My Year 2000 Copper/Silver Busa Build

[TrueGrit]

Howdy, I see you're in the UK, do you guys regulated to only waterborne products or can you still use solvents?

*are you guys

 

[Martin.UK]

Howdy, I see you're in the UK, do you guys regulated to only waterborne products or can you still use solvents?

The basecoats i use are solvent which I mix 1 to 1 with thinners.
My primer is 2K and mixed 4 to1 with hardner, I also add between 20 and 50% thinners as its a HB primer.
My clearcoat is 2K mixed 2 to1 with hardner and between 10 & 20% Thinners.
I also add 20% of Kapci 616 Adflex to every coat when i'm painting ABS plastics.
When the Kapci 616 is used i use less thinners in the mix.
So if i pour 300mls of neat basecoat i add 60mls of Kapci 616 and 240mls Thinners.
For 300mls of Clearcoat, 60mls of Kapci 616, 150mls Hardner, upto 40mls Thinners.

I have found this mix works best for me and the 600ml spray guns i use.
I have a separate spray gun for each type of paint. So i dont need to worry about having to change the settings every time.

My compressor is a SIP 3HP 150Ltr units. I used 3 watertraps into the workshop, plus 2 more into the spraybooth. The air run though 20 meters of hose before it get to the last 2 watertraps. This help cool the air down which help catch any water in the traps. I have 2 lines in the spraybooth, one for my air mask and one for the spray gun. I use a total of 4 x 12" 80w fans. 2 push clean air into the booth and 2 to pull the air out. Both the inlet and outlet fans have filters to clean the air in and out of the booth.

It does the job i need it for.

 

[TrueGrit]

The basecoats i use are solvent which I mix 1 to 1 with thinners.
My primer is 2K and mixed 4 to1 with hardner, I also add between 20 and 50% thinners as its a HB primer.
My clearcoat is 2K mixed 2 to1 with hardner and between 10 & 20% Thinners.
I also add 20% of Kapci 616 Adflex to every coat when i'm painting ABS plastics.
When the Kapci 616 is used i use less thinners in the mix.
So if i pour 300mls of neat basecoat i add 60mls of Kapci 616 and 240mls Thinners.
For 300mls of Clearcoat, 60mls of Kapci 616, 150mls Hardner, upto 40mls Thinners.

I have found this mix works best for me and the 600ml spray guns i use.
I have a separate spray gun for each type of paint. So i dont need to worry about having to change the settings every time.

My compressor is a SIP 3HP 150Ltr units. I used 3 watertraps into the workshop, plus 2 more into the spraybooth. The air run though 20 meters of hose before it get to the last 2 watertraps. This help cool the air down which help catch any water in the traps. I have 2 lines in the spraybooth, one for my air mask and one for the spray gun. I use a total of 4 x 12" 80w fans. 2 push clean air into the booth and 2 to pull the air out. Both the inlet and outlet fans have filters to clean the air in and out of the booth.

It does the job i need it for.

I just didn't know if you guys were under tight voc regulations and forced to use water yet..

 

[Martin.UK]

This weekend i painted just the lower wing and helmet to see how they would turn out.
Here is a photo of the lower wing, Its not finished as its only had 2 coats of clear so far.

 

[Berteric.]

Looks very slick.
It looks like we’re dealing with a professional here.

 

[Bumblebee]

Looks very slick.
It looks like we’re dealing with a professional here.

.........and then some........

Awesome work.

 

[Martin.UK]

I've been busy this morning moving stuff around in the home.
When i finished, i said to the wife "there you go, i made room for you to put up the xmas tree".
She said thank you and is looking forward to putting the tree up.
But i have a plan which i did not tell her.
Once the holiday is over and the tree has been taken down. I will have the space i want to build the display case for the Busa. I dont think she has clicked just yet as to why i was so helpful in making room for the tree. HA HA HA LOL

So i will start making the display case in january, so its ready for when the bike is finished.

