Triumph Thunderbird / TT Legend, Front End Rebuild, "Yokes" !

[@stevenmarry6845]

welcome to another episode of delboys paints stuff black....

[@lucrebec727]

You pulling that tape was so satisfying.

[@springy-2112]

Hey Buddy, I'm getting slack on commenting .. 3 days late but hey ho , looking good mate ,all the little steps add up to a sum of the parts greater than the whole . Thanks for inspiring me to do rattle can paint at home . As an ex pro painter I would never attempt paintwork without all the gear booths and ovens ! But as you know this year I've been doing small home jobs and getting mostly great results.. It's a patience thing ..with all the pro paint shop gear The results are quite instant with 2k and baking.. but home paint requires patience I never had untill recently. So thanks again ...peace and love to you and PP.👍🏻❤❤❤❤

[@Moonfleet41]

Hey buddy, great to hear from you, and you're right, having tasted the paint booth world when painting my Harley recently, it's just insane that 20mins after laying on the last coat, you can flat it down with paper for clearcoat, totally alien to me, I've just painted the fork legs on the Legend (couple of videos ahead now), 3 wet coats of Tough Paint and they'll get 4 days hanging in the garage before I will touch them, and even then, I'll be careful with them re-assembling, it does certainly teach you patience grasshopper! Take care and keep safe, D&Px

[@markhowlett8070]

WOW what a great job Sir. Looks fantastic.

[@Moonfleet41]

Thank you kindly Sir!

[@americanotakuinc.9637]

I’m hoping to get back on my build here in the next few weeks. Luckily Thanksgiving is around the corner so I’ll be able to have 3 or 4 days off. Should be able to get the whole front end done in that time. If I have no distractions. 👏🏻🤞🏻

[@Moonfleet41]

Nothing like a little vacation to get few meaningful steps forward with a project... that's if you don't get seconded into fixing the house or other chores aye.. ! Good luck with it and keep safe..

[@gerry9359]

Great Video and a great paint job sofar

[@Moonfleet41]

Thanks Gerry, little by little, a lots still to do! 👍

[@geoffozevans4500]

I remember using nitromors on the casings of my GT 550 Suzuki in 76, brilliant stuff ,got the casings like chrome. Great finish to the yokes, you're a master with that tuff paint, have a great weekend both 👍x

[@Moonfleet41]

Hey Geoff, sadly Nitromors isn't as strong as it used to be, I think the health and safety experts have jumped in and made it vegan friendly, but at least it still softens the clearcoat making it a lot easier to get off... have a great weekend mate, D&Px

[@geoffozevans4500]

@@Moonfleet41 when I used it on my GT550 I forgot to tape off the Suzuki name on the sides of the casing so it took that paint off as well, but they still came up well. Other people have said that nitromors isn't as potent as it was, but the sand blaster remedied it for you, lovely finish.👍👍

[@allenhuling598]

Nice work, as always! Think I'm really gonna like this new, finished look!

[@Moonfleet41]

Thanks Allen, it's great to be refurbing the bike and bringing it bang up to date, loads more to do, so hope you enjoy! Have a great week, D&Px

[@piersquarless7731]

gotta be honest, that stem looked rude all taped up!!! hope your keeping safe x

[@TechnMoto]

For some reason it was satisfying to watch the tape removal lol. They look great

[@Moonfleet41]

Thank you Sir, hope you're keeping safe and well over there!

[@geraldgallagher825]

Monday morning 8am sharp you are painting some yokes and panels m8 Up to you how you get up here but dinny stop in North East before you cross into Scotland as yon corona is running rampant down there Tell penny you are on a jolly for the next week or two !!! Lol

[@konr4d]

love that garage! I wish one day I had one :)

[@Moonfleet41]

You and me both mate.. it's a rented place, not mine.

[@Matt-ob3sn]

Perfect finish like glass nice one del

[@user-tj3cf7se6h]

Satisfaction ., Guaranteed . 🙂

[@kurtmccarthy6733]

Nice, very nice job” mate “ Can’t wait for reassembly. More nice tips in the blast cabinet to save on Medea Thanks Joooo 😎

[@DrRockter5150]

Gotta tell ya... blasting them before paint to remove finish was sure a hellova lot easier than having to sanding them. Too many edges and it would never have come out as consistent as they did. They're gonna look great!

