30% of the way there...

I have de-badged the fuel tank.

 

Now I have to find the paint I want.

 

Nice work, that and a great make shift paint booth. I guess one of these days I will have to make one. I too have some painting to do, once it gets warmer.

Looking forward to seeing the project finished.

 

I can understand doing a ceramic coating on a pipe for that reason but not to an aircooled engine where you want to shed heat and not retain it

 

Sometimes it's best to leave the "Bill Nye the Science Guy" mentality out of the picture and just accept the fact that there's more than likely ZERO reason to be concerned. You could probably say the same thing about chrome, the epoxy finish they come out of the factory with or you could possibly even make that point with just plain old paint but in the end the truth still remains: It ain't YOUR bike so keep your nose out of it!

 

Are you his Mum ? does he need you to hold his hand ?

If he or any other member didn't want comments and questions then they don't have to post or they can ignore any question

I am simply curious as to the reasoning being doing it when ceramic is primarily used (from what I have seen) for heat retention,

 

Why eas it his place to make man question his decision after the fact? Seems to me it does nothing other than to "prove" he thinks he knows something.

Again, it's not his project and it ain't his business.

 

Cleaning the carbs...

 

The bowl on the left looks to have a blocked enrichment jet, need to make sure they are all cleaned out and flow liquid before putting them back together. Looks great other than that.

 

Yeah, I rinsed the baking soda away.

 

Fleabay offered me a $15 refund after I spent over $40.

 

Painting continues.

I swear, the painting portion seems to be 90% of the work.

 

The clear coat turned white in a few spots. Weird.

 

Beginning work on the side covers.

 

Wouldn't it be best to remove the badges until you're done painting?

 

I started to, but they're so old and brittle they started to crack when trying to remove them. So I figured it'd be best to leave them be.

 

Painting has begun.

 

looking good, silver tinted green, no argument from me!

 

It started off as a 1969 Pontiac Limelight Green Metallic. But it was a touch too dark. So I had him add a few drops of white, and an additional ounce of silver to lighten it up. It came out exactly as I wanted.

 

I was able to get the badges off without them breaking (used a heatgun).