Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

Replied by testarossa on topic Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

porchev914 wrote:

I can wait......you can't rush art

I don't know if it's art but it is paint. Got my white base shot. Have to wait 45 minutes for it to flash so I can tape my stripes. Here's a pic, not much to see yet.

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1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
2004 ZX-10R
2007 Harley Sportster 1200
2020 Harley Street Glide Special
Angola, IN

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Replied by testarossa on topic Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

How about a paint job in real time? Here's the redneck paint booth. Notice the gratuitous use of duct tape.

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1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
2004 ZX-10R
2007 Harley Sportster 1200
2020 Harley Street Glide Special
Angola, IN

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Replied by kz1k on topic Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

:laugh:

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1978 KZ1000A2

"JUST IN! A MAN WHO HOLDS THE WORLD RECORD FOR USING THE MOST DRUGS DIES TODAY. HE WAS WAS ATTACKED BY A PACK OF WILD DOGS HE THOUGHT HE SAW"

WHY FART AND WASTE IT, WHEN YOU CAN BURP AND TASTE IT?

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Replied by testarossa on topic Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

:laugh:

Yup Yup that's me. The boy in the bubble.

Well, now I know why everyone paints their stripes off center. It's a pain in the ass to get a centerline going on that tank. I'm a sloooow taper. Never make it in a real body shop. Here's the bits taped for racing stripes:

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1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
2004 ZX-10R
2007 Harley Sportster 1200
2020 Harley Street Glide Special
Angola, IN

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Replied by testarossa on topic Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

How about some blue paint:

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1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
2004 ZX-10R
2007 Harley Sportster 1200
2020 Harley Street Glide Special
Angola, IN

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Replied by testarossa on topic Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

Sidecovers:

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1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
2004 ZX-10R
2007 Harley Sportster 1200
2020 Harley Street Glide Special
Angola, IN

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Replied by testarossa on topic Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

And the tank:

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1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
2004 ZX-10R
2007 Harley Sportster 1200
2020 Harley Street Glide Special
Angola, IN

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Replied by DoubleDub on topic Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

That's looking sweet! Is that blue painters tape I see...better not let the pro's on here see that

What brand/color paint are you using, what are you using to spray? I think you mentioned it in another thread or further back, but I'm lazy...

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Replied by testarossa on topic Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

DoubleDub wrote:

That's looking sweet! Is that blue painters tape I see...better not let the pro's on here see that

What brand/color paint are you using, what are you using to spray? I think you mentioned it in another thread or further back, but I'm lazy...

Uh oh, that blue tape is the low tack kind. I didn't know I wasn't supposed to use that. Too late now. The piant is all PPG shot from a Devilibis Finishline HVLP. The blue is a Ford SVT pearl blue and the white is just plain Ford white. Here's the tank unmasked:

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1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
2004 ZX-10R
2007 Harley Sportster 1200
2020 Harley Street Glide Special
Angola, IN

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Replied by testarossa on topic Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

And the tail:

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1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
2004 ZX-10R
2007 Harley Sportster 1200
2020 Harley Street Glide Special
Angola, IN

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Replied by testarossa on topic Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

I had some blue paint sneak under the tape in a small area on the back of the tank. I need to fix that before I shoot the clear. While I was painting, some biker gang pulled up in my drive to see what was up.

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1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
2004 ZX-10R
2007 Harley Sportster 1200
2020 Harley Street Glide Special
Angola, IN

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Replied by DoubleDub on topic Testarossa's 78 KZ1000 Fighter Build

Nice wheels by the door - get to the half pipe/skate park much?

I used the blue painters tape too, I don't think I had low tack, though. The fact that you had fineline tape for the edges is what counts, I would think. I don't see it being a problem. Make sure you use some alcohol or other quick cleaner to make sure none of the adhesive is left on the paint or it will spoil the clear coat.

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