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one more paint option

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Jason
72 h2 in a 93 Katana
03 cbr600rr
80 kz750 ltd
94 pw50

I got my pipes painted. I used a high-temp rattle-can paint from o'reilly's.


I had to cure the paint at 200F for 1 hour and the pipes are too big to fit in my oven in he kitchen (not that my wife would approve anyway). So, I came up with this contraption


it's a sheet of 3/4 R4 residential insulation. I cut pieces and formed it into a box with no top. I then cut a hole in the end for a reddi-heater. I hung my pipes inside and placed a lid on it. It held 230F for 1.5 hours and didn't show any signs of melting

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ride hard, ride long, ride safe!
Jason
72 h2 in a 93 Katana
03 cbr600rr
80 kz750 ltd
94 pw50

I got some of my components painted tonight. First time I have ever used a base coat/clear coat system. The base coat turned out great






The paint brand is Nason. I got it from my local o'reilly auto parts. The color is a standard 'chevy black'. It's a 3-part paint and it went on awesome. Sprayed it with a Campbell-Hausfeld gun from walmart using a 1.4 tip and 40 psi at the gun.

I will try my hand at clear-coat on Wednesday (hopefully) and try not to mess anything up

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ride hard, ride long, ride safe!
Jason
72 h2 in a 93 Katana
03 cbr600rr
80 kz750 ltd
94 pw50

Great seeing the progress and results. Keep the updates coming!

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More progress pics

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Jason
72 h2 in a 93 Katana
03 cbr600rr
80 kz750 ltd
94 pw50

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ride hard, ride long, ride safe!
Jason
72 h2 in a 93 Katana
03 cbr600rr
80 kz750 ltd
94 pw50

Here are pictures of the tank and side panels. The black stripe has been misted with the same green metallic that the frame was painted with. I don't think you can see it in the pictures but if you get the light right the black stripe turns green. Pretty cool

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ride hard, ride long, ride safe!
Jason
72 h2 in a 93 Katana
03 cbr600rr
80 kz750 ltd
94 pw50

Got to give you credit. That's a big project. I always liked purple. When I saw it with the green it reminded me of a vid my kids use to watch. If I ever repaint my 73, it's going back to purple.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDfHap7uwHE

You need to make a video of the finished project and a run down the road.
Very cool.

' barney!? Man, maybe I should have put that on the tank instead of '750'

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ride hard, ride long, ride safe!
Jason
72 h2 in a 93 Katana
03 cbr600rr
80 kz750 ltd
94 pw50

Jason,
How about nicknaming her pumpernickel!
I like it.