Danny California's Vintage Sidecars
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Show Quality Ground-Up Restoration The Paint Process Frames • Grind 2 frames smooth • Apply Undercoat • Sand until smooth for days. • Apply Undercoat again • And repeat the same until a perfect finish is produced, then paint. Inside Sidecar • Down to the metal, making sure everything fits together with clean joints, and very straight sides. Flush connection between all panels inside and out. |
Tanks and fenders • Down to the metal. Make sure that the two-piece back fender fits together with a straight line. • Fill all holes. Fenders and tanks are all is sanded smooth. • Undercoat is then applied. • Re-sanding by hand and machine. • Second undercoat is applied • Sanding done until smooth and straight. |
Outside Sidecar • Sanding both with power tools, and by hand, and undercoat takes five days. • Fill in areas around the handles of the sidecar, assuring smooth clean lines down both inside and out. • All military weld lines on the sidecar are filled and made flush and smooth so both surfaces are very straight. • Even the inside corners are paid particular attention to. • So the finished project looks fine inside and out. • Undercoat the sidecar. |
Paint - Tanks Fenders and Sidecar • Lacquer paint - BASF or Dupont • Clear coat applied three times • Color sand with super fine wet and dry sandpaper • Then buffed with lambswool finished 
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