[@Moonfleet41]

Hey Doc, you're dead right, the blast cab makes things so much easier, gets in all the tiny places and clears everything... best money spent so far! Not only saves time, but makes a better job... take care and stay well brother, D&Px

[@Goldwing1500rider]

Looks great!! Nice and shining!!

[@grosbeakmc]

Great job. Thanks for all your rattle-can tips over time - I use a lot of them!

[@szbalogh]

Looks great!

[@kenlizzio7096]

You removed that masking tape like a surgeon. Good job.👍

[@Zrx-bp7ki]

Goooooooooooopopd job man thanhs for watching

[@bearbloomfield2437]

Everything should be black it's just logic lol. I gotta get me a sandblasted, there's something very satisfying about watching return an item back to bare metal lol

[@paulclifford5712]

Like a mirror - beautiful work Del!

[@Moonfleet41]

Many thanks Paul!

[@billrothwell8364]

Love your triumph videos Del .

[@myz06rocks]

Spray painting so so therapeutic. Haha. Spray away the bad and the good appears!! Just a quick protective note my friend... safety glasses won’t offer the splash protection you might be seeking when using chemicals. I’ve seen this many times and also worked in these environments in my past. Best to seek out a mono goggle that seals against your face for this purpose. Stay safe and hope you and yours are all well.

[@Moonfleet41]

Thanks buddy, you're right, there's always a 'better' way to do things, and we're always buying PPE and consumable equipment, it's never ending, and every new investment is always a step forward on quality and protection... Thanks for the nudge have a great weekend and take care.. D&Pxx

[@markwitham6784]

Looking good mate 👍

[@mikeopenshaw9128]

Great job as always Del - thanks for sharing!

[@Moonfleet41]

Glad you enjoyed it Mike, have a great weekend!

[@rsbharley4766]

Nice video Del, looking good mate. Hope thinks are starting to get better over there. We are doing well over this side of the pond in west Oz. Penny and you have a relaxing weekend and take care. Cheers

[@Moonfleet41]

Hi mate, glad to hear things are improving for you there, not so here sadly, R rate is increasing, and although we are relatively ok here on the south coast, things are not good generally in the UK at all, it's case of following the rules they ask you to and try to get past it safely... you have a great weekend and keep in touch, D&Px

[@harrypalmer7169]

You have the rattle can down to an art form, looks fantastic Del. Nice job.

[@Moonfleet41]

Thanks mate... it's perfect for small items like this, and way more economical than raw paint..

[@bikerdad1479]

Another good spray job

[@richardpearson4248]

Great video fantastic job looking forward to next one 🇬🇧👍🏻

[@guykerr6774]

Black....Again???? Just so you know mate, there are other colours available

[@timmason7430]

Del likes Black. Choose YOUR colour and paint YOUR Bike.

[@bearbloomfield2437]

I thought everyone liked black? My bike build is going black. Each to there own buddy.

[@garya3056]

Great vid, Del. That blasting cabinet does the job nicely... well, I mean its operator does! Superb taping BTW! Have a great weekend there, both of you... 🏍👍🏍

[@Moonfleet41]

Thanks Gary, it does save me a lot of time and effort, that's for sure! Enjoy your weekend too and keep in touch, D&Px

[@garya3056]

@@Moonfleet41 😎

[@stevendanielscobbie]

You must be yoking!

[@tinks43]

(P) Came out a treat 👍🏻 Looking forward to the reassembly.

[@Moonfleet41]

Thanks mate, very pleased with it, glad you enjoyed! Hope you're all well there, D&PX

[@haroldwiser2641]

Looks great!! 👍

[@Moonfleet41]

Hey Harold, good to hear from you, we hope you're well!

[@anupamchauhan4662]

Nice...make next video soon🌹🚩🚩🚩🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@simoncampbell8371]

Awesome Del..... I enjoyed that... 😁👌

[@Moonfleet41]

Thanks Simon 👍

[@filmdetective]

Question. What do you do with your dirty rags? Domestic washing machine?? Do you use rags for one product, then another indifferently? If they become dirty with one product, I guess you can’t use that one, dirty, for the other product (degreaser, gas, oils, etc)

[@EdgeDynamicsEnglishRazors]

Very nice.

[@mohammedmidlaj4623]

Nice 👌👌

[@gerrypowell2748]

Good job❤️

[@robertengland9352]

Nice vid del

[@robinroma6285]

Excellent stuff! Gold forks please, or is that too modern 🤔

[@Moonfleet41]

Gold forks are cool if you mean Titanium nitrite plated stanchions...

