The Mesh Mod Begins....

[JaxKat]

Well, I finally got the fairings off. That push pin up under the headlight is one helluva beech. Fingers don't fit in there.
Anyways... My wife may just kill me. What do you think?
This is all on our priceless antique dinning table.


Lets see how long this takes. I have to Trace it, Cut it, Form it, Paint it, Secure it, and re-attach the fairings. Should only take ...Months ...

[chinto]

technically you are working on some towels and a tablecloth....

[BlackburnD]

Careful there... I somehow magically glueed a damn towel to our table... The woman was not happy...

[KatanaSoldier]

Smart laying them on towels. That gold will look nice.

[JaxKat]

Thanks guys. I just finished painting the mesh down in the basement. Boy am I getting some fumes WooHoo. It's now 2:15 AM Sunday morning... SHEEES...
I just about tore up my thumb when the mesh slipped while cuting it. OUCH!!! Inch long gash pretty deep. Blood everywhere. Had to wash it off the farring. My wife bandaged me up and told me get done so she can have dinner sometime in the near future at the table again.
This is TOO FUN...

[KatanaSoldier]

Next time man up and cauterize the wound with a torch!



Seriously, looking forward to seeing that glossy gold. I have not seen that before.

[BlackburnD]

I cut myself a few times doing that damn mesh mod.. If i ever do it again I will buy the precut stuff from ebay..
I supeglued my big cut shut so I could continue working. used to do that all time when I was an auto mechanic.

[katman05]

Make sure you post some pics when it's all done.

[JaxKat]

Here are some updates. Slow process when you don't have any spare time. UGH!
Here is before and after:

Fitting the painted pieces:

Attatched with Quick Steel Putty. Good for 500 deg F.

A finished Mesh

[ty_gto]

Looks really good! How hard is the mesh to form to the shape you want?

[JaxKat]

Looks really good! How hard is the mesh to form to the shape you want?

The mesh forms real easy ... Probably easier if you don't slice through your thumb on the first one though ...

[JaxKat]

I cut myself a few times doing that damn mesh mod.. If i ever do it again I will buy the precut stuff from ebay...

Precut from Ebay? Are you kidding ... This is too simple ... The only hard part was making sure that all of the mesh lines were in sync on all three opennings. Oh, and the slight cuts during the first one . Wore work gloves for the rest with no problems.

[JaxKat]

Next time man up and cauterize the wound with a torch!

Seriously, looking forward to seeing that glossy gold. I have not seen that before.

The Gold looks awesome against the Black. I can't wait to get the Metalic Gold Flames on now. But $$$ dictates that one at the moment.

[KatanaSoldier]

Nice work!

[JaxKat]

Damn... Its WINTER again ... The fairings are still on my diningroom table. Too damn cold out in the garage to assemble it . I have to wait til like next week when the weather breaks, to get the Kat put back together... UGHHHH! I hate springtime SNOW!!!