Might also get the horn cover chromed
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- Mon Aug 24, 2015 11:58 am
- Forum: Standard Scoots & Restorations
- Topic: Paint Dilema
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Re: Paint Dilema
Starting to strip the horrid textured paint off with paint stripper and the original blue is now coming through.
Might also get the horn cover chromed
Might also get the horn cover chromed
- Thu Jul 30, 2015 2:45 pm
- Forum: Standard Scoots & Restorations
- Topic: First scoot & first restoration
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Re: First scoot & first restoration
All stripped now! (Except the eagled eyed ones will spot the fuel lid still on)
- Thu Jul 30, 2015 2:42 pm
- Forum: Standard Scoots & Restorations
- Topic: Paint Dilema
- Replies: 11
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Re: Paint Dilema
my opinion is that it's your bike and you can do what the hell you like to it. It's nice to do a full factory restoration. Some like way out custom jobs (I don't but that's not the point). Some like the Christmas tree look (lights and mirrors). Cutdowns, street racers balh blah. I recently 'restore...
- Thu Jul 30, 2015 10:12 am
- Forum: Standard Scoots & Restorations
- Topic: Paint Dilema
- Replies: 11
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Re: Paint Dilema
You may need to consider the type of paint and the finish. I had my silver repainted in the original colour, but didn't think about the paint type or finish. It looks great, but the finish doesn't look original, too shiny. Yes I didn't think about that, i suppose if I go down the original route the...
- Thu Jul 30, 2015 8:51 am
- Forum: Standard Scoots & Restorations
- Topic: Paint Dilema
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Re: Paint Dilema
Just noticed the side panels on the one above are different from mine. The ones on mine are like the ones on the photo in the wrong blue.
- Thu Jul 30, 2015 8:42 am
- Forum: Standard Scoots & Restorations
- Topic: Paint Dilema
- Replies: 11
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Re: Paint Dilema
This is more like it
- Thu Jul 30, 2015 8:10 am
- Forum: Standard Scoots & Restorations
- Topic: Paint Dilema
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Re: Paint Dilema
That is either a bad photo or more likely the wrong blue. LiS 125's were a metallic blue. Though about 400 came in all white, at the end of the run. P.S. I was the first owner to ride the SX in the picture, on the road. It sold on eBay recently. Advertised for £8500. Rather more than I sold it for ...
- Thu Jul 30, 2015 7:18 am
- Forum: Standard Scoots & Restorations
- Topic: Paint Dilema
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Paint Dilema
Have just finished stripping my first project, a 1966 Li 125 Special and the engine has gone off to Scotopia for a full restoration rebuild. I'm now having second thoughts about the paint scheme, we planned to go red/white or blue/white something like these http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h394/W...
- Tue Jul 28, 2015 10:09 pm
- Forum: Standard Scoots & Restorations
- Topic: First scoot & first restoration
- Replies: 52
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Re: First scoot & first restoration
Bit more stripping tonight. Cable under the leg shields was completely crushed flat http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h394/Wulfy66/7B03B40D-D640-43A6-96E9-C60580BA04DC.jpg http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h394/Wulfy66/F0D5C5A1-244B-4CBC-A4DA-5E27F069E0CC.jpg http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/...
- Mon Jul 27, 2015 9:14 am
- Forum: Standard Scoots & Restorations
- Topic: First scoot & first restoration
- Replies: 52
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Re: First scoot & first restoration
I used to find that the day after I threw out some old scooter bits, I needed them- hence my garage is full of crap!! :D I'm off on hols tomorrow for 14 days- please feel free to shout when I'm bach. What part of BS are you? Chris Have PM'd you, where abouts are you going on hols? We go away this S...