[@robinroma6285]

@@Moonfleet41 read my mind like a book. Black and gold is a nice touch!

[@Moonfleet41]

@@robinroma6285 It sure is, and i may go that way with the main paint colour scheme, not sure yet, i have a couple of ideas rattling around, but getting the stanchions nitrite plated is a bit out of the budget for this one, cool as it would look.. ive got to keep the finances in check if im ever going to finish it..

[@robinroma6285]

@@Moonfleet41 understood! Looking forward to see what you decide to do 👍

[@JosephMask]

AWESOME PAINT

[@tompowell1023]

Excellent finish from a rattle can. I wonder why you did not remove the ignition switch? I know they are security screws but they can be replaced with normal fixings.

[@Moonfleet41]

These security screws can only safely be removed with an end mill, and once replaced with regular fixings you remove that factory integrity, and I covered all that in a recent video... there's no need to go to all that trouble for the sake of masking up, I would only ever butcher an ignition switch off of a yoke if it was broken and had to be replaced, not just for the convenience of painting, integrity means a great deal when everyone is so suspicious of second hand vehicles.

[@ozbusa]

Yes!

[@anupjagtap662]

Nice

[@originalmarley]

Believe it or not I'm spray painting my tank in your breaks 🤣

[@arnybarmy]

Superb paint finish. I have similar lacquer rot in my Bonneville but unfortunately no sand blaster - any suggestions?

[@Moonfleet41]

Thanks mate.. yes you can still deal with that in the old fashioned way, the clear lacquer will lift off with a decent quality paint stripper, you can agitate it off with wire wool, then wash it clean once its gone... then its just elbow grease with fine grit wet'n'dry paper to get the finish you want.. you can take that all the way to 2000 grit paper with soapy water, then polish it up to a mirror finish, or paint it like i have. Hope that helps buddy, and thanks as ever for your support.. have a great weekend. D&Px

[@nickmit4406]

How many is CFMs is your compressor? Is it enough to drive this big of a blaster? Great finish on the yokes!

[@Moonfleet41]

Hi mate, compressor is 14cfm and the cabinet uses 12, so it keeps up just fine! Plus it's nice and compact and doesn't take up too much space!

[@ianwoollard9008]

That looks better than a Factory Finish Del. No doubt someone will find fault with it though. Is that paint any good for Engine Cases though? I used to use 'PJ1' in a rattle can. Do you remember using that? It is still available but not sure if it is resistant to petrol as i haven't used it for years. I had a leaky carburetor the other week & the petrol ruined my recent freshly painted Engine Cases. Very Annoying!

[@Moonfleet41]

Hi Ian, it'sa stone chip paint and takes a fair while to fully cure... but once it has cured, it's pretty resistant to everything, but of course if you literally poured fuel on it, it would probably mark the finish... it is pretty heat resistant, certainly enough for an engine casing, but perhaps not an exhaust header! You can buy acrylic lacquer, which is fuel resistant, as long as you're happy with a shiney finish! Hope that helps mate.

[@richardplantagenet8090]

'Evening M8.

[@wayneb2580]

What paint did you use?

[@REKLESSWOLVES1]

Hi mate, dunno if this is of any interest to you but i`m in the process of custom painting my triumph america tins and ive found a company that supplies 2K solvent based base coats and 2K clear in rattle cans, they also do various motorcycle colours, this paint i`m using mate is brilliant, quick drying and curing and is rock hard when cured, just wondered if their paints may be of use to you in the future, they are UK based too. Cheers.

[@Moonfleet41]

Cheers for the nudge mate, but I want to use this stone chip paint for the cycle parts as it works so well in this application, paint that dries rock hard also chips quite easily over time, it needs to stay flexible to be durable and thankfully... I'm lucky to have a mate with a paint shop a few units down from me, same guy I painted the Harley with, but thanks for the heads up, that's always a useful contact! Have a good weekend mate.

[@richardplantagenet8090]

I never realised how depressing it is to open the fridge when the little bulb has blown. You're expecting this little cheerful, glowing grotto of sustenance and you get a grubby little hole with a few suspect packages and it's just, sad. Two days it took amazon to deliver the right bulb, but all is well now.

[@stu82pendous]

Hi again Del, in your experience how easy hard is it to replace the clocks on and old 99 Adventurer for a home mechanic with little to no experience? Cheers mate!

