the Tank

The tank is finally finished, and for a homemade paint job I have to say it looks pretty good. So here is what I did. First I placed vinyl stickers on either side of the tank. I chose the number 80 because of the year of the bike. When they get peeled off in the end the numbers will be the actual metal of the tank. Then I prime the tank. Ahh, flat black.



Next, I sprayed it with a couple of coats of semi gloss black. Nice.



Then came the metalflake. It's coming along.





Then I pulled off the vinyl and outlined the numbers with white. The outlined didn't come out like I wanted to because the lines width were not consistent, thicker in some areas and more opaque in others. The end result was more of a rat rod look, which I am totally fine with.

Then I sprayed on the clear coat. Not too bad using spray paint.