Modern Vespa

Is that single stage?
If so, I am even more impressed.

No, it's two stage. He mentioned clearcoat.

I did spray the rear wheelwell with single. It was pretty hot in the booth today. On the inside of the legshield and tunnel, the overspray drys really fast and leaves some funky spots. I'll need to sand and buff to come close to your SS paint job.

Ooops sorry… didn't clock.
Still crazy impressive!

Looking fantastic, it's almost getting to the fun part of the build. The assembly!

To be fair… Victor is a professional painter.
That is why my SS looks so solid. You sir are doing professional work. Excited to see the GS come together.

Holy guacamole Batman, that's some shiny beautiful black right there!

lol…this sort of thing has happened to me a few different times when i was painting cars. VERY frustrating indeed! You did lay down some smoove paint. It looks very nice!

WoW !! Looks gorgeous in black.
Congratulations

Slick work, Rob, looks pro. Gonna be a beauty.

I had to update my technique for this black paint after seeing some sand scratches in the shade. Here are the compounds in order with corresponding pads after wet sanding using 2500. This wax I tried from Turtle Wax is really good stuff.

Wow.

Mirror finish! Looking amazing Rob

Rob, did you use the air polisher to achieve this ?! Is it rotary or dual ?

Yes, that's my 3 inch rotary air buffer. The pads are four inch hook and loop style. My big electric buffer is rotary as well. It does a better job but without having the mudguard secured to something, it would fling it across my driveway. 🤣 Seems to be lots of inexpensive air buffers on the market these days.

One more piece finished.

I need a lesson on how to polish paint.

Me too!

Me three! It's a work of art!

Freaking awesome work!!!

Truly.

Gonna be glorious.

Black Chrome

Hot damn man

Nicer than it came from the factory, for sure

No Friday paint jobs here!

That GS is gonna look amazing. I appreciate the care that going into making this parts pile into something special!

Hopefully the next pics will be all glossy and this frame will be ready for assembly.

Stop you're scaring me!

You should see him make a cup of coffee.

Rob - the paint looks fabulous.
Going to be spectacular.

Wow, that looks fantastic.

One thing I learned with buffing paint; I was too afraid of burning through to buff long enough or hard enough. Not that you have to use a lot of pressure, but it does take some effort.

Good to practice on an old panel that you don't care about. Crank up the buffer. Lean into it. See what happens. It will give you an idea of how much is too much.

Man… that's gonna be a show stopper.

And that sanding. Not a spec of peel to be seen if there was even any to begin with.

Pics or frame? Cause on my phone pics are already glossy... 😁

Just kiddin'. Great job 👍🏻

Here's a teaser. This is the first stage of polishing. Looking to get the swirl marks out tomorrow. I'm still not satisfied with the repair to the runs on the horncast so I'm thinking of spending more time on those.

Beautiful - like unbelievably beautiful.....

If you make it any shinier it might disappear!

All of us dying to see it assembled.
Flagship model in better than factory finish.
Just enough power upgrades to make it viable for some touring.
Do u have a tubeless solution for the rims? Asking for a friend.

Next level business right there. Amazeballs!!!

So far, I'm sticking with the original tube style with BGM tires Ray8 recommended. I'm planning on riding this sucker around Oregon, Ventura to Phoenix and a short dip into Baja. Still waiting on my SIP cylinder. I'll run stock until then.

When you can scratch the paint while lightly wiping off the paint, you've polished it too much!