It's in getting Blasterd

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Well it's finally starting to look like a motorcycle again be-it very basic, now the exciting part begins. Today I installed the new steering head bearings and the triple tree's.Will be looking at sending the fork stems off to be re-chromed as they are showing signs of rust and pitting, only put them in the triple tree to align before clamping the top tree down. Gee I hope I remember how  it all goes back together 

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Beautiful job there, I'll be off to see him with my stuff.
Now to find someone who does BLACK CHROME

Hey Christian, you might want to ask the blaster guy (Jason) if he knows of a shop that does "Black Chrome". He seems to have quite a few contacts around the place. His number is 0400 448 987. Top guy to deal with.

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that looks really sweet,
and for what you paid for it, even better.
one day i hope to get mine done,
good to know that the guys are only around the corner from me,
who did the painting for you?

Hey Pete, I got "Sarina's Prestige Paintshop" of Mount Druitt to do the painting. They have done a few jobs for me over the years, so I fully trusted them. Unfortunately though, they did stuff me around a bit on this one, it took 12 days for them to complete and that was after they said I would probably be picking it up 2 days after dropping it off. So a little frustrating, but as you can see, its a fantastic job. Would I use them again??? Yes, but I wouldn't be expecting to pick anything up in a couple of days.

[melbxs]

Looks great. I agree that the money you spent was well worth it.

[petejw1966]

that looks really sweet,
and for what you paid for it, even better.
one day i hope to get mine done,
good to know that the guys are only around the corner from me,
who did the painting for you?

[Christian Raith]

Beautiful job there, I'll be off to see him with my stuff.
Now to find someone who does BLACK CHROME

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Had to take a quick trip back to the blaster guy today, as when it was painted (by a 3rd party), they filled up the frame number with "High Fill" before giving it the final coats of 2Pak. So a little masking off with some tape, and hey presto, the number is there for all to see  He then put a couple of coats of clear over the number and I wasn't charged for the work. So I would definitely recommend "Advanced Soda Blasting" of Blacktown in Sydney for anyone wishing to get their frames blasted. A couple of pics included. 

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Hey melbxs, all up to get the frame, swing arm, both stands, instrument casings, battery cradle, both triple trees,2 front calliper brackets, 1 rear caliper bracket, horn bracket, rear guard bracket and rear brake housing piece  blasted and painted in 2Pak Black was a total of $550. I recon it was certainly worth it, as although it looked OK when I bought it, after stripping it down, the blemishes stood out and couldn't be ignored.

[melbxs]

Really nice.

Thanks for sharing the pics.

What sort of cost was involved if you don't mind me asking?

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Oh yeah and a big thanks goes to Steptoe for the heads up on the threads, went and bought a tap set today and have cleaned them out. Heaps better than snapping bolts and struggling to tighten them. 

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Cheering, picked the frame and box of parts up from the paintshop on Monday 10TH, they had it for a total of 12 days. Talk about getting the run around, each day they would come up with an excuse as to why it wasn't ready on the agreed day, which was always "Tomorrow". But once they got wind of me finding another paintshop, they had it painted the very next day. Certainly can't complain about their ability to do an awesome job though, as I am very impressed with the finished product. I have included a "before and After" shot of the frame and it justifies the $300 they charged. So all up with Glass Bead Blasting $550 not too bad at all.   

[Christian Raith]

Paint is only there to prevent rust but it does have to look good

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Well this is how the frame turned out after the Blaster guy waved his magic wand, I am very happy with it as 99.9% of the past has been blasted away. I have already dropped it at the "Painters" and should pick it up early next week, so all on track thus far.   

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[AussiXS11G]

I agree about the powder coating - I regret pc'ing mine....
it has discoloured here and there and is impossible to touch up...
2 pac is a much better option

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The problem with powder coating is when it cracks the moisture gets underneath and instead of a tiny stone chip, you end up with a large piece of coating coming loose.