James' NC30 rebuild

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Re: James' NC30 rebuild

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Nice one, congrats :rocks:
Well done on the carpet as well :grin:
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Re: James' NC30 rebuild

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Went back to the parents house to dig out my old spray equipment last week.

The Tyga kit was in a sorry state as it had not been fitted properly had a few holes some cracks and alot of drips marks from a shody paint job! So I had my work cut out for sure!

Set about patching up the holes with some fibreglass and after lots of filling and sanding was able to get a couple of high build primer coats on.
Cut it back with 800-1000 grit then shot the white, I decided to use an Ibis white (Audi colour) as it has a slight pearl to it, along with a vauxhall blue and a bit of black. Went for a Konica Minolta inspired scheme.
It still needs a final cut back and buffing up but looks good as new :)

Had a bit of a mare with the blue as it seemed to react with the thinners in the clearcoat and caused it to crack so had to strip it back and respray it with a different clearcoat.

Hope to get the bike back on the road end of this week or beginning of next!
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Re: James' NC30 rebuild

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are you using rattle cans james ? looks nice job there
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Re: James' NC30 rebuild

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Used rattle cans for the blue bits although the rest is cellulose through a gun. Use to spray bespoke furniture to a mirrored finish. Have done a few bumpers and crash repairs on cars so got all the gear. ;)
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Re: James' NC30 rebuild

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great work so far fella.
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Re: James' NC30 rebuild

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Lovely finish on those panels. Nice work.
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Re: James' NC30 rebuild

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This is going to be a nice bike and it is going to love you for the effort you put in.

Well done on the test too...not long now and you can get out on it!
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Re: James' NC30 rebuild

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Cheers for the encoragement guys, feel its been dragging on for a while now. So the positive comments are good motivation. Cant wait to fire it up and get it on the road!!

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