Project Tangerine II

Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

Yes folks, it's that time of year again. Despite months of downtime, painting of G's race bike is again left until the last 7 days before the race!

Step One - Friday Afternoon: Fairings and tank are all sanded down, mostly by hand as electric sanders aren't very good on curvy flexible surfaces. Number board areas are masked off and ages spent removing tank pad goo and slowly peeling off Suzuki decals with the aid of a hairdryer. Note the most important thing every - bunging up the hole in the petrol tank!

https://www.evilbendy.co.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/projecttangerine1.jpg

Step Two - Saturday Morning: Gazebo goes up in the back garden with Luke's help and all the sanded fairings are laid out for priming. The compressor is in the dining room in an effort to keep the noise down for the neighbours and a faint smell of burning permeates the entire house. Primer is mixed and loaded into MarJay's dad's spray gun... goes on nicely despite the increasing gusts of wind in the garden, with only a few 'oh shit, leaf!' moments. Couple of coats and everything's a lovely shade of shit brown.

https://www.evilbendy.co.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/projecttangerine2.jpg
Note, I'm wearing 2 fleeces under that shirt, I'm not quite *that* fat!

Step Three - Saturday Afternoon: The primer's dry so on to the colour. Unfortunately, we're still working our way through the stock of Humbrol Orange spray cans left from slight over-purchasing last season. Many, many coats are applied with me getting increasingly annoyed at the wind and the cold making it all harder than it should be. However, the 'it'll get thrown down the road soon enough' mantra stops me worrying too much about the odd bit of wonkiness, after all the R6 photographed beautifully even when half the paint had been melted off by clumsy fuelling.

https://www.evilbendy.co.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/projecttangerine3.jpg

Step Four - Sunday Morning: Blue skies and sun at 8.30am so I take the opportunity for a few more coats of orange. Then, once everyone's awake and I can run the compressor without being stabbed to death, lacquer time. Evil, evil stuff requiring a technique of 'spray a bit and run away before you suffocate' and making everything sticky. Apparently the whole house smells of it but by this point I seem to have lost my sense of smell completely. Three coats on the bike, about six on the tank (anticipating more clumsy fuelling) and it's all left to dry in the sun.

After the strangely satisfying removal of all the masking tape, we have...

https://www.evilbendy.co.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/projecttangerine4.jpg

Step Five - Final Touches: One trip to Halfords for some boy racer 'go-fasta' stripes and I spend a while outlining the number boards. Not keen on the orange and yellow right next to each other, plus the edges were a little rough in places.

https://www.evilbendy.co.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/projecttangerine5.jpg

Swaffs is cutting the vinyl 'sponsor' decals and race numbers as we speak - these will be applied once we get the fairings on the bike (gives me something to do on the practice day) so I'll update later in the week with it all looking bling before G goes out and lobs it down the track. Smile

quacker_boy · Cuddle Bitch Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Karma :

Make sure you get some pics of the completed bike...just in case he bins it!

Good luck G and congrats on the painting guys looks trick!
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Deano · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Karma :

nice effort. even if its not the best paintjob in the world. you can still turn round and be proud when you tell someone "i did that"

Shaun · Likes 'em bent Joined: 17 May 2003 Karma :

Looks good! Thumbs Up

Just a shame G will ruin it the second he gets to Brands. Sad

MikeH · Brolly Dolly Joined: 10 Dec 2005 Karma :

You need a nice warm garage Bendy Wink

Good effort though given the conditions you had to work with, I wouldn't have fancied trying to spray outside this time of year.

Mike
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Wave2k · G's Stalker Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Karma :

looks awsome, it has a shine to it this time Very Happy

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msgander · Brolly Dolly Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Karma :

yep G and Bend have definately been tango'd... Very Happy

Well done bend that was some work you got done there, and in nasty weather too, hat off to you gal!

All looks good!!
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craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

The top pic almost looks like one of those arty-farty outdoor sculptures....or have I drunk too much caffiene this evening?

Luke_Retrofly · Silly Lesbian Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Karma :

Hi
Bendy said no one posts in her threads because they dont know what to say.

hence my post Laughing

Luke
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Gazdaman · I did a trackday!!! Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Karma :

I think it looks awesome!

Hope it stays awesome.

Gaz

EuropeanNC30R... · Gay Hairdresser Joined: 20 Jun 2002 Karma :

So that's the first Brands practice session sorted, where's the bodywork for the rest of the weekend Razz

Looking good btw Wink

map · Mr Calendar Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Karma :

Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

I'm well prepared for Brands Hatch.

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

When are you painting his leathers to match?

All the best

Keith
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Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

Actually, G's bought himself several sets of black and orange leathers, as you'll see very soon.

Some might even say he's being a tart. Shocked

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

What has he been feeding on? Tarty leathers. New garage door. Tidied the garage. Its invasion of the body snatchers.

All the best

Keith
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Wave2k · G's Stalker Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Karma :

G = Bill Gates of BCF :p
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Andy C · Tree Seeking Missile Joined: 26 Apr 2005 Karma :

looks cool, hope you get lots of pics of G racing!!
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Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

However, all was not lost and I spent a few hours that night patching it back together with lino, fibreglass and gaffa tape. Also had to freehand another numberboard, as apparently it needed to be on the left hand side at Snetterton.

We got the orange tank on and as long as you took pics of the left hand side... there be bling!

swaffs · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Mar 2004 Karma :

Well done Bendy on some superb repair work in the dark/rain/windy/and for some part with no lighting at all !

Before emergency Gaffa tape/fibreglass repair:
https://www.swaffs.co.uk/images/Snetterton250306-report/Swaffs_DG22-1.jpg

Bling:
https://www.swaffs.co.uk/images/Snetterton250306-report/Swaffs_DG22-3.jpg
https://www.swaffs.co.uk/images/Snetterton250306-report/Swaffs_DG22-2.jpg
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quacker_boy · Cuddle Bitch Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Karma :

I can't help feeling G deliberately bins it just to piss you guys off after all the work done Laughing

Good pics swaffs keem em comin Thumbs Up

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