Delboy's Garage, Fighter Build

Its good painting frames and rims, but what of the fiddly bits?
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[@rsbharley4766]

Excellent prep work Del. My dad was a painter and always said prep work is key to a great paint job. Those little bits all take time, but are key to a great finished product. Penny and you have a great weekend. Cheers

[@Moonfleet41]

Thanks buddy, you're Dad was dead right, lots of fiddly little bits, and even if just one of them still looks rough when you bolt them on, it stands out a mile...!

[@raytokens2291]

😎😎😎😎Nice and shiny. Pukka job bruv. It's them finesse little touches that will set the machine apart from the rest out there. It's gonna look a tool and a half when it's done. Nice one bruvva

[@Moonfleet41]

Cheer Brotha... ive got a new enthusiasm for it now, gonna make some bodywork changes once thr wheels and stuff are done... Good to see you today mate... keep in touch.. Del.

[@steven8-stones719]

Simple but still lots of fun to see and can’t wait to see it back on the bike! Cheers guys

[@Moonfleet41]

Thanks Steven, moving forward steadily now, and dead happy with where it's going !

[@jclaxina50]

you are very patiently doing your stuff, diligent! I always watch your video all of them, nice job, oh by the way from philippines. :)

[@Moonfleet41]

Thank you my friend, good to hear from you... if you take time and prepare carefully, then when you lay on the paint, it usually goes well first time - if you cut corners, then you sometimes have to do it again, which takes even longer! Thank you for watching, all the best, Del

[@colinsharp1314]

Looking good mate

[@byronand5]

Wonderful job as always Delboy! It's awesome how patient and meticulous you are. Hi to Pen! :)

[@Moonfleet41]

Hey Byron, great to hear from you again, hope you are settling in to the new pad and the weather is starting to perk up! Stay in touch, D&Px

[@garethburningham9467]

Alright Del, I love watching all the prep that goes into everything... Great job, any chance you could pop round and decorate my kids room... 😂 😂

[@pauldavies5199]

Good stuff. Nice tip re thinner layer on the wheels rim, have to remember that one. I’m looking forward to getting various parts painted but have to wait for the warmer weather as I don’t have a garage. Bought all the Simoniz paints from eurocarparts as they’ve always got a sale online, usually around 35% off

[@Moonfleet41]

Good ol' Eurocarparts, always do us proud aye?! Sorry to hear no garage, spent plenty of years working on the street myself, good luck with yours, soon be Spring mate !

[@EchoSevenNine]

All part of the process mate. Good tip I learned when degreasing with a paintbrush is stick an elastic band round the bristles. Stiffens them up so you can get a good scrub at it.

[@Moonfleet41]

Now thats a cool tip...thanks buddy.. much appreciated..

[@jaimielibbi1]

Good video, great channel.

[@HalfdeadRider]

If I was you Del, I would get a grit blaster gun for the compressor, you would prep these in seconds, all back to bare metal too, cheap as chips :) For a few hundred quid you can get a blaster cage too, or just do your work next to a hoover that is switched on, but you can reuse the grit a few times usually.

[@Moonfleet41]

Cheers buddy, I'd love to whistle up a blasting booth, but it's always the same thing, ,,, no space ! Same as usual lol.. t hanks for the tip fellah, all the best, Del

[@Cueballproductions1149]

Iove the washing line tip lol a d the music great too

[@paulharast1958]

Job well done buddy, you and Penny have a lovely day and ride safe

[@Moonfleet41]

Hey Paul, good to hear from you, soon be Spring aye, get back out on the bikes...!

[@tommymurphy1054]

thats a good tip with the clothes line for spraying small parts del

[@MrAlmar07]

Nice one mate. Lots of shiny parts now. Washing line idea is a great one. 'See' you tomorrow mate. Awrabest.

[@Moonfleet41]

Sure thing Alan, got a fun simple skills for you in the morning mate.. i think you'll enjoy it.

[@tinks43]

(P) Love the washing line! & definitely worth a freshen up 😀 see you tomorrow.

