Paint it black......

Yes, that is the title of a Stones tune and also what I did to a few parts as of late. Seeing how the compressor had to stay at the old location and the hard earned is being used for parts obtaining, it was decided to go the traditional route and paint by hand. Horror, Eek, Are you insane? and other descriptive adjectives I hear you utter in disbelief. But it's true. Started out by doing the frame a few weeks back and today, a few other bits. Later some other parts will get the treatment as well. So far so good......

The frame

Seat base

Oil tank

Skid plate This was just the first coat, put on regular without being thinned down some. After sanding down with some wet-n-dry paper, two more coats will be added but cut by 50% each coat. All this while listening to Radio Caroline CDs to get in that "working in the shed" mode..... Meanwhile, more parts have been got such as the clutch/brake/decompressor cables, the phosphor bronze bushing for the little end, the rubber grommet where the wiring harness goes into the headlight shell, complete plug wire stuff as well as the wee rubber grommit that is in the crankcase for the alternator wire to pass through. More parts of the jigsaw puzzle to get while the paint dries as well as trying to get the forks completely apart. It goes on.............