 

[Bumblebee]

I've been busy this morning moving stuff around in the home.
When i finished, i said to the wife "there you go, i made room for you to put up the xmas tree".
She said thank you and is looking forward to putting the tree up.
But i have a plan which i did not tell her.
Once the holiday is over and the tree has been taken down. I will have the space i want to build the display case for the Busa. I dont think she has clicked just yet as to why i was so helpful in making room for the tree. HA HA HA LOL

So i will start making the display case in january, so its ready for when the bike is finished.

I told my wife of your plans....she said that after she takes all the furniture in the divorce, I'd have all kinds of room to display bikes...

Then she got mad because she said I looked like I was actually picturing this.....

There's just no pleasing them it seems....

 

[Martin.UK]

I told my wife of your plans....she said that after she takes all the furniture in the divorce, I'd have all kinds of room to display bikes...

Then she got mad because she said I looked like I was actually picturing this.....

There's just no pleasing them it seems....

Pleasing them, Thats a joke right. There never happy even when you do right by them.

 

[Martin.UK]

Well the wife has clicked, and she has asked how big is it going to be.
I told her 2400L x 1400H x 1000W. She then said how strong will it be.
I told her it will be very strong. She said thats good. I said why ?
Her reply was " well you can make a bed to go on top of it then".

 

[Bumblebee]

Well the wife has clicked, and she has asked how big is it going to be.
I told her 2400L x 1400H x 1000W. She then said how strong will it be.
I told her it will be very strong. She said thats good. I said why ?
Her reply was " well you can make a bed to go on top of it then".

I'd tell her there's no way you'd let her sleep on top of your baby.....

 

[Martin.UK]

I'd tell her there's no way you'd let her sleep on top of your baby.....

I dont have enought steel here to reinforce it that much

 

[Bumblebee]

I dont have enought steel here to reinforce it that much

You had better hope she never reads that over your shoulder......

We'd miss you around here if she did......

 

[Martin.UK]

You had better hope she never reads that over your shoulder......

We'd miss you around here if she did......

She will kill me if she ever reads this thread.

 

[Kiwi Rider]

I told my wife of your plans....she said that after she takes all the furniture in the divorce, I'd have all kinds of room to display bikes...

Then she got mad because she said I looked like I was actually picturing this.....

There's just no pleasing them it seems....

As a wise man once said . . . it's their way.. or the highway.
Consequently, I've been single 37 years.. and I actually enjoy the highway everyday!

 

[Kiwi Rider]

She will kill me if she ever reads this thread.

I doubt she would 'kill' you Martin... but there would be a long lasting level of punishment that would be hard to endure lol.

 

[Martin.UK]

So the project is now on hold untill next year.
So keep an eye open for when i next update this thread.

 

[sixpack577]

This is my tyre changer and works very well. (old spare wheel on changer)
This was the first time the paint has been damaged since i started using it.
It was not the machine, but the tyre that damaged the paint as it was so tight.
I used loads of tyre soap, 3 straps to pull the opposit side of the tyre in aswell.
Normaly i dont need to use a tyre bar, but it was the only way i was able to get the last bit over the rim. I wrapped loads of tape around the tyre bare so i know it was not the bar that damaged the paint. Will have the repair done in the morning so will be as good as new.

View attachment 1705573

I will say that I can't count how many bike tires I've mounted and balanced over the last three decades or more, using quite a few different manual changers, with a few electric/hydraulic ones, and usually without issues.
But, in the last few years, I have never had so many tires fight me, even hot from the sun or a heat gun in them, and with soap or whatever lube.
I wonder about the differences and improvements in tire tech, and how this may be causing so many to be so tight going on.
Tire changes used to be no big deal...now it's somerhing I dread.
Then one will basically jump on the wheel, with the second one fighting me with all it's worth.
Front, rear, size, brand, or compound seems to make no difference either.

 

[georgiabusa_05]

Seems like the sport touring tires are always more stubborn.

 

[BigBSBusa]

So the project is now on hold untill next year.
So keep an eye open for when i next update this thread.

Good or bad, that is just wrong to keep us on hold like this. We deserve more. How can we push you do more/buy more if we don't know what is going on?

Seriously, hope it is nothing bad.