baldrick

very sad news. I remember his runt build and race antics well. sad loss to the oldskool community

thanks, I may well take you up on that. ive cleared this twice, and it looks shit, , like seriously shit. I'm using a ultra high build clear, and altho it warns not to overload it, I overloaded it. doh. its weird stuff, it goes on and looks like theres not enough material, but if you leave it, it all flows together. ive used it before last year with no problems, so god knows. but it was a bit warmer, only a few degrees tho, not a huge amount. so today after flatting it all back with 800, I deliberately cut back the fluid, and upped the pressure very slightly, because it was obviously putting on too much, tested a small panel, oh perfect, looks good, so onto the big stuff, and the feckin gun starts spitting out shit, clogging at the tip, so it was spraying a nice fan one minute, next nothing, next everything fucksakes.looks crap. I stopped and cleaned out the gun - nothing was found- obviously, so again go knows. painting?, you can stick it up yer arse lol so tomorrow will be spent sanding itback with 800grit

ah....................... yes, ..................................bike you say.............................., its er,............................in the shed....................... its in bits. I need a couple of engine mounting brackets welded on , but I cant weld, and have no money spare just now, so it will have to wait. I could stick it on the frame for an idea what it will look like once its cleared I suppose I knowi should have left the paint till everything else was done, but I had the paint, and I have the time (signed off work due to fuct knee=70 odd quid a week, hence - no cash)

in the North east, beside Elgin

no for sure we cant, just send it up, and I will do it lol. remember and box it up well and use cash to stop the tank and panels from getting damaged i'll sort it out lol.

ah........... go on then......................................... twisted me arm big tank ET done, just to be cleared and of course, tank badges screwed back on. its my favourite so far........................................which is nice. just got a TL to do, and I think ive got another efe bodykit lying about somewhere. then I'm done!

its almost done, anyone wanna see some pics? or are you all bored to death with my painting shenanigans?

big ET tank and panels next wek hopefully, if this weather f*cks off. it keeps me out of trouble. - mostly

hello fellow air cooled heads.# this weeks paintwork post. cos I know you love them, really. This week I have mostly been trying out a design on my small tank ET before going headlong into the big tank version. It was looking good till I removed the fineliine to discover theblack basecoat has come off in places with it. It was painted black ages ago and I should have cleared it, but foolishly thought, ah f*ck it, it'll be fine. So on the upside, it will give me a chance to practice touch ups with my airbrush, . it was all looking so good to, is had a coat of etch primer, 2 of primer filler, black base, silver over for marbiliser, 5 coats candy red, then white Its loosely based on gs 1000s design, and I like it, so it will get fixed

thanks for the kind words. Just to prove it doesn't always go to plan, I started taking off the fineline, to re-mask it, and lo, as I peeled the fineline back, a couple of small sections of the black stuck rather too well to the fineline and made a break for freedom - oh fucn great. Gave me a chance to break out the airbrush for a quick cover up job tho. I'm no airbrush artist tho, I just use of for fading off lines when I can be bothered , and can barely use the bloody infernal thing. it was a cheapo, and I guess you get what you pay for with these things. ive had it apart loads of times, but it is spotless inside, it just works when it feels like it. luckily tonight it felt like it, er eventually. like I said, this is just a f*ck about, I am just trying out a design for the proper job,, next week hopefully. will post a pic when this is done, see what you think.

sneaky peeky of E ET. so far, its had etch primer, primer filler, black base, then silver for marble, then 5 coats candy red . think it needs another coat of candy to be honest, sothats tomorrow sorted, then fineline mask out black base for final coat which will be either white or silver, havnt decided, I just make it up as I go.lol

As long as they are cutting it in properly lol. did you ever get a spray gun SiBag?. I'm on my ET, well its more of a f*ck about on a small tank ET, just trying out a few things, this week. so far I'm liking it, in a gs thou s , candy over marble kinda way. will post some pics when its done, before doing the "proper" tanked ET

Thanks Maurice. I'm doing the ET now, pics in about a week or so. something different, its got some red in it. candy red that is.

looks much better with a graphic or three. tried tilting the tank one up at the back, but it looked pish, so it got levelled. time for some clear.

ive been called worse mate ha ha

I used to have a matt black TL. and my god ........I loved that bike..... ive just ordered up some more decals, Suzuki outline in white, should break up the expanse of blue on it. Probably take a week to arrive in the Northern wastelands, . Looking at the pics, the blue looks darker in real life, weird.....

the first one was too Disney frozen, the second one would have ended up with a penis drawn on its tank, or , heaven forbid, been compared to a hongay, so the 3rd one is the one I'm keeping (for today anyway lol). I'm actually quite happy with this scheme, is basic, but should pop when cleared, as the blue is a metallic mix. (doesn't show up well in pics) I was gonna do this one in the first place, but thought it was too plain...sometimes plain is best its a keeper, for sure,......maybe

I'm running out of paint ha ha.

Thanks , It was white originally, but I wasn't happy with the thickness of the 2 bits coming down at the front, if that makes sense I will be getting some more practice with this one tho, because I cant have it remotely resembling a Hongay, so......I'm,........... er/........I'm doing it again. I kept looking at it, and thinking, well. its allright, but I don't like it as much as I would have hoped, so I'm in the middle of going for 3rd time lucky. Ive seen this one on a drag bike, and I thought about doing it, but now ive seen it, I'm definitely doing it. Its nothing special reallym, but ill post a pic when its done . Its like the Forth road bridge this one

oh, noooooooo, not a Hongay, I'm gonna have to sand it all off and start again. (jokeing) If it comes to it, ive got some red so I could just convert it into an original punching stripe job I suppose. I like the latest version more than the Frozen one, but I'm not sure if I like it , or just preffer it to the ghay blue one. Oh well, ive got another TL to do next week, then an ET after that, If they turn out ok, I will post some pics, Anyway it can stay as it is for now

Hello, ive just finished base coating my EFE and thought id post a pic or two. It was also painted a couple of weeks ago, but I wasn't happy with it, and it was way too ghay for an EFE, so it had to be done again. I spent ages thinking about some fancy, clever, trick scheme, but in the end I decided to keep it simple, but effective (much like myself ha ha) What do you think, better or worse than the "frozen" one? The decal is just stuck with masking tape, and its still to be clear coated, but I like it.

Very nice bike, lots of great touches, I hope hes looking down and smiling, at a job well done.

damn I never thought of that mate. Too late anyway, its now been sanded, primed, sanded back with 800grit, and currently white is being put on, ive been a busy boy. 2 coats done, 1 to go. And a word of advice, DO NOT buy the cheap paint from Eblag, its cheap for a reason, reason being its crap. I'm back on the good (read -expensive) standox stuff now.

cool, I might be interested, depending on a few factors 1) what is it you need painted 2) standard or different 3)when do you need it done by ive got a few more to do, and this one has lost me a week. let me know nlovien and we will take it from there.