Hi guys
the next episode of the never ending story...
The preparation of the frame before painting...
- The nylon brushes
These are the brushes I use to clean the frame and the engine
As you can see there are two colours: the red ones are coarse, the blue ones smoother.
For the engine I use the brown and the white brush, these are produced by 3M and cost around 30 Euro a piece but they give a very shiny appearence to the cleaned engine parts.
With the red and blue brushes I'm able to reach 98% of the frame, even the very hard or allmost impossible to reach places.
You can allso use them for cleaning the engine but keep in mind that the red ones will make scratches on the alloy so don't push too hard!
For the impossible to reach places of the frame I use sandblasting.
- Sandblasting device
As you can see, it's basic, pond foil (a very thick plastic) a sand container and pressurized air.
I do that outside and wear protective eye goggles and a breathing mask. The sand goes everywhere and after the work you really need a long shower to get the sand off your body.
What I mean with the impossible to reach places on a frame: see for yourself
- an impossible place to reach
The inside of the headstock...
- the battery box
and the inside of the battery box.
There are other impossible to reach places... but you'll find out yourself, enjoy the discovery!
This morning I started the preparation of the frame before painting it.
I degreased it a last time with aceton and a scrubbing sponge.
And this is the result after a few hours.
- the freshly painted frame
When painting a frame with a spraygun you have to take care that you reach every single part of it, remember you can't spray behind a corner!!! Make sure you can spray the paint in every direction so make room to move around the suspended frame.
- the painted inside headstock
What goes for cleaning goes for painting too!
When painting the frame I make sure I have some other parts ready to be painted in case I have paint left. Economy first!!!
- other painted parts
As you can see the internal frame parts are painted and all I have to do is wait until the paint is cured.
A few days ago a big parcell arrived from Germany: an old Z1 seat , in a bad shape but usable for me.
- the Z1 seat
After a bit of work this was the result, a rusty but usable seat pan and seat foam.
- no comment
OK that's it for now, see you later guys!
GrtZ
Philippe