85 GPz750 Refresh Project

Cont.

Brett

Nice work Irish, not an easy job painting the engine while it's still in the bike. Looks good.

larriken wrote: Nice work Irish, not an easy job painting the engine while it's still in the bike. Looks good.

Thanks man, honestly I probably wouldn't go this route again, it was a serious pita to do it all with it still in the frame but I do like how it turned out! Thanks Larriken

Brett

A few teaser pics... Did the first round of curing while at idle and a quick trip around the block, but still have to fully cute with an hour long ride and then let the heat soak in and finish baking it on. Then I can sand off the edges of a few lines to finish it up and finally give her a much needed bath. "Glamour shots" will be done probably next weekend of Saya all shined up and pretty after all this work, though I have to say it sure as chit doesn't look like 12+ hrs of work!!!

We also went to Johnstown BBQ days this morning and afternoon and our boy got a private tour by the firefighters of one of their engines, was a very special moment and a really neat gesture, they absolutely pandered to him and he thought it was the coolest thing ever! Great men and women and I appreciate every single person that does something like that

Brett

One more of all of us in front of the engine, son and father sporting nearly the same new cut lol

Brett

Nice work Brett! She sure cleaned up well! That engine in frame paint job must have been a huge PITA... But it sure looks good

Devin

Thanks a lot Devin, means a lot coming from someone who does the caliber of work you do It absolutely was a total PITA and I wouldn't do it this way again, but it is hard to argue with the results.

Stripped off the front fender today during lunch and prepped, masked and sprayed the plastic mud guard with some textured black bumper paint that should be a very good approximation of similar to factory finish. Did 7 coats of the Turtle Wax Back to Black and it still looked like crap, there was sadly just no way to bring that one back so I had to paint it. Pics later this evening after work when I can get her unmasked and in the sun

Brett

The mud guard from the front fender was another eye sore to me, after 7 rounds of Turtle Wax Back to Black treatment it was still spotty and faded and crappy looking for me. So I stripped off the fender, cleaned and masked and shot it with some paint. First time came out great but when I was removing the masking it caught two edges of the fresh paint and peeled :sick: :sick: :sick:

Soooooo went back and spent a few hours sanding and feathering everything out and sprayed it again, this time it came out brilliantly and really love the look. Here is a before pic and then the finished product:

Before Pic:

Finished Product:

Brett

Is it that soft plastic like on your air cleaner? The paint will come off if so. You can polish that stuff though.
Steve

swest wrote: Is it that soft plastic like on your air cleaner? The paint will come off if so. You can polish that stuff though.
Steve

Hey Steve, no it's more like the plastic fenders etc. Soent a long time polishing and still looked like chit so I bit the bullet and painted it. Lots of sanding and many many coats got to here, should be good to go and not coming off

Brett

Gave her a bath and took some better lit pics of the mud guard I sprayed...

Brett

Are those badges on the calipers available?
Steve