When I decided to refurbish the tinware on the Triumph, a friend said I should get it all blasted and powder coated. Then it was an easy matter of filling any dents or pit marks with 2 pack body filler prior to a final spray. He was absolutely right. The powder coated metal work was flatted down first with Scotchbrite pads before any filler was applied. Here are some of the photos:
Above shows after filler has been machine
sanded (mini air sander)
The above shows many pop marks there are
on some of the panels (where the rust was)
Another view!
Some parts after 1st coat of 2 pack black
The mudguards!
Any pin holes were filled with filler and sanded back. I would have used aluminium powder filler but my tin had gone off. There is an issue, however! It appears I have used the wrong activator for the paint I have and it is taking ages to go off!! So I will leave it out in the sun and then flat back for the final coat - with the correct activator.
The paint work isn't perfect. I don't want to the bike to look perfect as I want some of the patina / orginality to show through the paint. The odd micro dent will be ignored.
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Around 24 hours later and the paint had not even started to harden. A chat with my local refinishing shop and I was told the only course of action was to remove the paint and start again!
Half a gallon of thinners and a roll of heavy duty kitchen towel later and the paint was off. It was a messy job but the right decision. I let the paint dry for 24 hours as the powder coating was softened slighly and then sprayed the 2 pack black again BUT with the correct hardener!! The paint is now hardening and I will give it as final coat after I have flatted back - I feel much happier now!
