You can indeed Sir.. its all in the preparation anyway, and with enough care and patience.. you can equal any spray gun paint finish. Have a great weekend Brother. . Del.

Awesome, thank you for your feedback!

Thanks Chris, she's very busy running her own business, she helps out filming when she can, and she does a lot of the background work and behind the scenes stuff, but her own business must come first... she's always about!

Thank you most kindly Sir, it's an honour to be an inspiration, may just do a little bit at a time and see what inspires you!

Thanks Kelt, Enjoy.

Thanks mate, and great to have you aboard, enjoy the videos and thanks also for your support, have a great Sunday. Del.

Thank you so much Kalle, that is very kind of you.. take care and keep warm.. Del.

Thank you kindly sir, we're jealous of that warm sunny weather.. its 4 degrees and damp here.. and working late shift this evening, be finished by 2am,, then tomorrow to ourselves.. enjoy your weekend too mate.. all the best. D&Px

Thanks buddy, glad you're enjoying, appreciate the support!

Thank you Han, you're most welcome and thanks for your support.. Del.

Thanks WW, hope it works out well for ya, enjoy the process!

Thank you so much Tom, yes indeed, Penny is my driving light, my gravity and voice of reason... Have a great weekend buddy, and keep in touch.. Del.

Hi Mike, thanks for your kind words, I guess we can learn anything with a nudge and a tip, or two, it's just about taking your time and being confident aye.... as for the cooker, I'd need to watch a video on it first lol !

Cheers Bazza, I appreciate you shoving the credit my way, but it was your hands that did the job and you that has the skills now!... you can show someone a thing ten times and some people still can't get it, so you're obviously a capable guy and like all of us, we just sometimes need a tip or a nudge, just pass it on and spread the love and we all benefit aye!

Why thank you most kindly Sir.

Thank you buddy.. keeping busy till spring and its time to play again..

Thanks buddy, working on it now, I've a Simple Skills to fit in between, but making progress all the while I'm waiting for the wheels!

You're welcome. Glad it was helpful!

Cheers buddy, bit more to strip off yet, then I'll put it all back together in one go one it's all painted!

Cheers James, making progress and happy with these results... good luck with your wheels, hope they turn out well for you! D&Px

Cheers Paul, much appreciated!

Good luck with it Glen, have fun and be proud of you results mate.

Hi Patricia, glad you enjoyed the video, and yes it's ideal to have a place inside to work, however, some people use a garden gazebo type tent, they're not expensive and will keep the wind, dust and bugs off... maybe that would help? Always good to hear from you, have a great week, chat soon, D&Px

Thanks Andt, glad you enjoyed!

Sure thing buddy, its all in the prep. thanks for watching.. Del.

Muito obrigado irmão ... Estou feliz com os resultados, e tenho muito mais a fazer! Não nos esquecemos da nossa promessa de lhe fazer uma menção, vamos filmar em breve!

Cheers Tony, great to hear from you brother, hope life is good, have a great weekend!

Hi buddy, oh my goodness that is cold, about the same here, we get 26 at night, supposed to be colder and they tell us snow is on the way! Glad you enjoyed the video, please with it so far... ! Cheers!

Have fun with it buddy, enjoy the journey!

Hi Gus, always good to hear from you... ahhhh summer... roll on the warm days and ability to work out in the driveway for once! Good luck with it, and keep in touch, all the best, D&Px

Great trick, i like that..

Hi Mark, The VHT paint does dry a little flat, and yeah, once it's cured fully you can buff it a little to bring some mild reflection to it... but TBH if it's just for the engine casings, i use the regular "Tough Paint" products, they're more then heat resistant enough for the casings, should withstand up to 300c without discolouring.. so then you could use their "Satin Black" which would give a really close match to the factory finish !

Thank you Sir, im glad you can use the tip here and there.. and thank you for your kind words... Del.

Ha ha, thanks buddy, enjoy the video.

Thanks Geoff... it feels very special to be here at last.

Really?.. Diapers for seniors.... so we all may see it again some day..!Lol Have a great weekend buddy.. take care. D&Px

Moonfleet41 nah just pulling your chain... it’s Friday! lol- have a great weekend, Del!

I'm sooo environmentally consious that I even recycle my toilet paper

Thank you mate, that's very kind, I have a few most bits to take off yet, but once it's all ready, everything will go back together in one go... looking forward to that day!

@@Moonfleet41 I'm trying to imagine how it will look when finished, keep them vids coming del 🖒

@@bubbles1863 Will do buddy, loads in the pipeline... need more days off lol !

Sheesh indeed Keith.. pure fantasy aye. !

Sure thing buddy, the camera is about 15ft away from the clock, but zoomed in, so it does show how much overspray is in the air at the end of each coat across the whole area of the garage.. which is why I've now taken to covering the bike up and a good job too, as the cover had a layer of black dust on it!

Hi buddy, good result, it does come out to about 400+ degrees so it's still pretty heat resistant, it's great to hear it worked!

Sure thing Hui, great to hear from you again Sir, and I think you must be dead right on that... when I took the dust sheet off the Harley, you can push the dust around on it, but you can't sweep it off... isn't nature wonderful lol !

Thanks Dave, me too, i recon they will look bang up to date now.

