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BIG RED MARK
08-22-2016, 10:44 PM
Currently restoring a 1984 Honda BIG RED 200ES. When it came to the tank and the forks I had a hard time finding the Honda passion red. I found an automotive paint for a Nissan that worked out well for me. I first used Redkote to coat the tank. Then I went on to stripping the parts, bodywork, painting with base, then clear. After that it was on to color sanding and buffing and finally add the decals. 23426523426623426723426823426923427023427123427223 4273234274234275234276

atc007
08-23-2016, 07:13 AM
Very nice work Mark. Thanx for sharing!

CAJUNCANNON03
08-23-2016, 07:31 AM
Any automotive commercial paint store can mix Honda Passion Red.

schlepp29
08-23-2016, 08:08 AM
Man! That's as fancy as can be. Nice work

DohcBikes
08-23-2016, 08:36 AM
Looks better than new, great job.

HoldMyBeer
08-23-2016, 08:42 AM
That tanks looks great! What's the best way to clean the inside? I've got a few so full of rust and gunk I don't know how to get it squeaky inside. Especially the way the caps are flanged inward.

schlepp29
08-23-2016, 11:25 AM
Some guys on the trikesylvania forum's are saying apple vinegar and some other stuff. Check it out

BIG RED MARK
08-23-2016, 12:18 PM
I have used white vinegar to clean the inside of the tanks with good results. You may need to let it soak for a few days on a heavily rusted tank.

deejaycee_2000
08-24-2016, 02:19 AM
Wow nice job!

@HoldMyBeer ... pool acid will clean up the rust in a few minutes, some folks will say don't do it, but I have used it on over 15 tanks and always had good results.

RamsesRibb
08-31-2016, 10:12 AM
Let me ask a question due to my lack experience. When you sanded and filled the dents i noticed a good bit of left over paint near the cap and bracket. Did you sand off the rest of the paint after filling the dents? Or did you just paint over it?
Did you sand blast or some other technique?

Sorry if this is basic or common knowledge but I have previously used local services for blasting and want to just do it myself if possible.

BIG RED MARK
08-31-2016, 04:09 PM
I did not remove all of the paint after filling the dents. This was just a practice job for me since I was not sure of the color match. I typically use a chemical paint stripper then I media blast the tank in my blast cabinet. In my experience using the chemical stripper saves a lot of time as compared to just media blasting the tank. Now that I know I have a good color match I would completely remove all the paint from the tank before I do any bodywork and primer for future jobs.

Zackmtr112
09-20-2016, 09:55 PM
That red looks good. I have found rustoleum "sunrise red" 7762 is a pretty good match with Honda red.

Big G
09-21-2016, 12:26 PM
Wow...that tank looks better than they did on the showroom floor! Thank you for sharing.

Ranvier
09-29-2016, 12:56 PM
That is really nice work.