1986 gas gas halley project - page 2
As we all know , its all in the preparation. The painting is the easy bit. Well , certainly the preparation is has to be spot on, as the paintwork wont hide the mess underneath.
I do find painting well quite an art. Ive been painting for several years and have found that i have got better with practice and technique. I have a 50 litre compressor and a gravity gun. I dont have a spray booth , but do have a large workshop where over spray doesn't worry me.
The Halley Chassis was painted in a 2k paint which i had mixed to the exact colour of an original fork leg i had. I laid on 3 coats of high build primer and then rubbed it down with a fine paper. I then degreased it all , blew and dust off and sprayed the red basecoat.
Im very pleased with the result.
I much prefer paint over powdercoating. The shine is much deeper and higher gloss. Also , the paint wears around the boot rubbing areas , where as the powder coating peels off and you cant find the end of the peeling off. It just keeps peeling.
Here are my results , which im pleased with.
I do find painting well quite an art. Ive been painting for several years and have found that i have got better with practice and technique. I have a 50 litre compressor and a gravity gun. I dont have a spray booth , but do have a large workshop where over spray doesn't worry me.
The Halley Chassis was painted in a 2k paint which i had mixed to the exact colour of an original fork leg i had. I laid on 3 coats of high build primer and then rubbed it down with a fine paper. I then degreased it all , blew and dust off and sprayed the red basecoat.
Im very pleased with the result.
I much prefer paint over powdercoating. The shine is much deeper and higher gloss. Also , the paint wears around the boot rubbing areas , where as the powder coating peels off and you cant find the end of the peeling off. It just keeps peeling.
Here are my results , which im pleased with.
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Whilst the engine is entirely black , i plan to replace have the allen bolts in the side casing bright zinc plated. it will be a nice contrast to the black.
This was painted with caliper high temperature paint
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Masked and then painted with satin high temperature paint
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The graphics look superb.
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The steel work is back from the bright zinc plater. The sprockets were good
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The top end of the engine is reassembled . The engine is then placed in the frame
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The factory bikes were fitted with red silencers , but im not sure. Perhaps mine needs a few scratches.
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New chassis bearings and seals. Its starting to look good
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These engine allen bolts will be off the the plater soon along with the pivot linkage end bolts. The fins on the barrel will also need polishing