Had just enough time around a friend coming over to pick up a motorcycle jacket, supper and sunset to get the Sportster tank painted. I've been sanding it off and on for about 2 weeks and have it close enough for how this paint job is intended to look. I'm using semi-gloss black paint with no top clear coat, so some texture and marks are actually desired. I may even "distress" a few spots.
So I grabbed the newer primer and two old cans of semi-gloss and one new one, the tack rag, and set back up the "redneck paint booth". This is the last hurrah for the easy-up-years of sun damage since we never take it down have taken their toll. Taped up the tank, rubbed it down, and shook the cans. Three coats of primer from the can and the old white flames were pretty much gone. Quick supper and out I went for the black paint. First can-nothing. Second can-specks although shook like it had maybe a third left, but it's pretty old. Toss that one aside and go to the new can. Now we're talking. One small run on the underside of the tank near the vent nipple, so that's not getting sanded out. Three pretty good coats and time to clean up.
I'll let it set up overnight and check it out in the bright sunlight tomorrow afternoon. If there is nothing too bad, I'll let it continue to set. Two of the rubber grommets were shot, so I won't be getting the tank back on immediately anyway. I need fork seals as well, so I'm hoping my Chrome Cash gets here soon and I can pick all that up.
I'll try to figure out how to merge the videos I shot and post my first YouTube video when I get the bike back together.
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