I like it, less is more! Let's see it on the bike now.
I got to say,I like the look of that tank alot and was wondering if you did any extra pre treating.im about to do something a bit similar with 70,s running stripes.ive only laid down gold leaf about ten times for practice but never on bare metal.ive asked several people about this clear coat thing and got mixed responses.(does anyone have a pic of a tank after oxidation? Tank is awesome flamethrower..pik on the bike would be cool.Believe me, I am concerned about the clearcoat sticking real solid and not oxidizing underneath. However, I have talked to guys who have done this method with inferior products to what I used and had success. the client is always right, and this what he wants... and it looks so bare-bones that I truly love it.
The owner throoughly scoth-brited (Medium) it before shipping. Imeediately before I painted it, I thoroughly cleaned the tank surface with alcohol-based 901, them scotch-brited it again, then wiped it down a couple more times with 901. I was concerned about "marring" the fabricted surface of the tank with gold leaf adhesive or tape residue, so I clearcoated the entire tank first... that way the tank's surface was locked-up in a pristine "post-fabrication" condition and any residue or such would be on top of the clearcoat and thus easily removed using chemicals or wet-sanding. That idea worked really well. I did the gold leaf, the p-striping and then cleared the etire tank, let it cure a couple days, wet0sanded with 1000-grit, then sprayed two more over-reduced "flow coats" on the entire tank and it is done.I got to say,I like the look of that tank alot and was wondering if you did any extra pre treating.im about to do something a bit similar with 70,s running stripes.ive only laid down gold leaf about ten times for practice but never on bare metal.ive asked several people about this clear coat thing and got mixed responses.(does anyone have a pic of a tank after oxidation? Tank is awesome flamethrower..pik on the bike would be cool.
That's exactly what I was thinking.It WILL chip and rust underneath... it kinda looks cool when it does though.
I am guessing it's due to chipping. Typically, stone chips break the clearcoat and basecoat but often do not break the primer, simply because today's two-part and epoxy primers are super tough. In this case, if a stone chips the clearcoat the elements are right into the bare steel.Why would it rust under the clear but not under a base coat? If it's sealed with clear which wont absorb moisture,(unlike primer) it's sealed! Unless there was moisture trapped during the spraying process you shouldent have a problem.