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1968 R60/2 Partial Restoration
paint
Dave
Dave, you have a message. I need all the info you can send. Thanks
Im not sure what Id do without everyone input. Thanks to everyone. Great stuff to know.
My understanding is that the
I didn't know that there were areas in the US that distillate/solvent based paints were 'forbidden'. But you are on the West coast, so what a surprise. In the free US, we can still get state-of-the-art single stage distillate-based paint (real paint, if you will). It is what I just used to paint Dover White, and the finish is outstanding.
Dave
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There may be a problem with
'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
Fast. Neat. Average. Friendly. Good. Good.
If a little bondo in the tank
Either way, thanks for the update on your progress. Lookin good!
Update
In regards to the frame I applied Avus 8086 black paint. It looks good in the garage buy in direct sunlight it looks like it has silver metallic in it. Another hurdle in the restoration. Good thing I have all winter to work on this thing.
At this point I almost want to drop the engine and just redo the frame. Im so close but so far away.
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Update
After a couple of hard weeks and having the dang bike almost taken completely apart I finally broke down and decided to do it right. Im going to finish stripping the frame and have the frame powder coated. The rattle can painting was going well but in the long run I knew the powder coat would last ten times as long and be more durable. So, all I have left are the two lower bolts and out goes the engine.
Its been a lot of fun so far. Working on the final drive, shaft and swing arm slowed me down a little but I managed to get through it. In place of a swing arm race removal tool I chopped down a pair of needle nose pliers until the tips filled the small holes in the race. Worked like a charm. The only thing left to figure out is how to take the shaft out of the swing arm. I loosened the nut in the far end but it didn't free up the shaft.
The shop today quoted me $400 for powder coating the frame, swing arm and center stand. That included sand blasting everything down to bare metal. Gloss black. Sounded fairly reasonable to me for all the work.
Oh, the bike still had the original ball bearings for the steering head and I don't think they were all there. It will get tapered bearings for the rebuild.
Anyway, here are some of the photos.
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Just a little from my
Dave
powder coat
I appreciate the input. I discussed all of that with the guy who is powder coating the bike. They do a lot of motorcycle frames so he aware of all the prep. I left the old ball bearing races in the steering head to help protect the stem. They will come out when I install the new tapered bearings. In regards to all the threaded holes if anything gets in there I have a nice tap/die set and plan to clean them up before I put everything back together.
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Today I dropped off the frame parts to get powder coated. I switched to another guy who was recommended to me from a local BMW restoration shop. Apparently the guy builds custom motorcycles and has a great reputation for detail. Since he specializes in motorcycles I though he would be a great choice. I will keep you posted on that.
I also picked up the painted parts tonight fresh from the clear coat. Overall I think he did a pretty good job. Once everything dries Im sure one wet sanding and buffing will take care of any imperfections we find. I was supposed to drop it all off tomorrow for pin striping but I think Im going to wait a week or so to do it. Avus 8086 Black.
Here are the photos from the day.
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