

[kingfish254]

That blue is perfect

Thanks, i really like this color too. It's closer to the pic with the can. The first pic makes it look grayer than it is.

 

[kingfish254]

Good progress at lunch. It is a shame I can't use the patina of this Columbia tank. The paint and graphics were actually in good shape. They still look great even after I have finished all of the sanding. It's a shame to paint over it, but the build demands it. I just love all of the raised and recessed shapes on this tank.

 

[kingfish254]

Got the tank primered and painted. This pic shows the slate blue color better. Although the paint is still wet in this photo. It dries with a nice matte finish.

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Good progress at lunch. It is a shame I can't use the patina of this Columbia tank. The paint and graphics were actually in good shape. They still look great even after I have finished all of the sanding. It's a shame to paint over it, but the build demands it. I just love all of the raised and recessed shapes on this tank.

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Manufacturers would never do that today for a ‘mass produced’ product. If they did, each bike would cost $5K.

 

[kingfish254]

Manufacturers would never do that today for a ‘mass produced’ product. If they did, each bike would cost $5K.

Ain't that the truth

 

[kingfish254]

Here is what the matte slate blue looks like dry.

Rain chance percentage remaining low. Got the fins sanded. I am leaving them rough with the filler material and rust pitting . About to setup the paint booth again.

 

[kingfish254]

Manufacturers would never do that today for a ‘mass produced’ product. If they did, each bike would cost $5K.

You can see how it mimics some of the details on the mens 3star/5star tanks

 

[kingfish254]

I pleased with my paint progress so far. I was worried when I looked at the weather forecast a couple of days ago.
Got the skirt fins primed and painted.

I don't know if anyone else does this. But when you use spray paint outside, you are at the mercies of the spray and the wind. I learned a long time ago to use an old pair of my eyeglasses when painting so I don't have to clean paint specks from my regular glasses.

 

[kingfish254]

I'm really liking this color combo. I think they will worknwell together when I lay out the paint scheme. You can get a feel for the colors together in these pics

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I don't know if anyone else does this...I learned a long time ago to use an old pair of my eyeglasses

Not I. I take off the glasses, I get better paint results if I ain't looking

 

[GeePig]

Not I. I take off the glasses, I get better paint results if I ain't looking

I keep mine on, and never get spray on them. I think it is because I don't have to spray down a 'lane' between two bins...

 

[kingfish254]

Had a break and sanded my fingers red on the frame. Then laid down the matte slate blue on the frame.

If you look close you will see I have hanging rods (insulation supports) attached to both the bottom and top of the frame.
I hang it upside down and spray everything from that angle first. The trickiest part is flipping the wet paint frame by grabbing both top and bottom hangers and flipping it without the wet frame touching anything (including me). Then I proceed to paint everything from the top side. Then the equally challenging step is carrying the wet frame through the corridor and into the courtyard and into my shop to hang it on a long support beam without touching anything along the way. The whole time I only have ahold of just the top hanging rod to manuever the bike.

 

[kingfish254]

Once I had my colors picked and everything was broken down and ready for paint I really liked the aged feel of both the matte slate blue and the primer red. I haven't done much in the way of fauxtina painting over the years, but I have seen many builders paint undercoats in the colors they later reveal through sanding and scuffing up the top coats. So just to keep my options open, you may have noticed that I went ahead and painted everything with primer red first, then a top coat of matte slate blue. I even did this with the sacrificial paint fender.

A couple of days ago when I started using the dollar store sandpaper, I went ahead and did some fauxtina sanding tests on the fender. I just randomly sanded with both 80 grit and 150 grit. I even scraped and gouged it a little with files and sawtooth scissors. The results were good enough for me to know I wanted to look into the correct process more.