The Project As It Stands.

[benwaechter]

This is where it is sitting now. I have decided to go ahead with the project and when money isn't as tight I will buy another cx500 engine and fabricate some controls. For now I will use the stock controls. Where have people had parts sandblasted before? I am almost done the fabrication aspect and want to get some pieces cleaned up and painted before re assembly. Thanks.


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[benwaechter]

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[Donovan]

As far as sand blasting some of our members have sand blasting cabinets and machinery for it but whether a frame will fit in is another question.  If you want to take a little trip the the Machinery Park in Quesnel it has sand blasting equipment and they can handle any size of machinery.  The set up is out side in a tent with tarps for walls and it is big.  The guy who runs it said he will do sand blasting for a donation to the park.  Not sure what the winter hours are though.

[benwaechter]

awesome. I will look into that. It would be cool to get all the parts together and make a saturday out of it. Thanks again.
Ben.

[Rusty Bucket]

RCJ powder-coating - or any powder-coating place, really - does good quality sand-blasting for very reasonable prices, because they are set up for it as a matter of procedural course for their main product, powdercoating.  They'll  have the big screw-type compressor and volume delivery for making quick work of even a tedious job like a frame.  Now, the powdercoating itself is another matter - the last quote I had on getting a frame powdercoated was $450 -  fully half the budget for the entire bike;  but the sandblasting is a small part of that price, and the blasting they do is very thorough.  RCJ or Prism would be good places to check.  Jeff has a pro-grade dust-evac blasting cabinet that is just about big enough for a frame - but it would be tight, and his air equipment works less well in sub-zero temperatures.

[british bulldog]

     I have used both Prism and RCJ several times i will go with Prism they also sand blast powder coat etc. . Also Smokey at Prism donated the power coating to the Prince George Vintage Motorcycle Club raffle bike that helped put us on the map and funds in our bank account.

                                         British Bulldog

[Dennis]

Getting your frame sandblasted is good value.   You have to compare it with the time spent trying to get all of the paint off with chemicals, your electric drill and brushes, sand paper etc.    You can easily blow a weekend.  Getting a complete frame and a box of parts sand blasted has never cost me over a hundred bucks.  I have always gone with RCJ but that's just because I know one of the guys there.   Bull Dog has a good point about Prism; they helped the club with our R5 project.

With regard to powder coating your frame afterwards, I have done it.  The quality and durability cannot be beat.  However, I have no plans to powder coat any frames again in the near future simply because my projects are never finished.  I have spray painted my own frames with proper two part automotive paint, and frankly, for any of my projects (which are all done on a Spartan budget), I'm going with spray bombs.  My GS650 frame was done with automotive paint.  I then spilled brake fluid all over it and messed it up.  My repair was a spray bomb.  My drag bike was about $20 worth of spray bombs. 

A high end restoration would be worthy of powder coating, but a budget bobber .... your call.

Peace & Grease, Dennis

[benwaechter]

Good to know, I had no intentions of powdercoating the frame or any part, this is a cheaper bike thats purpose is learning how to do it better. I will end up rattle canning the frame and engine. I may have it sandblasted for the convenience of it. another question for you Dennis, we have a 81 yamaha maxim 650 that has now passed through at least three set of hands without papers. What I want to know is now that it is at my place can I "sieze it" and get it into my name that way? My friend tried and they rejected it saying that the previous "owners" had not seized it. Now that I have it can I say it was left at my house and I am seizing it and then trying to get it registered? If I am not making sense it wouldn't be the first time.

Thanks again.
Ben.

[Dennis]

Ben, regarding the registration, come chat up Paul and I at the meeting.  Various members have had a lot of success getting title.  I am in the process myself with one.

Peace & Grease, Dennis