Painting Tins. No really...

What color should these tins be?

  • Candy green and white a la XS1

    Votes: 15 30.0%
  • Candy gold and white a la XS1

    Votes: 19 38.0%
  • Candy red and white a la XS2

    Votes: 16 32.0%

  • Total voters
    50
we don't do forks and bearings, swingarms and shocks,( and all the little details) and then NOT ride a bike.

Of course, just kidding. 😉 scrapes and scratches are inevitable if you actually use it as intended. Hell I even tipped over two of my bikes while working on them in the garage and dented the tanks! :eek:
 
Of course, just kidding. 😉 scrapes and scratches are inevitable if you actually use it as intended. Hell I even tipped over two of my bikes while working on them in the garage and dented the tanks! :eek:
The tank on my SG got nicked 'bout the second or third time I had it off. I was beside myself... for about 10 seconds. Then I was over it. Yeah, it sucked the bike only had about 100 miles on it at the time.... but we don't keep museum pieces. I don't anyway.

Hakuna matata... :laugh2:
 
A Pee Wee Herman moment?

More like Homer Simpson. 😆
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Kevin's paintwork is climbing on a UPS truck as we speak. So... the paint room is open. :geek:
If you want some paintwork done, send me a PM. Or put it here... I ain't bashful. :wink2:
Here's the deal though, this will be a slow roll... like they ain't already... :rolleyes:
The 7th of next month... June, I go in for surgery on my left foot. In spite of this being the third surgery on that foot, I'm hopeful and looking forward to it. Dr's orders are off that foot for 30 days, then light duty after that.
Then... in early Aug, I go back for surgery on the right foot. That will be much better though, 'cause it's never been operated on before... recovery should be much quicker.
The long and short of all this is ain't no painting gettin' done in a hurry. Figure Sept before anything gets kicked out the door. Unless you have something that can be done 'tween now and the 7th?

Anyway, food for thought. Who's next?

Oh... and this showed up today. Want to keep me off my feet? Better try harder'n just surgery... :laughing:


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Kevin's paintwork is climbing on a UPS truck as we speak. So... the paint room is open. :geek:
If you want some paintwork done, send me a PM. Or put it here... I ain't bashful. :wink2:
Here's the deal though, this will be a slow roll... like they ain't already... :rolleyes:
The 7th of next month... June, I go in for surgery on my left foot. In spite of this being the third surgery on that foot, I'm hopeful and looking forward to it. Dr's orders are off that foot for 30 days, then light duty after that.
Then... in early Aug, I go back for surgery on the right foot. That will be much better though, 'cause it's never been operated on before... recovery should be much quicker.
The long and short of all this is ain't no painting gettin' done in a hurry. Figure Sept before anything gets kicked out the door. Unless you have something that can be done 'tween now and the 7th?

Anyway, food for thought. Who's next?

Oh... and this showed up today. Want to keep me off my feet? Better try harder'n just surgery... :laughing:


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Blimey Jim, I bet you could have knocked one of them up yourself!
Hope all goes well under the knife old boy.
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Having an assortment of block-off plates jus' layin' around is right useful... wot?


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Rust ain't too bad...


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Had a gallon of this stuff forever. Some of you guys swear by it. I'll give it overnight and see where we're at.


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Some of y'all might say that tryin' to get another set of tins done before my surgery is "madness." :whistle:
I say let's find out... :smoke:
 
A friend of mine swears by EVAPO-RUST for a variety of projects. But, uh, it might take a little longer than overnight. He's had projects "marinating" in the stuff for weeks at a time...
Temperature is a big factor, takes forever at 60 really works fast at 80F, black tank in the sun..............
I went all Bill Bowling and bought a 3.5 gallon bucket of EVR.
Dip out a peanut butter jar of it for small items.
 
Up to now I been using muriatic acid followed by Ospho.
Start to finish in under an hour.... don't care how bad the rust is. But that's a last resort on a badly rusted part..... or when you're in a hurry. :whistle:
 
Up to now I been using muriatic acid followed by Ospho.
Start to finish in under an hour.... don't care how bad the rust is. But that's a last resort on a badly rusted part..... or when you're in a hurry. :whistle:
Any issues with Ospho on the inside of the tank, i.e. flaking off and getting in carbs?
 
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