The rules of the place where the BTW clubhouse is hosted prevent us from doing certain “obvious” work during the day, but we are able to do quiet time work. We arrived about 2PM and left about 2AM.

We had a todo list and knocked these items off it:

degrunge tranny and frame
paint frame
paint trim
make dashboard
license plate light
alternator light
oil light (wiring done, but switch is bad; need to replace)
finish shifter
breather hose
spark plug wire keeper
handlebar and mirrors
first clear coat (more about this shortly)

There is still a substantial list, but I’m fairly confident it’s a one-day list.

As for the first clear coat, we’re using Duplicolor “Paint Shop” ready to spray paint, which greatly simplifies things for the do-it-yourselfer. No need to thin it, almost no need to strain it, but you should anyway. It cleans up with acetone. All in all, easy to use.

They also have a clear with prismatic sparkles in it. It looks great over the yellow, but it looks stunning over black!

We’re planning to shoot a couple coats of plain clear over it for depth, but wow! It looks pretty nice like it is.