[@Moonfleet41]

Yes indeed mate, good to make it all look sparkly so it matches the frame - see you in the morning buddy, safe ride over !

[@silverfox2037]

Another superb vid,,,,,

[@tonywaterhouse5291]

Nice one Del, all these bits need to be done for the good of the whole....

[@Moonfleet41]

Yes indeed mate, fiddly and time consuming, but all important aye..

[@suzuki750stu]

It’s gonna look superb buddy when it gets all put back together, regards Stu, love to Pen 👍

[@Moonfleet41]

Cheers Stu, really happy with the progress, hope you had a good weekend mate !

[@mikebutler6292]

Good tips as always , ive learnt alot and am well chuffed with the results i have achieved following your channel. Could you do a tip vid on how the hell do you get the little straw into the bloody wd40 nozzle and stay there ( Other lubricants are available )

[@Moonfleet41]

Hi buddy, I think if I made that video it would have to go alongside the 'where do the tiny things go when you drop them on the floor, do they enter another universe'... and 'why does it always rain when I've left home without my waterproofs' lol

[@mikebutler6292]

i think they all go to the same place as the missing socks after the wash or where all the petrol/diesel seem to vanish to every time i get use the car after the wive has used it ( " |There was half a tank when i used it early she says ) at least i now have enough straws for a party

[@david555montez9]

Beatiful :):):)

[@stephenmitchell8324]

Hi del good paint job a lot of work in cleaning went into that

[@Moonfleet41]

Thanks buddy, it's all in the prep aye?!

[@ianlawrie919]

Hi Mr Delboy, hope you don't need to keep the garage heated for the duration of drying process. Yours Ian

[@TroubadourJuggernaut]

The old saying "If your going to do something, do it right" well your work is the epitome of that.

[@Moonfleet41]

Thank you my friend, good to hear from you !

[@paulcollins3434]

Nice one, Del! Good idea that washing line. Ive just finished my paint job, but need to redo some bits cos of runs. But yours is looking good mate. Cheers ☺

[@Moonfleet41]

That's the way it goes buddy... doesn't always go according to plan, patience is the key aye?!

[@paulcollins3434]

Moonfleet41 Yeah definitely mate. Given it a rub down and resprayed it less heavy. Just gonna wait till tomorrow to see what its like. Do you still have merch for sale bud?

[@Moonfleet41]

Hi again Paul, hope the paint came out ok... and yes we do, here's a link, we get a very small commission from every sale that helps fund the garage stuff....stores.clothes2order.com/delboysgarage/... will also shortly be doing a few DBG sew on patches, but they're not ready yet, will shout out when they are! Thanks buddy...

[@2wheelspy]

Have you done a tour of your workshop?

[@bobgwinn5091]

cool

[@garya3056]

Good stuff, Del. Love how you go about your excellent prep work. Good lessons for me! I’m working on my patience factor. BTW- Have you any experience with those sonic part washers? Back home now and adjusting to time zones! Regards to both of you. 🏍

[@Moonfleet41]

Hey Gary, welcome home, bet it feels good... Penny uses sonic cleaners in her jewellery business, they're not much good on grease though, but great for scale and dried crud... can't beat good old fashioned chemical parts wash !

[@garya3056]

Moonfleet41 thx, nice to be home! Gotcha re the sonic cleaners.

[@ZingTowPootWerkins]

Question Del. When you paint things and hang them on a wire or your bar, do you pop a spot if paint on the spot it was in contact with the hanger? As I've found a lovely even coat of everything proof paint foiled by the slightest hole in coverage and once the corrosion starts to creep along the bare metal under the edge of that hole in the paint it may as well not be painted... Thanks, builds looking good :)

[@garya3056]

Tester Hamsticle kool name!

[@Moonfleet41]

TH- good point well made buddy, I was luckily painting satin black over satin black, and the bits touching the bar were perfect, so just a little flick over if necessary, and as Stacey said, you can shift them around a little and get to the bare bits if you need to between coats!

