as finished as its going to get as i just realised something

john-b · Post by **john-b** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:39 pm

On the old forum i said i had bought and AP50 and i would keep you posted. I started off with this

got my spanners and spray gun out found some bits and i built this

Thing is i put the front mudguard on and i have just realised something

. what the F*ck am i going to do with it

its not like i can go touring on it or something

Post by **alimorg** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:25 pm

You could pull the plug cap off ride it to work and get very very fit!!!

Tambo · Post by **Tambo** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:20 pm

Dirty roads are coming - I'd put it back in the kitchen, or mount it over the fireplace

You could always find your local Fizzy gang and race them.................

Nice one !!

I had an ER50 - never seen one since - seems to be a recurring theme of my bike ownership

Garry · Post by **Garry** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:55 pm

looks like a nice job john - do AP's go for silly money like fizzies?

i've thought about doing a spraying course - mainly through frustration
using aerosols! - do you just do it for a hobby?

john-b · Post by **john-b** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:51 pm

AP's are getting silly not alot better price wise and parts are harder to get didnt know that when i bought it. I bought one because i had an FS1E when i was 16 and no matter what i did i couldnt keep up with my mates AP it was an extra gear thing (im gonna do it then he changed up again and i had none left)

so i bought an AP

As regards paint i did bodywork for a while and i was a sprayer in a fibreglass shop for a while too. The secret is preparation really this one hasnt been polished or anything thats straight out of the gun but if you put enough on you can just cut the mistakes out with cutting compound and t cut

. when it comes to accurate lines you can buy fine masking tape stuff but i always use pin stripes because im tight

( pull the other bits back off) and mask to that. It gives you a dead straight line without the fuzzy edges when you pull it off. Anyway thats the end of my tips

but i dont do it for a living havent done for 15/20 years but i will be giving away secrets so not saying anymore

Ask Lee (frog) he does it for a living sure he will tell you

Garry · Post by **Garry** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:26 pm

thanks for the tips john - i think problem with aerosols is you don't
seem to get a decent thickness of paint - i found this out when i
started cutting back the lacquer on my tank