Wilsons Sandbox

MAN-O-MAN ... this and the stage 1 is some of the best reading yet. Keep them coming as work progresses please! Steve in Cincinnati Dash Weeks wrote:

> > It's not really stage two... but I'm kinda just waiting for 5PM to come > around. > > I have been working on my wheels. Yep they got sand blasted and painted > too. The hubs and rims are OD Green and the spokes are Flat Black.

At 03:51 PM 6/13/2000 -0700, Barry Mcpherron wrote:

>Dash, > > Your KLR rebuild is looking awesome! This is something I have always >wanted to do, but I am afraid of the painting part. Can you elaborate on >how you painted stuff? compressor and spray gun? How hard is this to >learn to do, and how do you know a good spray gun from a bad one? > >Thanks, > >Barry >'91 KLR 650 (in bad need of a makeover)

Thanks Barry, I'll make it short and sweet as I can hear the second hand of my digital watch, waiting to get out of here. I am an experienced spray painter with even some exotic PPG paints, and the worst Gel-coats you have ever dealt with. Long story there. But the fact is I used Krylon Camo Paint, and Rustoleum Primer. Reason number one is that I have my compressor buried so far in my storage unit that It would take all of a couple months to get to it, I know where it is, it's right next to the sprayer and gel-coat cup gun. I didn't choose the best for a reason... Krylon at Wal-Mart was cheaper and was much easier for me to spray a coat here and there as time permitted. I don't have too much time on my hands, contrary to what is perceived......The clear coat was Krylon Satin, fast drying. If I had my choice and the time and a real spray booth with lights and heat then I'd go with a zinc chromate alternative. Zinc chromate is a very, very durable and nice paint for my application, but it is expensive. Dupont DP-40 if you want to go to a paint store and inquire. It comes in all the flat colors you care for, it will outlast your parts and is actually not bad to apply. You can buy the CO2 charged disposables if you want, but again it is way more expensive than Krylon. You don't want real zinc Chromate paint, that stuff will give you permanent daim bramage just for sniffing the open can. Talk with an autobody shop or better is a shipyard they use that stuff all over the place. I don't have any real recommendations for you as far as how to learn and what to buy, my Cambell Hausfeld has served me for years, a 5 gal compressor will do it and well there's tons of stuff on the net. Get a cheap paint from an auto part store and practice on flat sheets of sheet metal then move to pipes. The problem with spraying my frames with a spray gun is that the spray gun is much heavier and harder to maneuver in the nooks and crannies. It will be much harder than you think, find a small sprayer. HVLP has become popular for overspray and waste considerations but its not my choice. LaterZ Dash

> It's not really stage two... but I'm kinda just waiting for 5PM to come > around. > > I have been working on my wheels. Yep they got sand blasted and painted > too. The hubs and rims are OD Green and the spokes are Flat Black.

gorgeous Dash...hope they turn out well... Kurt

Never heard of this brand of mount, Andy. Do you have a source or a pic that I could look at. Thanks. Cheers, D. GBG eh14

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, aches@d... wrote: > You guys with vibe problems need to try ALoops mount. The velcro on the > mounting plate and the unit really dampen all vibes here. Have run my > Garmin III about 2400 miles on one DR350, 4800 on another DR350 and > about 3000 of the 4000+ on my Y2KLR using batts and the hard wire with > no problems when in the batt mode. > > -- > Best Regards & Happy Trails > Andy Chesley @ 57 and ticking > Y2KLR650 @ 4K sMiles > 97 R11RA (Amiga) @ 14K Miles > So Many Roads, So Little Time > http://members.deltech.net/aches/