61 Tornado rebuild

[John DelGato]

Painting. Last night and today:

 

[John DelGato]

 

[John DelGato]

It's not obvious in the photos, but this is not the best paint job. The sheen is glossy here and there but flat and grainy elsewhere. The plan was: self-etching primer, primer-sealer, color, and clear gloss. I may try an additional wet coat of color before moving on to clear.

At any rate, I am taking inventory of my process, making note of things observed / learned.

Otherwise, I am very happy to see the color on the frame. I have no regrets on color choice.

Happy Father's Day, all!

 

[John DelGato]

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

"Spicoli, that light was red!"

"It was yellow a minute ago, I'm sure."

 

[John DelGato]

"Spicoli, that light was red!"

"It was yellow a minute ago, I'm sure."

It is very possible a recent shoe purchase influenced this seat rehab. There was definitely something "OFF THE WALL" going on in the back of my mind.

I should note, though it's a bit late in the game, I have a name for this build. "Cicada" came to mind as something relevant. This bike has been underground for quite some time (well over seventeen years) as I've contemplated rebuilding it.

Nonetheless, "Werebeast-Motor" has a nice ring to it. It's a practically irrelevant name but it makes me smile. Simply a mis-quote of lyrics from CCR's "Green River". The "motor" that has served to inspire my color choices is the Buick Nailhead, although I was initially sent in the "green" direction by Couch-Tater's "Mudd" build.

 

[Captain Awesome]

It is very possible a recent shoe purchase influenced this seat rehab. There was definitely something "OFF THE WALL" going on in the back of my mind.

I should note, though it's a bit late in the game, I have a name for this build. "Cicada" came to mind as something relevant. This bike has been underground for quite some time (well over seventeen years) as I've contemplated rebuilding it.

Nonetheless, "Werebeast-Motor" has a nice ring to it. It's a practically irrelevant name but it makes me smile. Simply a mis-quote of lyrics from CCR's "Green River". The "motor" that has served to inspire my color choices is the Buick Nailhead, although I was initially sent in the "green" direction by Couch-Tater's "Mudd" build.

Vans

 

[John DelGato]

I had mentioned problems with the finish-- rough spots. I have remedied this with some #0000 steelwool. I am much happier now, even though what should have been a gloss finish is now more satin/eggshell. Still planning a clearcoat of the frame and a BLO of the seat, head, and BB tubes.

 

[John DelGato]

@kingfish254 painted his seat with checkerboard pattern
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Holy moly, his build thread already has like 20 pages to sift through!

I've gotta give a shout out to Kingfish254. I don't think I knew about these seats, but I was majorly inspired by a checker seat from one of his recent builds.
My seat is a very cheap brooks knock-off made of bonded leather.

 

[John DelGato]

I got the frame back from LBS this weekend. They pressed in the cones.

... Now i'm ready to move.
Weekends have been rather busy with projects or events, But I managed to slap some parts together in between.

 

[John DelGato]

 

[John DelGato]

The cork grips just kind of happened. Something more "vintage" was in order.

 

[Jude Ephesus]

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that seat is SO cool……