Cafe Project has Begun!!
- Thread starter Gonzo
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I dropped my rims off at the powder coater on Friday since they wouldn't fit in my oven. Then I commenced to getting everything ready for their return. I made a spoke holder and did the spokes in a triple mirror black.
Then I painted the polished rear hub.
With the sprocket in place
And rotor installed
Other side view
Then I painted the polished rear hub.
With the sprocket in place
And rotor installed
Other side view
Sunday I broke out teh Gold powder and started with my third color.
I strung my nipples and painted them gold! Whoohoo! haha
Nipple jewelry...
Rotor bolts and bearing cap in gold
Side shot
And Rotor plate in gold.
I think the nipples are going to pop against the red rims....
I strung my nipples and painted them gold! Whoohoo! haha
Nipple jewelry...
Rotor bolts and bearing cap in gold
Side shot
And Rotor plate in gold.
I think the nipples are going to pop against the red rims....
Then I opened up my shocks and decided that the chrome springs and white spacers weren't going to work for my on this bike. I love chrome but not for this one.....
I Set them up on the press and they come apart pretty easily.
Heres the new shocks from Cycle-X one disassembled
Springs Hung
Powder applied, looks nothing like the finished product!
And baked to a translucent red
Parts ready to reassemble
And done! Surprisingly only took about an hour for this whole process!
I Set them up on the press and they come apart pretty easily.
Heres the new shocks from Cycle-X one disassembled
Springs Hung
Powder applied, looks nothing like the finished product!
And baked to a translucent red
Parts ready to reassemble
And done! Surprisingly only took about an hour for this whole process!
Awesome update! The bike is going to look insane! I'm looking forward to seeing the wheels all together.
Let's see your powder coating oven.
It it just a regular oven in your garage? What gun do you have and what powders do you use?
Let's see your powder coating oven.
It it just a regular oven in your garage? What gun do you have and what powders do you use?Awesome update! The bike is going to look insane! I'm looking forward to seeing the wheels all together.
Let's see your powder coating oven.
Yea me too!! hoping to have the wheels back Friday but who knows.... they had to order the paint I am using.
My oven? Its just a 30" house oven. I had a 27" double but I kept trying to do bigger and bigger things. Recently bought a tool cart to put it on for ease of access, and it holds my gun set up, supplies and all my paint. This pic is a little blury....
I bought a gun set up that came with silicone plugs/caps wire and tape plus two pounds of powder about 2005 for $135 on Ebay. I still go on Ebay when I need paint. Its probably a Columbia or something of that sort.
Gonz
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I do my own powder coating too. I have had good luck with the powder from Eastwood Company. I love powder coat and love its durability.
rok2k12
CB750 Member
Gonzo, How could you powder coat a frame? It obviously won't fit in the oven. Can it be cured with a heat gun?
No. It needs to be heated evenly. I am taking my frame to the powder coater I use for larger items. It's about $130 for anything. The set up charge is $75. It's best to get as much stuff powdercoated at the same time because the price doesnt go up much for more items once you pay for set up and paint. Paint is cheap cheap cheap too compared to say HOC paint!! Lol
Thanks for the info. I want to get into powdercoating. I'd like to build an oven large enough for a frame using parts from a regular kitchen oven. I've seen that done before.
Thanks Ken! Looks like they would POP on your bike!!
Got my rear wheel spoked. Waiting on new bearings for the front to arrive to press into the hub on my press before building the wheel. The whole assembly wont fit on the press! I thought I had plenty of bearings from the guy I bought the bikes off of but they are the wrong sizes. At least the new tapered steering head bearings will work.
Rear rim spoked
Close up of spokes and nips
Rear rim with sprocket and cover mounted
Got my rear wheel spoked. Waiting on new bearings for the front to arrive to press into the hub on my press before building the wheel. The whole assembly wont fit on the press! I thought I had plenty of bearings from the guy I bought the bikes off of but they are the wrong sizes. At least the new tapered steering head bearings will work.
Rear rim spoked
Close up of spokes and nips
Rear rim with sprocket and cover mounted
Many changes this weekend…..I got my bearings from Ebay in two days! They arrived Saturday morning so I pressed them in the hub and went to spoking the rim. It is easier the second time around. One thing I learned that I didn’t read anywhere on spokeing, once the first spokes are attached to the nips, push the nips through the rim to rotate the hub. Then on the following spokes, push the nips through the rim to attach and this saves you from mis-spokeing the wrong holes.
Front Spokes completed on front rim.
Both wheels done
The PO cut off the rear set mounts before I got the bike. Thought I was going to have to make my own since the rearsets I bought clam shell around them. I was delighted to find them in a box of parts he gave me! I plasma cut the rear sleeves off and welded in the gap and flap wheel sanded then into nice nubs. Then I welded them outboard of the frame just a bit.
Bike as she sets today with the shocks on and a 76 GL1000 GW front end fitted to it. I need to fit the Road Star headlight, order tires, progressive springs, and start powdercoating the trees and lowers.
From the front, I have some Ducati Monster levers and master cylinder in black. Not sure what switches I am going to do yet.
My buddy Swill brought his wheel trueing jig over and helped me set the wheels stright. Almost had the front perfectly trued but the rear had a visual wobble to it.
Wheel on jig
More to follow!
Front Spokes completed on front rim.
Both wheels done
The PO cut off the rear set mounts before I got the bike. Thought I was going to have to make my own since the rearsets I bought clam shell around them. I was delighted to find them in a box of parts he gave me! I plasma cut the rear sleeves off and welded in the gap and flap wheel sanded then into nice nubs. Then I welded them outboard of the frame just a bit.
Bike as she sets today with the shocks on and a 76 GL1000 GW front end fitted to it. I need to fit the Road Star headlight, order tires, progressive springs, and start powdercoating the trees and lowers.
From the front, I have some Ducati Monster levers and master cylinder in black. Not sure what switches I am going to do yet.
My buddy Swill brought his wheel trueing jig over and helped me set the wheels stright. Almost had the front perfectly trued but the rear had a visual wobble to it.
Wheel on jig
More to follow!
Those wheels look good! I'm not sure what you mean by the second part of "once the first spokes are attached to the nips, push the nips through the rim to rotate the hub. Then on the following spokes, push the nips through the rim to attach and this saves you from mis-spokeing the wrong holes." Maybe it would make more sense if I were actually lacing a set of motorcycle wheels. I've only done bicycle wheels. 
What color is your frame going to be?
What color is your frame going to be?
That's going to be a colorful bike! Keep the updates coming.
