Kenny,
I think the answer is a full on brawl right there in the shop. Now THAT"S good TV.
Anyway, I wanted to post pics of the paint process of this build from where Kenny sent me the raw parts to the final finished product. I will post them in sequence and hopefully it makes sense.
The raw tank from Dick Gambino -
Entire tank receives a skim coat of plastic filler, that is then blocked till smooth -
Once I epoxy primed the tank, we began discussing colors and paint schemes. I think it was me that suggested a 2 tone, so I sent Kenny a quick mock-up, showing placement of the logo and pinstripe location. In my head, this tank needed to be 66 Ford Vintage Burgundy as a main color with a gold pinstripe and black in the knee recesses.
Then I "mocked-up" all the parts and we further discussed overall theme.
After many emails and pics we finally nailed it down and the process of painting got underway. Once the primer was blocked, parts were then sprayed in a non-sanding epoxy sealer -
Next step was to spray on the gold for the pinstripes -
Once the gold base sets up, decals and tape pinstripe stencils are applied -
With the decals and stripes now finalized, the black is sprayed -
There are many, many placement pics of the #17 for the front and seat fairing. I'll just show the final placement of the number decals. Getting the right compromise was critical as Kenny had little choice of where to mount the small recessed headlight, which in turn forced placement of the roundel and the numbers. Ultimately, it was not the perfect, but it was what worked. I think it was late on a Friday night when Kenny said "THAT"S IT" -
Once the numbers were placed, the white was now sprayed for the roundel background -
As a cool little detail, I added the stylized "N" from NYC Norton over the previously sprayed gold as a stencil for later -
Once all that was done, the previously sprayed black knee recesses and white roundels with black lettering can now be covered and sealed up to prepare for the main color -
Now they are ready for the Vintage Burgundy base to be sprayed on -
Okay guys, now we're getting to the fun part, unmasking -
Okay, don't fall asleep yet, almost done. Here are the parts completely unmasked and ready to be cleared -
Finally after all that, the clearing process takes place and these pics show a sprayed out finish, still needing wetsanding and buffing -
The final step is all the parts, after curing, get wetsanded and buffed.
These were taken the day I delivered everything, just kind of getting an idea of what the finished bike would look like. Kenny is excited at this point. He even bought lunch! -
And now, the final product as seen on Naked Speed. To say that Kenny and his team are masters at what they do is an understatement. I was stunned to see it in it's final form. This bike was such a blast to do and I really love working with Kenny and look forward to the next one. I hope you enjoyed the pics!
Brent
http://www.vintage-vendor.com
