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for the benefit of all this is how it rolled out of the factory...superman wrote:
what was your streetfighter before you transformed it anyway, was it a sports bike? and how long has it taken to do?

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finally after a few weeks stripping the engine and coats of primer, top coat and a few coats of laquer, bits of polishing here and there and a lot of manhandling on mine and Gems behalf we have engine painted/polished/fitted.










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What paint/laquer did you use? Quantities, hardener/flex etc?
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halfords mettallic red engine paint mate a couple of coats, then a couple of coats of some decent mettallic red paint followed by a couple of coats of laquer, who knows what will happen when the engine gets hot but then again who cares?
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it'll be ok as long as it don't clash with the paintwork otherwise me and Gem are gonna have to down a few more beers!!RobB wrote:Not sure about that Baz, ill wait till the finished article

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the extra beers make evrything look better! 

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you need to paint your paddock stand, it clashes!
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actually i think Gem has a red one that clashes with the purple on his zx7r. 

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