Project number 3!

Yoda · Post by **Yoda** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:05 pm

rf9rider · Post by **rf9rider** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:01 pm

Well Chaps, mixed results to report.
Finished the hugger, couple of small runs in the laquer but it`ll do for now as i`m getting fed up of redoing stuff, i just want it on the road

Seat panels are ready for final flatting and polishing.
But the tail piece joiner is another disaster, laquer has lifted the decals AGAIN

Guess what i`m doing over the weekend.......again

WAKWAK · Post by **WAKWAK** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:54 pm

let your hugger dry properly and they will flat out no problem

rf9rider · Post by **rf9rider** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:41 am

WAKWAK wrote:let your hugger dry properly and they will flat out no problem

Cheers Daz, its been left a week to harden, but still feels soft in places.
I`ve read elsewhere that this Halford paint and laquer takes longer than normal to dry for some reason.
Some of the decals on the hugger have also lifted slightly, but as i say, it will do for this year.

As for the tail joiner, when i do it again, i`m going to try it another way, give it a couple of light coats of laquer to seal in the decals, then leave that to dry for a couple of days, then give it some heavier/wet coats.

Unless anyone has any other ideas?

This was supposed to be a cheap spray job, but so far with the mistakes its costing a small fortune and putting finishing date further and futher away.

It might be on the road for Christmas Day at this rate.

WAKWAK · Post by **WAKWAK** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:55 am

you got anywhere warm to put it say an airing cupboard etc ?

or if you have a garage space heater put it in the garage shut the doors and crank the heater up for 2 or 3 hours thatll help

same for the tail piece lighter coats leave it in a warm spot for as long as you can

we used to get problems with some vinlys if we used a heavy wet coat as the solvent in the laquer didnt dry quick enough before it reacted with the decals

so lighter coats is the way to go mate

once they have gone off the decals are sealed so the wet coats should not affect it

rf9rider · Post by **rf9rider** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:02 am

Cheers for the info Daz.

Little more done today, started flatting back the seat panels, and the left front panel is ready for laquer.

WAKWAK · Post by **WAKWAK** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:07 am

im looking forward to seeing it finished mate

rf9rider · Post by **rf9rider** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:09 am

WAKWAK wrote:im looking forward to seeing it finished mate

Me too Daz, starting to get a little impatient now............

itsnotagenesis · Post by **itsnotagenesis** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 1:34 am

Might be the smartest looking Ace on the block

rf9rider · Post by **rf9rider** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:11 am

Its getting there slowly............
Left panel and seat cowl laquered, just drying in the conservatory

rf9rider · Post by **rf9rider** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:16 am

I finally bought and tried some rubbing compound.
I tried flatting and T-cutting the tank, but it didn`t come up very well, but the rubbing compound has made it all nice and shiny, but you can see some imperfections in the paint where i didn`t flat the paint back properly.
Well, i`m still learning, so next time i will get better.

Started to flat the seat panels, and started with the rubbing compound, can you see the difference viewers?

rf9rider · Post by **rf9rider** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:18 am

Still not sure on the black seat panels, though it should look better when they are polished and finished off.

I might paint the spare seat panels white like i originally planned, what do you lot think?

rf9rider · Post by **rf9rider** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:23 am

And Rutz, i`m not selling it.