[@ZingTowPootWerkins]

No worries, that's what I thought the case would be, its fairly self explanatory, I just didn't realise your parts still had a good black coat there. The mystery has been Scooby Doo'd :) Cheers for the advice,and to Stacey too. And thanks Gary, been my online name for everything since ever, never seems to be taken haha!

[@MattSaysSmile]

👍

[@springy-2112]

Bikes builds like guitar builds are all about the last 5 % .. Good job brother 👍☮❤

[@Moonfleet41]

Said that right buddy, devil's in the detail aye? I love these bikes you see for sale "unfinished project, engine and frame, wheels in, all the major work done"... which means actually it's about 30% finished then !! Pip Pip ol' chap....

[@springy-2112]

Moonfleet41 Yep seen plenty of those gems advertised !! Anyway im going to be rodding the sewer again in the morning as my neighbors seem ti think its ok to put anything down the loo..and we share the same manhole ... It happens about twice a year .. Overalls rigger boots long rubber gloves and hope it doesnt take an hour like last time ! Its a shit business 😣

[@_JamesMcInerney_]

Nice art work with the tap del lol good work on all the hard work you put in to it from james 👍👍😎

[@Moonfleet41]

Thanks James, glad you enjoyed the video, and hope you've had a great weekend!

[@_JamesMcInerney_]

yes thanks del mate all good how was yours from James 👍😎

[@Liam_Bollocks]

Interested in seeing whether the horn still works after paint? Not saying it won’t, it just seems like it would ruin the resonance

[@Moonfleet41]

It had pait on it to start with buddy, the front, dimpled disc does the resonating and as you heard on the video, I 'tinged' it with the nut runner to make sure it still resonates and it's just go thud lol !

[@Liam_Bollocks]

Fair enough, as I said I wasn’t saying it won’t work, just logic says it won’t, common sense says it will 😂

[@Moonfleet41]

yeah, its logical that it would insulate it...

[@geoffozevans4500]

Thanks buddy, you're quite right about the pen pushers, the nurses are great just the bureaucracy sucks. Patience I have loads of so will just bide my time. Hi to PP 🖒😎

[@th3v1k1ngW4rri0r]

Hey Dude.. You know we were talking a few weeks ago about rust removal, well I found another recipe. I was making up some sodium silicate, which is water glass, to make up some internals for a new forge. anyway Sodium Hydroxide, which is the £1 drain killer stuff in powder form, added into a bowl of water. 1litre of water, with 500grams of the drain cleaner from poundland. Make sure its the powder type, usually in a white plastic container. The water will get warm, Stir until all the white powder is mixed in. Wear your mask and glasses just in case. Pop the metal you want to de-rust into the bowl.. leave for 10 mins.. see how its gone.. and use your judgement to see how long to leave. No need to leave in for a week. I noticed the rusty metal bar I was using to stir was nice and clear of rust in 5 to 10 mins. Going to try it again this weekend with some super rusty drill bits and bolts and see how it goes.

[@Moonfleet41]

Sounds good mate, thanks very much for the tip, good luck with it !

[@lazyboyRider]

I got a question for you I got a issue with my Speedo drive the holder what holds the speedo cable and the drive shaft keeps popping out 🤔 the casing is not cracked and the gear linkages look good but it seems to me it doesn't want to stay seated 😰 so what I was thinking is taking it apart and taking a hammer 😔 and try it tap it down so it stay seated 🤔 but I was wondering do you know the better way ??? and ride safe 😋

[@Moonfleet41]

I've no idea what bike you've got mate, can't really help you as I can't see it, or see what might be wrong...

[@edwardleniston1076]

lazy boy Rider drives can be held in by a locking screw and some use a circlip to hold the cable in. Hammering will not help. You should try to find a parts list for the drive and that will tell you what is missing.

