Thank you Mark. Yes, thats it. Also, it won't let me edit the post. When editing, I get a blank blox of data to edit. I'll leave well enough alone! Thanks again.

Well, batter up. Tank is next. Going to be challenging for me as I usually use vinyl stripes. This time, they get painted on. 





 

Sneek preview of new paint.  Lots more pics to come after paint dries a bit.

Process:

* tank painted 2 base coats White
* stripes were then back-masked after 30 minutes w/ 5.5mm 3M Fine Line tape
* 2 base coats of Calif Orange
* 2 top coats Clear.

Few more pics from today.

I just realized I didn't check to see if the sticker on the oil tank was the right one. I was more dialed to alignment. Hopefully, I aligned it at the correct point. The decal is under the clear coat and the stripes are painted on like I did the tank. I added the over-spray on back like the factory did to the oil tank.

cleaned up parts, gave them a shot of Transtar 4603 here and there where metal was exposed, sanded lightly w/600, then same as above. 2 coats base, 2 coats clear.

This "looks" like a good idea, but in reality I blew over-spray through the holes when I painted the inside. I probably won't do it again. Lucky, I caught it right away and just laid another layer over the backside of the bucket.

This is an extensive "clean up"! Its looking great. Thanks for sharing your progress.

Once day I'm cleaning it up, the next day I'm looking at a stripped frame in garage. lmao.