Get your mind out of the gutter! Paint stripping!!! :-)
Tonight I stripped the paint off the removable portion of the frame. Worked like a charm for the most part, given I was doing it with light from a single 60 watt bulb with goggles on over my glasses. With only my novice attempts, it removed about 90% of the paint in about an hour.
So, this weekend will be set aside for stripping the entire frame and applying some primer.
That brings me to my second topic of the night. Yesterday, after removing the plastic, saddle and tank from V2, my mind probed the planning necessary to remove everything, clean everything, paint everything and then put things back together.
This morning it dawned on me... I have a perfectly good, stripped down frame! So, here is the plan. Step one is to completely prep V1's frame, paint and all. Then pieces will be removed from V2, cleaned, repaired and/or replaced if necessary and placed on the frame of V1.
If you don't already know, V1 is the VX800 carcass I bought in February of this year. V2 is the one I just purchased.
And, there it is. A workable plan. I should have a completely operational, rolling chassis within a couple of months!
That brings me to the second topic; finishes. Originally I had planned on wrapping the plastic and tank in carbon fiber, with a black paint base, then applying clear coat. Well, after seeing the black plastic and tank of V2, I think shiny black will not only be less expensive, but will look nice.
So, here is my updated finishing plan:
- Tank and plastic (including front fender) will be finished a shiny black without stickers or labels.
- Frame, supports and battery box will be painted a right red.
- Wheels will be painted a matte black... Maybe. A more final evaluation will be made after she is more together.
- The engine will likely be completely coated in flat black. Probably.
Here are a few pics of my VX800 (V2) for you visually stimulated folks out there.
Yes, there is a bit of work to do before we tear up the twisties.
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