Well, I finally got to the shop to do a little body work! I didn’t start taking pictures until after the etching primer got sprayed.
The above picture is right after being sprayed with Etching Primer. The primer is made by DuPont, but I don’t have the number for it handy.
Here is another picture at a different angle…
Picture of the tank right after it was completely stripped using a variety of sanding methods to remove all the paint down to bare metal and then Etched.
One more angle of the tank before bodywork started. Notice that dent shining out from under the primer just to the right of the gas cap.
Started sanding the ’spots’
To perform the sanding accurately, I use a piece of DA paper wrapped around a paint stick. This method is probably more preferred on flat panels as apposed to something curvy like this tank. However, it still did the trick in making sure everthing was straight.
Picture after Body Filler (Evercoat) was applied and sanded.
I’m a member of hcmc too (matticus66) and really like your mini. Where’d you get that rear dead axle setup?, did you make it, cause if you did we need to talk
I actually bought this bike and just changed a couple of things on it. However, I have everything documented and need to just draw it up.
Hey nice job. How did you build that frame? Im willing to build a chopper too. But I cant find any blueprint for a frame. if you know please let me know
Have fun
I am alos trying to find a set of blueprints for a chopper frame. I have a capstone project due at the end of the year and I am trying to get started
–It looks like alot of fun
-ASP
http://www.minichopperplans.com