Harley Davidson Fenders

[Guest]

Well, I finally have a set of genuine Harley skins to do-
The tank is bare-no problems there-

However, the fenders have a primer on them, it is almost a turquiose grey color.

Is this powdercoated primer, or do I need to strip it off? How can I tell?

I'd like to shoot a coat of KL primer on the whole batch so I could sand it smooth. Should I?

[Guest]

Re: Harley Davidson Fenders

umm, please?

Is everyone dumbfounded or did I upset someone?

ahhhccckkk

[BeeBob]

Re: Harley Davidson Fenders

Make sure the tank does not have a sealer inside it, the curing heat WILL smoke it! I've got a set of sporty tins and they were a "beach" to blast off the blue paint. I never did figure out what it was on there...Got any pics of them?

[Guest]

Re: Harley Davidson Fenders

umm, please?

Is everyone dumbfounded or did I upset someone?

ahhhccckkk

No one ever gets upset here my friend, it is sometimes very difficult to give an honest answer because there are so many variations in the manufacturing process....

I love your dog by the way

[Guest]

Re: Harley Davidson Fenders

Make sure the tank does not have a sealer inside it, the curing heat WILL smoke it! I've got a set of sporty tins and they were a "beach" to blast off the blue paint. I never did figure out what it was on there...Got any pics of them?

Minute

[baz]

Re: Harley Davidson Fenders

did a few fenders but never with that color primer .
i don t like redoing jobs and i always tell my customers that parts have to be stripped and /or blasted before coating so every thing i do i start from clean bare metal

[Guest]

Re: Harley Davidson Fenders

Well, I took your suggestions





I still need to wet sand them and clear-but so far so good.

The cubic blue should be called cubic orange PEEEEEEEEEEL blue

even the sample chip looks like crap. sorry, but I don't sugar coat poop

oh
this is the very first time I taped a line guys--I never even practiced one yet--lol

I feel good about it. Thanks for the tips on how to do it smoothly.

[wiseguyz]

Re: Harley Davidson Fenders

Looks great so far! Nice job on the tape line too.

[Guest]

Re: Harley Davidson Fenders

How do you get the tank lineing out by the way? i want to do my sportster tank and i'm going to strip it down to the bare metal but the inside is going to be the problem (along with coating it with out screwing up!!)>

[Guest]

Re: Harley Davidson Fenders

How do you get the tank lineing out by the way? i want to do my sportster tank and i'm going to strip it down to the bare metal but the inside is going to be the problem (along with coating it with out screwing up!!)>

Ah-
It was a new tank without lining. I guess he's going to dump in some lining stuff --some kind of paint.

[Guest]

Re: Harley Davidson Fenders

Well, I took your suggestions





I still need to wet sand them and clear-but so far so good.

The cubic blue should be called cubic orange PEEEEEEEEEEL blue

even the sample chip looks like crap. sorry, but I don't sugar coat poop

oh
this is the very first time I taped a line guys--I never even practiced one yet--lol

I feel good about it. Thanks for the tips on how to do it smoothly.

I love them....

[Guest]

Re: Harley Davidson Fenders

Not sure if tank lining is having it coated on the inside or not, but I did one after it had the coating added and baked by an outfit that does tank coating/sealing. Made a mess of the tank. What I finally wound up doing, was to have them blast the inside to clean it out. I then coated and cured it. Then I took it to them and had them coat the inside (being careful not to scratch the outside) and took it back to my shop and baked it a second time (to cure the inside coating), with no ill effects to the already cured powder. Turned out good and I will do this from now on. If it comes to me already sealed and baked, don't know if I'll mess with it. By the way, I just gradually raised the temp up to cure, with very little smoke.