[@Moonfleet41]

Hi mate.. if it's the same design as my TT Legend, which im pretty sure it is.. then its simple.. look down at the top yoke, and either side of the ignition key you'll see two small allen screws, when you take those out the clock set lifts away.. ( but before you do that.). unscrew the speedo cable from the back of the left hand clock, and inside the headlight bucket you'll find the plug for the wiring harness... unplug it, feed the harness out the back of the light bucket, then take those two small screws out beside the ignition key slot... and your clocks are off.. all done.!!

[@stu82pendous]

@@Moonfleet41 Thanks Del taking the time out to reply, if I can please another matter which you may or may not have come across? On the standard exhaust the bolt had to be cut off as it was stuck inside, when attempt was made to loosen the bolt and shroud started to turn then came loose from the exhaust totally and had to use a crabber going inside to extract.. Looking at where the shroud (IF that is the correct term) was looks to just be a thin outer layer (The outside of the exhaust) and nothing to re-tap, is this exhaust not for the bin or do you have experience with this type of issue? Thanks again Del.

[@MorganH1]

Just wondering what air compressor you use in the shop? looking to upgrade my old one and looking for any suggestions. Thanks (Will be using power tools and looking at getting a blasting cabinet in the future) :D

[@Moonfleet41]

Hi mate, I use a 50L, 14cfm belt driven compressor, more than man enough for the job, just make sure if you buy a compressor with an intention to buy a blast cabinet later, check what the required cfm is on the blast cabinet first... even if you're not buying it now, then you can buy a compressor that's big enough and can keep up!

[@MorganH1]

@@Moonfleet41 ah ok, cheers for the advice mate. Appreciate it!

[@bubbles1863]

Del would that paint be suitable for wheels also

[@Moonfleet41]

Yes mate.. very good indeed.. i painted the wheels on my Streetfighter project, and the frame too, flexible and chip resistant, and needs no primer.. just a good clean sanded finish to lay onto.. have a good weekend and take care.. Del.

[@bubbles1863]

@@Moonfleet41 thanks del, I have a winter project going at the moment and wanted to paint the wheels 👍

[@Moonfleet41]

Good luck with it, have fun and let us know how you get on!

[@richardmennell5745]

All that work to cover it up again,sometime’s things need to look natural my friend,great video though, 👍

[@Moonfleet41]

Raw aluminium does look great, specially if it's a wipe-able casing you can rub down with an oily rag, but with all the corners and crevices on this, it would rot in no time and there's no point in lacquering it as you saw the state of it! Thanks for watching mate.

[@stevie5141]

Great stuff again.. Can I just ask what spray paint that was you used on them ? As I’m thinking now will do that to K100

[@Moonfleet41]

It's Simoniz Tough Paint in satin black mate, good luck with yours!

[@andyturnbull]

How long between each wet coat?

[@Moonfleet41]

As long as it's over 15'C, then about 15mins at least!

[@michaelwilliams3861]

(P) Del, when you are peeling the tape from the paintwork, what state is that paint in? Is it dry or wet, and how come it doesn’t peel the paint as well? All the best to you and Penn.

[@Moonfleet41]

Hi Michael, there is a critical window to peel tape, not easy to define in time, but it is that point when the paint is touch dry to a light flick of the back of the finger, but not yet hardened off, it's difficult to define it with text book specifics, it's more a knack you can from experience... like all these things, a lifetime of doing it, you just get the feel for it... and of course plenty of getting it wrong in the past helps out ha ha If you're going to give it a try yourself, you'll see that it's also a case of peeling the tape off in the right way, don't peel back against the paint, pull away from it instead of towards it... one of those things where practice makes perfect... hope you're keeping well yourself, take and have a great weekend, D&Px

[@eduardozanette3234]

Doesn't this Spray you use need automotive varnish? Or is this spray already automotive?

[@Moonfleet41]

It's a stone chip protective paint, perfect for the job..

[@eduardozanette3234]

@@Moonfleet41 Hmmmm, yes, I know what it is! More or less already imagined what it was just missing the conclusion hehehe! Thanks again!

[@badWithComputer]

What's that on the outlet of your blasting cabinet?

[@Moonfleet41]

Adapter for the shop vac.

[@madmarkuk1]

;-)

[@mark7218]

Del could you tell me how much oil I will need for my Hayabusa clutch oil chang angevwhat type would you recommend please . Thankyou very much Regards Mark