Ok, so I've been lazy all summer and I just finally got around to painting my bike tank. I got a bit overzealous with the clearcoat and I have to fix a couple runs, but here it is:
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The color is an orange pearl, base is custom mixed by my local shop (BASF, forget the exact product) and clearcoat is a 2K Valspar. It sprayed really well but I put the last coat on too thick and got a couple runs. I'll have to work them out and respray that spot, I think. The pic doesn't do it justice, it looks about six inches deep even without buffing. The pic was taken at dusk and my camera is pretty poor.
Oh, and this is my first base/clear project. I've done others with one step products and base/clear is so much more forgiving. The base is really easy to spray without sagging and it dries very quickly. The clear is harder to spray since it dries slowly, but it flows out really well, and if it sags it doesn't take any pigment or mica with it so you can just level it out and buff it or recoat without affecting the color.
The metal straps are what holds the big HONDA emblems to the tank, and the small tabs along the bottom edge are retainers for the chrome trim along the bottom. This is a tank for a 1974 CB750K4. It's a survivor bike in good shape but it really needed a paint job.
