In my quest to put the primary side back together to clear the decks before starting to investigate forks, we come to a little painting job on the chain cover and clutch dome.
I've cleaned up the clutch dome with a 40 grit flap wheel, 60 grit paper, and degreaser.
This is the first coat of Tractol 816 grey primer supplied by Smith Allen to go under the Tekaloid 318 gloss black.
It goes on easily and dries very quickly but it does seem to hold brush marks and attract dust.
Twelve hours later, with a slightly larger brush I applied first top coat:
It goes on very nicely but I seem to have trapped quite a lot of bubbles. Perhaps I am over working the paint.
I put a second coat on the next day - after nearly 6 hours it was still slightly tacky. The second coat could be handled in 24 hours and these two parts are now hanging from the workshop ceiling to cure.
As everyone says, the depth of the gloss is amazing.
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