Time for some color

Time to think about what color I want the tank and how to accomplish this in my garage. I had a funky green bicycle when I was a kid when everything had metal flake in the paint and that memory got me thinking. How can I accomplish a similar look without sending anything to a professional.

$30 in materials later and I was able to practice a candy green powder coat on some small parts to get my technique down.

Here is the funky colored powder with the metal flakes incorporated. I had enough flakes to treat up to 3 lbs of powder but in the spirit of the 1970's it all went into 1 lb of powder.




First spare part was an old bar clamp from my Valkyrie. Looks ok but not great.



Next up was an old oil filter cover with a strip of tape to determine a good thickness for the powder. Better but not ideal.



Finally, a socket with a thick coat of powder. This gives me my technique. I will polish the tins then a thick coat of this metal flake powder. It will either be awesome or awful, there is no middle ground.



Next step is finding an oven large enough to old the tank and fenders and seeing if I can replicate the finish on the socket above. As always, stay tuned.

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