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749 New Clothes For My Track Hack

Discussion in '749 / 999' started by RC1, Mar 6, 2023.

  1. here is the tail piece after the polishing

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  2. and here is before. sorry my photos are terrible

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  3. ill take proper photos of all panels before the decals go on
     
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  4. based on the shaky pics, it looks like you've been holding that Polisher a little too tightly... gonna give yourself an injury ;-)
     
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  5. Or is it exposure to the chemicals :D
     
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  6. i did get back from ibiza on saturday...
     
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  7. this should be fun

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  8. So here it is ready finally.....

    moral of the story is - never add decals yourself unless you have skill and they are cut to size and are wet not dry ie need water to activate the adhesive

    the quality of the finish is shocking because ive never done it before

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  9. the nose fairing should have a lot more white on it as should the tail piece but alas i screwed it all up so its a bodge
     
  10. and putting on the clear lacquer on the tank to give it some resistance against overspill was a big mistake. id achieve a really decent finish after the dual action polishing and the lacquer made it matt and crappy despite it being a high gloss finish
     
  11. getting the fairings and prepped and painted and corrected was actually the good part but the decal kit really needed to have been applied professionally

    you live and learn
     
  12. Be fine when your hooning it round Donington mate
     
  13. whens your next TD big man? i need a little shakedown action
     
  14. Nothing booked as of yet mate, but happy to look
     
  15. hows about bedford with a garage?
     
  16. Il take a look mate
     
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