Project:1982 Nighthawk CB450SC

[CaptainHenreh]

JRay wins, sort of.

Ok, Steps One, Two & Three:

Strip, primer, and bondo:




Step Four:

Get your father in law to shoot it:


That's the first coat. After that comes a wetsand, second & third coats, then maaaaaaaaaaaaybe a clearcoat to protect it from me spilling gas all over it. Oddly, that's damned close to the original color, which I believe was "Candy Wineberry Red".

Also, I dropped my "wings" into some paint thinner and got this:


Also, the original color. Why would you paint them grey? I put them up against the tank and it looks great. So I'm going to shoot them with a little UG, then paint over the "HONDA" with the tank color.

The second coat will have to wait until I get a new tail and new side covers.