So ive been putting this off for a while but ive gotta get this bike on the road so today i had a go at patching up my fuel tank. As u may know from earlier posts i got my tank sandblasted and found a hell of alot of damage under the old paint and bog.
So i started off sanding the little bit of surface rust off that had built up and gave the deepest dents and old badge mounts a good fill with some fibre glass bog.
Then i gave the smaller dents some normal bog.
Gave it all a sand and then went over with more bog...
I repeated this step a few times marking the dints with a pencil, filling with bog and sanding over and over and over...
Eventually after alot of sand paper it all started to even out...
Once i was reasonably happy i did one final sand and then sprayed the tank with some primer to show up and imperfections. And gave the problem areas yet another sand. Thats all i had in me for 1 day, it took about 8 hours to get all that done... All the big dints and craters are filled and theres just a few imperfections around the edge of some of the dints, so tomorrow im going to get some primer/filler and paint - sand - paint - sand - repeat untill it all looks good. Ive saved myslelf some cash which is good and i guess now when i look down at my tank when im riding i'll appreciate it a little more.
I started this blog to document my first custom motorbike build from start to finish, i'm self taught and have done as much work as i can myself. The build has taken alot longer than i expected but ive learnt alot and enjoyed every moment.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
WIRING!
Ok so todays the day , im getting a bloke who was highly recomended. Phil is doing my wiring today , both engine and accesories. He's been wiring bikes for years and does alot of custom Harleys and i beleive he's done quiet a few xs's aswell. So all going to plan i will be able to fire my bike up for the first time in over a year!!! I'll make a video and pop it up
Monday, January 11, 2010
Sand blasting reveals all... and it's all bad!
This sucks, got my tank and front guard sand blasted, the front guard came out good, only 1 dint.
But the tank is a mess. It looks like its been kicked around a junkyard. I dont know what to do... should i try to repair it... buy another tank?
Only 3 hurdles to go till my bikes finished, paint tank and guard , get bike wired, and rego. couldnt be that hard could it?
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