Ok, originally I'd wanted to have the bike out of commission no more than two weeks. This was the utopian dream (for me).
So quick recap. Gas leaking from tank. Seal tank with POR-15. This was my "kill-two-birds-in-one" move. This would seal the entire tank as it needed to be redone and would get the leak too! Since working on tank would also redo paint since some rust on exterior.
Well-intentioned neighbor that is knowledgeable (obviously, not with motorcycles, so much) uses fast method to get rid of tank prep overrun with grinder. Takes some of the previous body fill out that was used to cover former tank badges.
Maybe that was a medium-paced recap. Here's where I'm at today.
First I filed down the two drops from the tank seal below the petcock. Time, fifteen minutes.
Then, getting ready to Bondo, I re-primed. The original was a sandable/fill mix. This darker one is straight primer.
Concentrating on the areas where I'll be using Bindi, I sprayed the regular primer. My first shot their must have been gunk on the tip, cause for sure it was on the tank now! Seeing that I'll have to sand again I just covered most the tank with the primer. Got my dumb print in the wet primer too.
A friend who I trust more so than others, gave me a couple of bins of body work stuff today. Goal as end of today is to fill dents and complete sanding today.
Possibly another utopian vision of grandeur but I'm going to try. I feel a little closer to having it look as illustrated
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