67GTO sent me pictures of his V, I'm posting them here so everyone can see this bike. I LIKE IT!!! (http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l151/kevinc_03/DSCF0081.jpg)
(http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l151/kevinc_03/DSCF0083.jpg)
Thanks Kevin!
I took ps2's advice and set up some pictures on Photobucket
I included a picture from the garage it sat in for several years and one I
took when I got it home and washed it.
( I couldn't help posting two pictures of the GTO :))
http://photobucket.com/ Look for "dansgto67"
Wow - I thought mine was clean & shiny. :o That is one beautiful V!! 8) Looks like I've got some polishing time ahead . . .
H2O
nice lookin' bike,......
how come no one paints that rear tail section on these bikes?
(if someone sez "you can't paint that type of plastic", I'll have to post a how to, because you can)
but back to the bike, really nice looking, slightly different red, any info on it? single stage? base/clear?
great job on all the polishing too,....like a million hours,.....I hope it's zooped or glistened:
ZOOP SEAL: http://www.zoopseal.com/zoopseal.asp
or
GLISTEN PC (from POR-15) : http://www.por15.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1435/.f
I like the glisten pc that way you only have to put in a million labor hours ONCE
HOT!
I'm speechless. That bike is gorgeous!! You need to take it to your nearest Yamaha dealer and go " Na Na Na Na Na".
Gorgeous, Absolutely beautiful. I've got a lot of work to do.....
David
It's base/clear. My friend's co-worker painted it. I had a chip of the original paint that I took to
the paint shop to match it, but it turned out darker.
The paint is PPG
OEM: WA237L
MBC: 904577C
Red Rock Mica
(used on 2004/2005 Chevy Aveo's)
wow, I didn't realize thats a red pearlescent color,...that must be just spectacular in the sun.
PPG makes very good paints, I use them all the time
really really nice work :D
Oh that is nice, nice, nice!
As a side light, being a bit older then some of the rest of you, I can still remember in 1969 when my friend Tom bought a 1967 Red GTO convertable, white top, white bucket seat interior, 4 speed, I believe it had factory air but I could be wrong on that, about 22000 miles on the odometer, it was perfect when he bought. Of course back in 69 that car was his everyday driver, he soon had over size tires on it, about two years later had an accident with it with no insurance (it of course cost a mint to insure), the car was soon gone. We of course had no idea of the future value or significance of a car like that at that time! I always remember the somewhat stiff ride of the Goat and how nice the Hurst shifter with T handle worked.
Well anyway, back to the present, great job on your V!
props to you :)
gallery quality pics too!
Very, very, very nice.
Lou
Very nice!!!
(makin' the rest of us look bad....)
;D
Not to make you think there is an echo in here but.. You have done a great job. Very Nice.
I'm sure there are more people than just me thinking "How can I sneak my bike into his garage and so it coming out looking that good?" :)
Sweet ride, very nice indeed!
WOW i think that would give mutt a run for his money. his made mine look like a pos. im not parking my v anywhere near yours, that would make mine really look like crap.
I was inspired by the pictures in the Gallery of Fran Mourman's bike and Gert Petterssons.
Look at the close-up shot of the engine on Gerts, it looks like chrome :)
8) 8) 8) 8) 8)...SUPERB, ABSOLUTLEY SUPERB. Well done... 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
WOW is right....... sheesh thats nice.....I'm definitely liking.... the bright colors on these bikes......... your red one.... Tigers orange one.... and Daves yellow one......look great. Mines stock black but as I need to paint my new full fairing....(do I keep bringing up my fairing :D :D its just that I never thought I would have one ;D )...I could change to another color.....suggestions please 8) Keep posting those inspiring pics guys.... and the other pics too... you know which ones :-X Greg
i got a look at those pic of the v,,, then went outside and kicked my truck,,,, the vision runs too good to kick it .
guess i need to start looking at my paint soon too,,, not sure which way to go,, was going flat black, but that just looks like primer all over , thought about bedliner as a overall finish too,,, but the test piece looked like i found it in a dump .
maybe home depot orange, front to rear , sidebags and trunk,,,,,,,, (or is that tenn vols orange?)
Quote from: kiawrench on February 07, 2007, 06:51:33 PM
(or is that tenn vols orange?)
How 'bout "Gamecock Red"? ;D
H
2O
How did you polish your aluminum?
Quote from: Kevin on February 07, 2007, 08:11:49 PM
How did you polish your aluminum?
I'll Second that.
While the paint job is exceptional, the polished aluminum really sets it apart from the rest. Absolutely amazing. It just looks like a brand new bike.
David
I wet sanded using 400,800 then 1000 grit. In the tight areas I used the 3M pads.
After that I used a cotten pad on a drill and rough from Harbor Freight. I spent a
saturday working on the forks, they had the brushed look and the clear coat was
very yellow. I followed everything up with Mothers Alum Polish.
It's a good idea to use gloves so you don't absorb all that aluminum.