Very kind comments, thanks guys
In truth,I was utterly useless, it just didn't come naturally to me at all. But micks a great teacher, had a few late nights ( never git done before 7, two nights worked after midnight) he just won't stop until you've got it.
I always wondered why it cost so much to get stuff show painted..now I know.
That old gs850 tank...two days prepping, two hours painting, two days finish lacquering and polishing..the course was £1390, I've since spent £1100 gearing up, big lump of that was a decent s/ hand 'pressor..
I'm having to sell my fz1 to put the funds back, but it was worth it, I've done no end of old bikes up but never been able to do the finish paint, hoping to do it as a hobby and a little business on the side, once I've got my z1b rep done me and one will use it at shows, see if it generates any interest. Anybody here needs owt done I'll look after you, though I'm not doing accident repair or spray repairs to oem paint, I'll stick with seventies and eighties un faired stuff
Once again, thanks for the kind comments blokes, and should anybody need skulls or a wavy flag lol...
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