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  1. wizard

    wizard Active Member

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    Tank painted C.W. refurbed badges & home grown decals.
     
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    Looks nice
     
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    Bee-you-tee-full !!!
     
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    Lovely! How did you restore the badges? Mine need to be restored.
     
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    Looking Good!
     
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    FINE looking tank badges there Wizard!


    is that a Seca tank? i like the gold accent stripes too. i need to find something to spice up my tank when i finally decide which color to paint the bike...

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    wizard Active Member

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    from Jdpesz: Lovely! How did you restore the badges? Mine need to be restored.

    hi, the m.o. is posted in general lounge "refubed tank badges"
    good luck.
     
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    wizard Active Member

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    Hi, Ltdave, it's not a seca tank, the bike is just a plain old xj650, a price we pay for living in the southern hemisphere, it wasn't always so.
     
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    hogfiddles XJ-Wizard, Host-Central NY Carb Clinic Moderator Premium Member

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    Then please tell us the secret to painting it so is LOOKS like a seca! :)
     
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    no big secret, it's all in the prep' don't be afaid to rub it down & fill again if you are not happy with the first coat. you may need a stabilizer, depending what the paint was before. i use a rattle can paint, but mixed at the auto paint shop. this one is metalic & once you have the finish you want, put all the "bling " on & then 2 coats of clear gloss laquer over the complete ensemble.
    shake the paint can for 2-3 mins' before starting & sit the can in very hot water for 10 mins' & shake again every 1- 2 mins' while spraying. the art is to get the distance from the work & the speed of the pass right, too far away & too quick, the paint will be "dry" too slow & too close you will get runs, practice. always invert the can when you have finished and spay till it blows clear.
    i hope this helps.
     
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