Ayup Timo, good to hear from you mate... ok, the problem with your pevious paint job was more likely chemical residues and not a lack of a rough surface... soda blasting does leave a residue behind which needs to be cleaned again with neat thinners in to every tiny corner and crevice because it leaves a slightly oily residue behind otherwise.... anyway, moving forward, it's less complicated than you think. You don't need a primer, just use regular VHT paint rated to 800c, that will be fine... if you scuff off every tiny bit of loose paint, scuff up the surface of any of the existing paint left behind and get the whole engine sanded back with Scotch pads, it's boring, tedious and finger tip punshing work... fold the Scotch pad in half to get in between the fins and the longer you spend on it, the better chance you will give the new paint...once it's all scuffed and sanded with nothing loose or flaky, then it's time to clean it. Use paint thinners and clean paper tissue with rubber gloves on (don't touch it with bare fingers, skin is always greasy!)... once everything is perfectly clean, you need a room temperature environment and get a very light 'dust coat' over all of it. This is often known as a tack coat and acts as a primer to the bare metal... if you really wanna be sure, then after 5mins do a second tack coat and leave it 10mins, this will give you a great base. Then you can start painting for real... 3 wet coats of the VHT at least, making sure it's wet and shiny, but try and avoid runs on flat areas, like the clutch cover... then leave it at least 10hrs before you touch it.... That should do you mate... it works for me, and should be a good, sound long lasting finish... Finally mate, always avoid using any form of acid etch primer, unless it is on totally bare metal.. if you spary it on to any leftover paint it will strip it and I imagine your engine is patchy with some bare metal and some old paint, so the double tack coat method is the best primer ever... as a rule of thumb, your two key secrets are to get it totally chemically clean and roughed up, and a nice warm environment...good luck, all the best, Del

Thanks David, hope you've had a great weekend, D&Px

@@Moonfleet41 😀👍

Thanks buddy, I give them a bang with a hammer every now and again they they shed their skin like a snake lol See you next Sunday mate...

Thanks Christopher, i think you;re right, Harley a really good and calling things weird names..!!! i like 12 guage.. or maybe "Punchout" heat shields lol..

Sure thing Phil, am glad you appreciate it, you can usually emulate most of the factory's accessories, with a bit of modification, glad you enjoyed mate!

My main language is not english, what exactly does he means with a 'tack coat'? a single thin or thick layer or something?

Nice one mate, sounds like an adventure, good luck with it... if you're interested at all then there is a much more affordable version of a lift, Sealey make a metal fold away table that can hold 300kgs, gets the bike 2ft6" off the floor, so you can sit on a stool and have the engine at chest height, folds away the size of a sack truck up against the wall..! Let me know if you're interested, can pop you a link...

Moonfleet41 when you say affordable what’s the price of the lift you’re describing?your affordable maybe a little different to mine😜

Thanks for the info mate, have never experienced it myself but aprpeciate the info... cheers

You employ fish...? Now, come on Springy... you can't leave it there, don't be koi, tell us more about it, or is this a load of pollocks, you don't have to be a brain sturgeon to see this is a wind up, cod almighty, it's hardly credible that you were dolphinitely were a reel fish wife! I mean what did you pay them three squid an hour I presume?!...and where would they have their lunchbreak, in the 'school' canteen?! I guess any fin is possible, in a whelk'ept garage... but I'm gonna stop carping on now cos I'm getting a haddock!

@@Moonfleet41 ok , i know my 'plaice' thats why i'm 'whiting' this , i'm just 'flounder'ing around having a 'dab' at it. I was thinking 'eel'be ok with my ap'roach' , I mean here i am 'perch'ed on a ledge , hoping to 'skate' around the issue looking for a 'ray' of light but it doesn't 'manta' anyway i'm having a whale of a time ..hang on ..whale ? that's a bloody mammal not a fish !! 🐳

Hi Teddy.. thank you sir, its an honour to have reached this level, and we're really chuffed... Sent them a mail this week..

I believe it does Jeremy, Thanks for your kind words.

Hi Geoff. yes, prep indeed mate, its all in the detail.. those grips are fine, a little light patina, but no damage,! just too fat and chunky for me, i prefer slimmer ordinary rubber ones.!

If you have some scuffs in the paint, then i would always sand those back to flatten out any imperfections, then key up the rest of the paint for a good key with the new VHT paint.. Thank you for your kind words and we're glad the videos can help.

@@Moonfleet41 thank you for the reply, quick question by key you mean hit it with a scotch brite just to rough the surface ?

Yes exactly that mate!

Yes you can spray on to chrome, but it's important with the heat paint to scuff it up first and make a good 'key' for the paint to grip.

Depends on the paint you're using, read the directions on that product, heat proof paints usually don't need a primer, but it's a good idea to 'scuff' them up to provide a key.

Hi Lucas, good question mate, and an important matter... the answer is no, you don't clear coat high temp. paints, usually if you want a gloss finish you buy a gloss high temp. paint... anything you put on an exhaust would have to be high temp. resistant, otherwise it would burn off, naturally. The reason clear coats are put on to body paints is to enhance the metallic effect in the base paint.

Still flawless, no problems at all!

Believe both answers buddy.. it depends on the specific product you're using..some need it, some don't.. so the best advice in printed in the packaging of your chosen product... Hope that helps..

Cool idea..

No, this worked for me with the procedure you saw, and it's still in place and doing fine to this day... good luck with yours!

Hi Alex, I scuffed the metal with a 120 grit Scotchpad disc to give a little key, drying time (different from curing) was about 48hrs and you can 'carefully' put them back on. Then when you start the bike, they cure within about an hour of riding, be careful because the first thing that happens within the first minute is the paint goes soft and sticky, but then it dries away and starts to 'bake'... once it's fully cured after a few rides, it's tough as powder coat!

@@Moonfleet41 thank you for taking the time to answer.