Rat Respray, so far....

[red_phil]

Well respraying is as much of a pain in the arse as I had feared.

I have the bike partially stripped down.
Now I just have to get everything REAL clean.
And mask off the bits I don't wanna spray.

As you can see I have raised the bike on blocks in a rather unconventional way. Well I have about 100 spare from doing the patio.


I also just made a bean tin cover for my right side engine cover to replace the gaffer tape that had been there.



My exhaust is kinda rusty

But I guess it'll last for another year, it's not like it's safety critical.

[Roadstergal]

You're doing it the right way.     Looking forward to seeing how it comes out!

While you have it apart, maybe polish the rusty exhaust?

However - it might be OK for something light like a bike frame, but I never use brick or cinder blocks as a support - they crumble.  Consider investing in some good jackstands; wood is also better than brick for this purpose.

[red_phil]

These are high density driveway paving blocks so ought to be fine with most things bike related.

I've even used one to file the end of bolts I cut smooth.
 (before I got decent tools)

The exhaust is getting sanded and resprayed.
In fact it's the 1st thing on the list.

[Bluebellylint]

I also just made a bean tin cover for my right side engine cover to replace the gaffer tape that had been there.

:lol: Your bike has an expiration date. :lol:
and it has expired.

[V8Pinto]

That bean tin is the coolest idea that I have seen in a long time!@!!!@!

Way to GO!!!  You're officially a hot rodder!

I LIKE IT!

What did you use for adhesive?

[red_phil]

Some silicon gasket goo left over from the time I took my girlfriends 2 stroke MZ TS250/1 to pieces to fit a new conrod.

It sets to a rubbery goo and is heat proof so I hope it'll hold.