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The thought of taking 220 to that is terrifying so I may compromise and do a 300 or so...

This is all HOK paint. When he painted the side tins and the rear cowl he used a standard primer sealer and nason clear with no problems; in fact the paint still looks fantastic. It was when he was painting the tank and dealing with the two colors and the graphics that things fell apart. He was told by House of Kolor that he had to use all HOK materials. So, $200 later he re-did it with HOK sealer and clear. It still wrinkled two weeks later. I think at that point he decided to retire from painting. It's too bad because he a great job on my Mustang and my GPz.

Anyway, I am going to try to sand out the wrinkles and re-clear it. Thanks Everyone for your help.

BTW, I am no painter...

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Jim
Atlanta, GA
1974 H1
1976 KZ400
1979 XS650 Cafe
1982 GPz750
2001 KZ1000P
1965 Mustang
1967 Triumph GT6
1976 Bronco
"If you didn't build it; it's not really yours"

gun, brush, roller, rattle can, air brush............... I have many painting talents!

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Twist the throttle, tilt the horizon, and have a great time. What triples are all about...........

Including town red?

On my old days, yes..........

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Twist the throttle, tilt the horizon, and have a great time. What triples are all about...........

Jim, unfortunately, at this stage I would be concerned about film-build, how much material you have on that tank over-all. If the paint is remotely soft, you are just going to exacerbate the problem, a fresh start is the only fix. Hopefully, you can rub it back carefully, and get some more clear on it! (Whatever Moo says, do the opposite...!)

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"One day, your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it's worth watching." : anon.

Better than upside down.........

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Twist the throttle, tilt the horizon, and have a great time. What triples are all about...........

Well it has been a while... I was so discouraged by the paint issue and the huge $$ that I pushed the triple into a corner and concentrated on the VF500 and my XS650 rat bike. With Spring came new enthusiasm and I committed to getting this sorted.
I followed Scrambler73's advice to the letter and all I can say is, Wow I think I saved it.
I sanded until it was smooth. Some areas, like between the letters, I couldn't get 100% of the ridges out. I took care to stay out of the color and erred on the side of caution. I waited until a nice, dry spring day and shot it in my garage.
This is after applying an entire can on SprayMax 2K. It was about 8 coats.


I let it harden for a couple of weeks and then colorsanded starting with 800 and working my way down to 2000. The I used a 3" rotary polisher with 3M compound and after about six stages, finished with a fine swirl remover. It still needs a good coat of wax. Here it is mounted on the bike:


Not perfect but definitely good enough for a rider.

Thanks everyone... with a special shout out to Scrambler73.

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Jim
Atlanta, GA
1974 H1
1976 KZ400
1979 XS650 Cafe
1982 GPz750
2001 KZ1000P
1965 Mustang
1967 Triumph GT6
1976 Bronco
"If you didn't build it; it's not really yours"

fantastic save! Glad it worked out

Thanks. Me too.
Here she is after her first ride in almost two years. I still need an exhaust but she starts right up, idles nice and pulls hard.

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Jim
Atlanta, GA
1974 H1
1976 KZ400
1979 XS650 Cafe
1982 GPz750
2001 KZ1000P
1965 Mustang
1967 Triumph GT6
1976 Bronco
"If you didn't build it; it's not really yours"