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Offline moza

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So the TA was finished apart from it needed a seat, it came with a used rider condition shotgun 2 and after some thought I decided Id like to keep a shotgun on the bike as I've got the usual Kashi on my other bikes and wanted something different. I used to be in the car body repair trade and used to restore cars at home, I was able to come up with a way to repair dashboards in the first generation on Escort RS turbo's which included repainting them so I thought the seat would be easy to do WRONG !!!!!! it wasn't that easy to do. I thought id add it here as many on Facebook have liked it and its something a little different here.

one scruffy used shotgun 2



It had the usual rash across the back with other marks here and there, these had to be filled with a two pack stopper



I mixed in some red 2k paint to tint the filler





flatted down with 800 as you dont want to lift the plastic as it will go hairy and show through the paint







With the filling done the next job to do was the rails. These were rubbed down as the coating was damaged and the rails rusty





All masked up it was paint time, I used VHT anno paint on the bare rails which didn't cover very well, so I sprayed a base silver over it and went over with the anno again



I found the best thing to do was keep the area warm and warm the paint tin up in some hot water, it helped thin the paint and it went on better.

Final prep on the top with a scotch pad and cleaned with panel wipe



rails masked ready for the plastic to be painted, I used plasticote satin red, it is red but the lighting makes it look orange. I will get an outside picture later. Again I found it better to warm the tin up in hot water. Not too hot just hand hot will do so the paint thins and the pressure increases in the tin.



Underneath first and let it dry



When painting you don't want this finish !!!! I removed the paint with thinners and started again. I started with a dust coat before I ended up with this finish to key the paint. I decided to continue painting with dust coats to get the correct finish




This is the finish I wanted, the paint is fresh on here even though it looks dry




ready to go now I've added some decals from Del :slayer:



And a shot from underneath you can see its red here and not orange lol, there is a little glue on the rails from the masking tape. I will clean that off in a few weeks when the paint has fully hardened to avoid damage.





Now I know the seat looks different from a NOS shotgun as it has shiney areas between the grained sections and I know some of the colours are not exact. I could only use what's available in the shops and the finish is the best I could get from materials used, I'm happy with the results and I'm happy I've saved a seat and not gone NOS, it wont be for sale its going on a show bike so it will look fine and never wear off.
« Last Edit: February 07, 2014, 06:08 PM by moza »

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Re: Save the seat !! Shotgun revamp
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2014, 09:11 AM »
Nice job  :4_17_5:

Bru  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Save the seat !! Shotgun revamp
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2014, 09:25 AM »
Love a good resto  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Save the seat !! Shotgun revamp
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2014, 09:34 AM »
Good work!

Always enjoy a restoration thread  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Save the seat !! Shotgun revamp
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2014, 09:35 AM »
This is awesome


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Re: Save the seat !! Shotgun revamp
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2014, 10:35 AM »
Some folk are just too damn clever!  Good job mate  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Save the seat !! Shotgun revamp
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2014, 11:48 AM »
Top job  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Save the seat !! Shotgun revamp
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2014, 12:16 PM »
Thanks guys I thought I'd share as its something a bit different  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Save the seat !! Shotgun revamp
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2014, 12:39 PM »
Excellent job  :daumenhoch:
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Re: Save the seat !! Shotgun revamp
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2014, 12:41 PM »
Ace stuff Lee, all the effort has paid off.

Top thread mate.  :4_17_5:


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Re: Save the seat !! Shotgun revamp
« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2014, 12:54 PM »
Looks great :daumenhoch:
Is there not a way to remove and re-fit the rails?

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Re: Save the seat !! Shotgun revamp
« Reply #11 on: February 07, 2014, 02:01 PM »
Looks great :daumenhoch:
Is there not a way to remove and re-fit the rails?

I thought about that and knew id wreck the finish refitting  :(

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Re: Save the seat !! Shotgun revamp
« Reply #12 on: February 07, 2014, 02:14 PM »
One the hardest seats to find and still on my wanted list.
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Re: Save the seat !! Shotgun revamp
« Reply #13 on: February 07, 2014, 02:36 PM »
That looks really great.

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Re: Save the seat !! Shotgun revamp
« Reply #14 on: February 07, 2014, 04:22 PM »
Cracking resto that fella, given me hope for my dominator pro now  :LolLolLolLol:
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Re: Save the seat !! Shotgun revamp
« Reply #15 on: February 07, 2014, 05:59 PM »
Fookin awesome resto !!!!!!   :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :4_17_5: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :D :D "wantit"

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Re: Save the seat !! Shotgun revamp
« Reply #16 on: February 07, 2014, 06:08 PM »
Finished and fitted
















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on a galloping horse you'd never know lee....   :daumenhoch:

good to put your skills to test.   

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R.I.P  O.M. Far short of the finish line...

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Top top job  ;)

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Top job there mate :4_17_5:
Good to see what's possible with a lot of hard work and patience :smitten:
The TA's not bad either :daumenhoch:
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Wow - what a fantastic resto you've done on that seat  :4_17_5:     Looks great on the ta   :daumenhoch:

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Excellent thread, that seat looks great now. :)

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Top work Lee  :4_17_5:

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Thanks guys, if anyone needs any tips in the future just ask. I will help as much as I can

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