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Thanks Bruce , good advice. That pic was 1 day old. I waited a week before wet sanding and had no trouble getting it flat and glossy. I'm running the buffer at a very slow speed and cleaning the pad often. I have done the burn thing in the past and it's not cool!

So if I sand into the color a bit by accident, then shoot clear, would that spot look weird? Like would you see the edges of the clear where I sanded thru to the base?

Also there is a bit of metallic in the red base, so I won't want to sand that...

I decided to wet sand A LOT with 400. I watched to make sure the material coming off was all white (clear coat). Well it seems to be working! The foam/spots are disappearing. I will finish with 600 and then shoot just one wet coat of clear and hopefully be done then. Too much work!

well I sanded off all the bad stuff without removing any color so that was good. BUT I shot new clear on and the same damn thing happened again! The stupid little pinholes and bubbles. I can't even tell you how pissed I was to see this.

I used a spray can with built in catalyst this time to eliminate my gun or air supply as possible problems. It's high quality stuff recommended by the paint shop. I used it on the frame long time ago and it worked great, so nothing wrong with the clear itself. Something fundamentally wrong with the surface I'm shooting on. No idea. I can't start over again now I would lose my mind so I have to call it done. Still looks great from a few feet away, not so perfect up close. dammmit.

OUCH... that is a drag!
Not sure what is happening. Pin holes are usually from sub surface venting of solvents and such.
Fish eyes are usually from incompatible materials, such as paint and water.

I did my tank and tail piece a week or two ago with one and half rattle cans of "over the counter" Dupli-Color paint from Auto Zone and one can of their clear coat cans.
The stripes are those $6.00-$8.00 mylar stripe kit rolls from Pep Boys.
I went from wet sanding-scuffing the original + 30 year old paint with 1000g paper for a decent mechanical bond.
Then applied two wet coats of rattle can paint.
Light wet sanded with 1000g to get the orange peel way down flatter... then another couple more thinner coats of paint, After 24 hours of drying, followed by 1500g wet sanding to eliminate most of the remaining orange peel. Then two wet coats of clear coat. Dry for 24 hours. Then wet sanded with 2000g to reduce any orange peel, followed by one smoothing wet coat of clear and final orange peel sanding of 2500g paper to dead flat... polished with a semi- dry cotton rag and non wax white polish, Stuck the stripes on and took some pictures, No wax yet,

Here's where I'm at now. The seat is TEMPORARY. It will be smaller and smoother and have vinyl cover of course.
I did the first test ride!! woo hoo! Ran great and feels great. Minor problem tho. The main fuse blew out 2x in one short ride. Glad I had spares with me! Seems to be happening when headlight and turn signals are on at same time. Any ideas what that is? The main fuse in it is 20 amp. Does that sound right? I need to check the wiring diagram.

check your grounds especially the one at the engine.

bike looks cool as hell !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

congratulations !!!!!!!!!!!!

leon

good advice, thanks Leon

always happy to help sir.
make sure to remove the paint under the ground connections.
especially the one on the engine.

leon

open left control up I had dry brittle wire exposed to handle bar kept blowing main fuse took a minute to figure out
hope that helps

So I thought I would be riding by now, but the the electrical problems continue
I cleaned the main ground to engine and checked for resistance (none). I also found someone... no idea who.... had plugged a hot turn signal wire into a ground causing the main fuse to pop anytime the signal was turned on.

Well you'd think that would be it, but no. The flashers are working very slowly and inconsistently so I ordered a couple new ones. The custom turn signals also have a blown bulb that noone had locally so I had to order a couple of those. And When I tested it the last time the main fuse popped again despite fixing the turn signal wiring so now I'm not sure what is going on. I'm waiting for the new parts to arrive and then I'll try it all again. I wonder if old flashers could be causing the main fuse to pop...??

Nelson wrote: Here's where I'm at now. The seat is TEMPORARY. It will be smaller and smoother and have vinyl cover of course.
I did the first test ride!! woo hoo! Ran great and feels great. Minor problem tho. The main fuse blew out 2x in one short ride. Glad I had spares with me! Seems to be happening when headlight and turn signals are on at same time. Any ideas what that is? The main fuse in it is 20 amp. Does that sound right? I need to check the wiring diagram.

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I like your bike!
(Are those GPZ rims on your bike?) Please share, bike year, size, etc. I want a set of rims like them.

The stance reminds me of my Enduro KZ900 sidecar bike.