The Chopper Compendium

All these parts are painted black. 1/2 an hr to a hr can put first 2 coats of flake on.




The first 2 coats of flake are on. 1/2 an hr and shoot next 2 coats.

The last 2 coats of flake are shot. 1/2 and hr can shoot 2 coats of clear and these will be done.

These parts are done ended up being 6 coats of clear.

Got all the little parts out the booth.

It all looks very good. Thanks for posting.

So this was all done with your "budget" spray guns?

I wonder what the "experts" think.

Yes it was all done with 3 cheap guns I have less than 100$ in all 3 of them together.

I am a firm in belief that the tool does not make a Craftsman. A Craftsman makes the tools he has work.

And THANKS GOOD Friend!

Looks great my friend.

Thanks Friend!

I figured out I missed 2 brackets that are the top engine mounts. These have to be color being so visable would ruin the whole look I am after with this bike. I is hard to mix paint right in such small quanities without wasting paint so, decided to paint a old helmet like the bike. I was also asked for a couple pointers at some places so will this time try to document this better.



I use razor blades to clean my applicators for the fillers.



I use cardboard to mix the fillers on.



Put a fiberglass gel down first. Do this where large amounts of filler is needed or where water could come in contact with bondo from back side like the mount holes I covered here for a visor. MAKE SURE this fiberglass filler is not green after the hardner it sucks if not enough hardner added with gum up any wheel and not sand. It will be really dark green to even brown. The closer to brown the faster it sets up but easier to sand.



Just grind the fiberglass down with any type of grinder. I used a air grinder 80 grit wheel.



Ready for the bondo filler.



Just stripe the bondo with the cream activator. Need it together until a uniform color. Use he edge of the cardboard to wipe the edge of the applicator when needing.



Applied. 1st coat the helmet has been sanded before this coat.



Use a DA 80 or 180 grit to smooth out.



1st round sanded with DA



Second round applied you may have to do this 8 or 10 times depending on how straight you want it.



2nd round sanded 180 or 220. A trick if you can not feel the waves and high or low spots is use a spray ratlle can sandable primer dust it and sand. The places the red or gray spray primer does not sand off will need more filler applied.



Da sanded with 320 then 400 and ready for the primer coat.



The motor mounts sand blasted and phosporus metal etched sanded and blown of ready for primer.

Isabucket hopes this helps?

Step 1 in spraying paint Shake the can. When you think you have shook it enough shake it some more. You will notice I right the mix ratio on the top of all my paints when I buy them at the store from the guy who should know. This one is 1:1 ratio paint to hardner.



Step 2 read all the directions for each application you are spraying. Make sure you know the ratio mixture and what it is mixed with if not call the guys at the store.



I always store my paint gun tips submirsed in laquor. It does not evoporate will be there for yrs but, the tip will be ready to go clean when you go to use it. Pull it out put on the gun and spray some of the laquor out to make sure gun is clean.



Pour the laqour into a cup or coffee can for clean up latter.



Clean the gun with a paper towel and pull the trigger dry after to remove any laquor residude left in the gun.



Even thou you shook the dog shit out this for what seemed to be forever! Use a paint stick and mix the paint or application you are applying.



You read the directions and are sure 1:1 so find that on a mix cup. Some may be 2:1 or 2:1:1 just find that on the cup. Any questions call the guys who sold you the paint they should know! Know put a PAINT Filter in the cup can be seen here



So 1:1 pour paint in first always! Not much needed this shoot so 1 and 1/2 or something. MAKE sure to pour thru a paint FILTER. Sorry forgot that pic I guess.



Now the catalist for this particular application.



Pour the catalist in to about the same level on the cup. You do this right and will never need to adjust your gun after the first time.



Use the paint stick and mix the 2 together.



Count the drips off the stick after it quits flowing. Should be between 8 to 13 drips 10 being really good! This will tell you if mixed right or will even shot thru your gun. You can add more paint or catalist to get to the proper drip count but anything 8 to 13 will shoot!



Pour the mix back thru the paint filter you moved from the cup to the gun when mixing.



Use a tack cloth in a sweeping fasion never sitting in one place to remove all the fine dust after air blowing.



NEVER go directly to your work with the gun and paint! Always make a small shoot to test and get any laquor left out the nozzle so, only proper mixed paint goes on your work.



Paint the part or parts you want painted. Do not watch where you are painting but the coat behind the spray and set your speed to that for coverage. Always start before the part with paint and pass it before letting off the trigger.



Now the laquor you put off the side earlier that was in the gun when you got there pour back in to clean it.



Shoot some out to get the nozzle cleaner. Wipe with your hand and a paper towel and also clean the outsaide of the gun.



Now pour that dirty laquor left over from the small start clean shoot into your cup to be cleaned latter.



Use a paper towel and clean your gun and cap for gun.



Put fresh lacquor in and make a shoot of clean lacquor thru the gun for a few seconds.



Put the nozzle back in the gun and put it up in storage.



Use a paper towel to clean your cup with the dirty lacquor out the gun.



Clean cup.



Make sure to beat the lid down on your paint can so it does not get a film and is fresh.

I let ti sit over an hour so not wet over wet that this particular primer and paint will let you do. so scuff with scotch brite to just remove the shine and put scratchs in.



When preparing for color paints not just primers you need to sweep the floors.



And then wet them to keep the dust down out of the colors.



The parts are black now.

Did that helmet used to have a camera attached !!

No it had a visor looked not as cool with it so I took it off.

Plastic black did not flip stationary on top visor to black some of the sun.

Even thou this is getting flake and it hides a lot I was not happy with the amount of orange peel so waited and sanded then applied a second coat. With in the hr can put the clear with the flake on.

Got the helmet and missing links in flake.

They have been cleared. They will now sit until tomorrow when i will lay out the graphics. Now to cut this out.