I started painting my 1961 Wasp today. Past couple of days was sanding, then cleaning with wax and grease remover. Then I primed with a 2K primer (can) from Sherwin Williams auto paint.
I took in my original fender and matched the black and white paint off of it, the color codes are shown on the can. Since I’m not using a spray gun, I had Sherwin Williams auto put the paint in cans with the hardener able to be activated just before use.
I’m planning on using stencils to get the graphics right for the front frame area, chain guard, and fenders. That’s tomorrow if the paint is dry enough. Once the stencils are over the white areas, I spray the rest of the bike black...then remove the stencils when the black paint is tacky (according to stencil instructions).
You’ll see from the pictures that just the areas on the frame that need to be white are painted white. For the fenders, since there is a white line that runs the length of the fender about one-inch up from the bottom, most of the fender needed to be white. The same for the chain guard. My chain guard has paint runs on it, but not where the stencils are going, so after the stencils are applied, I plan to sand the paint runs with 600 grit sandpaper, tack cloth, then paint the remaining areas black.
I took in my original fender and matched the black and white paint off of it, the color codes are shown on the can. Since I’m not using a spray gun, I had Sherwin Williams auto put the paint in cans with the hardener able to be activated just before use.
I’m planning on using stencils to get the graphics right for the front frame area, chain guard, and fenders. That’s tomorrow if the paint is dry enough. Once the stencils are over the white areas, I spray the rest of the bike black...then remove the stencils when the black paint is tacky (according to stencil instructions).
You’ll see from the pictures that just the areas on the frame that need to be white are painted white. For the fenders, since there is a white line that runs the length of the fender about one-inch up from the bottom, most of the fender needed to be white. The same for the chain guard. My chain guard has paint runs on it, but not where the stencils are going, so after the stencils are applied, I plan to sand the paint runs with 600 grit sandpaper, tack cloth, then paint the remaining areas black.