[@FighterOnline]

Hi, a little Box for Sand and Glaspearlblasting would be nice for you. That would be make some work easier.Best ScrewWorking Greets from Germany

[@Moonfleet41]

Du bist so richtig Bruder .. ich würde einen kleinen Sprengschrank lieben, ich könnte so viel damit anfangen. aber wie du sehen kannst, kein Platz in einer kleinen Garage ... aber es macht Spaß, es sogar mit der Hand zu tun ... Bleib in Sicherheit ... und bleib in Verbindung ... Del.

[@FighterOnline]

I have a small box for blasting and i put it on Rolls, so it do not disturb. It is better than fixed.

[@koromuri97]

Hi, loving the vlogs, with your spaying you mention 'tack" and "wet coat", a newbie question, what do you mean? Thanks

[@Moonfleet41]

Hi Mark.. a "Tack Coat" is a very thin layer of paint spray, not fully wet, just so it looks grainy and dusty....just what you may call 'half a coat'... you leave it for just 5 minutes, then it becomes "tacky" and forms a good bond for the next coat so you don't get those dimples or any runs.... and a "wet coat", is exactly that.. its a full, thick layer of spray that goes shiny and liquid... Glad to hear you;re interested mate, get into some practice yourself maybe, you'd be surprised how easy it is after a while... Good luck ..Del.

[@koromuri97]

Thanks Del, for the taking the time with detailed response to my question. After seeing the results of what you have achieved from a spray can, I'm looking at having a go on my centre stand that needs doing. Cheers to you both Mark

[@geoffozevans4500]

Won't be long now Del, soon be out & about on it. Rang the hospital yesterday for update on date for surgery, they said they're 3 months behind Argh! !!!😎👍

[@Moonfleet41]

Hi Geoff, Thats a drag mate, so sorry to hear that, what is the world coming to when a life long tax payer can't get much needed treatment from a system that you have propped up all your working life.. Not fit for purpose aye mate... its not the staff that make this so bad... its the pencil necks at the top.... they're simply dont give them the tools for the job...! Hope you are comfortable mate... keep in touch.. del.

[@martinhaskell376]

Like the music, who/what is it Del?

[@Moonfleet41]

Hey Martin, it's a band called The Crandells, and you can download their music from Reverbnation,,, here's a link for you buddy:www.reverbnation.com/chrisgregory

[@TheHirade]

Is the paint you use for this bike as good as two-component paint?

[@Moonfleet41]

Hi buddy, what do you exactly do you mean 'as good'??

[@TheHirade]

Moonfleet41 Cratches, oil and gaz resistant, weather. We always paint with hardener and let it dry in 50-60° C cabine. Thanks mate

[@Moonfleet41]

This is pretty good against that.. it cures over a long time, not maybe not so good there. it takes maybe 3 months to fully set.. but then it has a durable stone chip resistant finish, and yeah, ive found it pretty fuel resistant.. but it does need to be fully cured first. if course the cost beats 2 pak paints hands down..!

[@christophershirley1303]

(P) Hey Del....why did you say this is the boring stuff? I think its rewarding stuff as in short time you have lots of shiny "new" parts for the bike! And they make such a difference to the overall finished bike. Mackie is back on his build too (that car carburetor is crazy but kinda cool) and I've told him that he needs to finish about the same time as you! Once they're done, and painted, and pretty.... would be great to see them both in a joint ride video! So different in style and approach but both dead cool!

[@Moonfleet41]

Thanks buddy... yeah, its really important once you start to finish things to a high standard that nothing is left untouched or it sticks out like a sore thumb once you start re-assembling it all. Im probably gonna be a long way behind The Mackstar... once this black stuff is all done and lovelt.. im back on the bodywork for osme more changes in design and shape... ill be playin out this year though.. oh yes i will..lol

[@iandavies6620]

Am I the only one who laughed at the shape of the masked up fork clamp? Or is it just my dirty mind!

[@Moonfleet41]

Now I just knew someone would say that.. congratulations, but no prize I'm afraid lol !

[@chiller5438]

Do you hate leaving your other toys outside??

[@Moonfleet41]

Yeah, but have some good quality overs for if it's raining... need to rent some storage lol