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VillainMotorsports · 10-19-2009, 09:47 PM

Got some flip flop powder today

thought it was fitting to start on another project (seems a '79 Monkey 80% finished and a '76 XR75 40% finished aren't taking up enough of my time)
I have 2 1970 Z50A's in pieces this one is going to be the flip flop, polished everything, don't ride it bike. The other will be a rat rod style as the frame isn't in as good of shape.
I coated the frame and forks tonight, have to work a dent out of the tank but I'm going to do it the same colour. The colour does flip a little but you can't capture it on a camera, goes from bright green to dark green to a bronze.

Sorry for the crappy crackberry pics

R3CKL3SS · 10-19-2009, 10:14 PM

that is pretty cool

z50 chopper · 10-19-2009, 10:43 PM

I am guessing the powder you are speaking of is for powder coating. where did you get it? what brand? The only powder coater near me (that I know of) only does industrial powder coating. So I think I am gonna have to track down an old oven place it in a shed and do some of my own powder coating.

VillainMotorsports · 10-19-2009, 10:53 PM

Yeah it's powder coat, I get alot of my colours from powderbuythepound.ca, garbage day is a great time to find old ovens, or build your own like I did. It's a little pricey to get set up at first $350 for the "not so crappy" gun, around $1000 and hours upon hours to build my oven from scratch, but if you do a few side jobs and it pays for itself.

Adam z50+R · 10-20-2009, 02:36 AM

brings back memories of my all time favorite hardtail,
powdered in candy apple green
cant wait to see more

VillainMotorsports · 10-20-2009, 07:53 PM

A couple better pics

Flash:

No Flash:

I did the tank today, and may need some opinions on the emblems. The emblems are the oval ones and all the paint was removed with a chemical stripper so now all the raised lettering and outside borders are chrome and everything that should be red is a copper kind of colour. I think I should just leave them but I might re paint them back to original. I'll get some pics of that up tomorrow sometime.

z50 chopper · 10-20-2009, 08:01 PM

pictureing a copper kind of colour in the emblems seems like it should look realy nice complimenting the bike colour, the red would be too garish against the bike colour.

slimbo · 10-20-2009, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VillainMotorsports

Yeah it's powder coat, I get alot of my colours from powderbuythepound.ca, garbage day is a great time to find old ovens, or build your own like I did. It's a little pricey to get set up at first $350 for the "not so crappy" gun, around $1000 and hours upon hours to build my oven from scratch, but if you do a few side jobs and it pays for itself.

color looks great. you should post up on how you built your oven.

VillainMotorsports · 10-20-2009, 08:47 PM

Here's the tank and emblem pics, I think I'm going to keep them they way they are, looks good and like z50chopper said, the red emblems wouldn't look right with this colour. I'll just clean them up a bit

z50 chopper · 10-20-2009, 09:01 PM

is the chrome and the copper/brass colour on the emblem all powder coat?

VillainMotorsports · 10-20-2009, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by z50 chopper

is the chrome and the copper/brass colour on the emblem all powder coat?

Nope, that was under the factory red/white/black. I bought them off ebay like that.

10-19-2009, 09:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
VillainMotorsports 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 534 My Mood:	Project #3 on the go..... Got some flip flop powder today thought it was fitting to start on another project (seems a '79 Monkey 80% finished and a '76 XR75 40% finished aren't taking up enough of my time) I have 2 1970 Z50A's in pieces this one is going to be the flip flop, polished everything, don't ride it bike. The other will be a rat rod style as the frame isn't in as good of shape. I coated the frame and forks tonight, have to work a dent out of the tank but I'm going to do it the same colour. The colour does flip a little but you can't capture it on a camera, goes from bright green to dark green to a bronze. Sorry for the crappy crackberry pics

10-19-2009, 10:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
R3CKL3SS 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: PA NY Posts: 463 My Mood:	Re: Project #3 on the go..... that is pretty cool

10-19-2009, 10:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
z50 chopper 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada Posts: 504 My Mood:	Re: Project #3 on the go..... I am guessing the powder you are speaking of is for powder coating. where did you get it? what brand? The only powder coater near me (that I know of) only does industrial powder coating. So I think I am gonna have to track down an old oven place it in a shed and do some of my own powder coating.

10-19-2009, 10:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
VillainMotorsports 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 534 My Mood:	Re: Project #3 on the go..... Yeah it's powder coat, I get alot of my colours from powderbuythepound.ca, garbage day is a great time to find old ovens, or build your own like I did. It's a little pricey to get set up at first $350 for the "not so crappy" gun, around $1000 and hours upon hours to build my oven from scratch, but if you do a few side jobs and it pays for itself.

10-20-2009, 02:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
Adam z50+R 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: England Posts: 298 My Mood:	Re: Project #3 on the go..... brings back memories of my all time favorite hardtail, powdered in candy apple green cant wait to see more

10-20-2009, 07:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
VillainMotorsports 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 534 My Mood:	Re: Project #3 on the go..... A couple better pics Flash: No Flash: I did the tank today, and may need some opinions on the emblems. The emblems are the oval ones and all the paint was removed with a chemical stripper so now all the raised lettering and outside borders are chrome and everything that should be red is a copper kind of colour. I think I should just leave them but I might re paint them back to original. I'll get some pics of that up tomorrow sometime.

10-20-2009, 08:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
z50 chopper 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada Posts: 504 My Mood:	Re: Project #3 on the go..... pictureing a copper kind of colour in the emblems seems like it should look realy nice complimenting the bike colour, the red would be too garish against the bike colour.

10-20-2009, 08:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
VillainMotorsports 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 534 My Mood:	Re: Project #3 on the go..... Here's the tank and emblem pics, I think I'm going to keep them they way they are, looks good and like z50chopper said, the red emblems wouldn't look right with this colour. I'll just clean them up a bit

10-20-2009, 09:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
z50 chopper 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada Posts: 504 My Mood:	Re: Project #3 on the go..... is the chrome and the copper/brass colour on the emblem all powder coat?

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