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Kevin McCabe

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Subject : Veneering a gas tank?
Posted : 2010-04-13 3:39 PM
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I'm new to veneering but have always been into woodworking and also motorcycles. So I thought to myself, "How cool would it be to trim out my bike in some kind of burl?" Anyway I was hoping someone out there could give me some advice. Would a 6cfm vacupress do the trick, or would I need a 10cfm to compensate for the large pockets of air that are going to be caused by the gas tank and fenders. Any tips or advice from you pros out there would be greatly appreciated!


 
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Steven Kenzer

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Subject : RE: Veneering a gas tank?
Posted : 2010-04-14 6:11 AM
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On a scale of 1-10, in terms of difficulty, in my mind that's a 15. To wrap veneer around a form like that would be a challenge, to say the least. On top of that, the metal substrate and the exposure to the elements would be the other major challenge involved. An interesting thought but hardly practical. Maybe others would disagree and could tell you otherwise, but that's my 2 cents. Good luck.


 
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Kevin McCabe

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Subject : RE: Veneering a gas tank?
Posted : 2010-04-14 2:27 PM
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Thanks for your reply, my friend...and your honest. I quickly realized as I got into this project that there would be certain obstacles to overcome. I was thinking the top of the tank might provide a somewhat flat working surface and then using the rest of the veener in strips, as accents. I'll have to strip the paint to get to bare metal. I'm hoping that by using a powdered urea resin glue (PPR), like Ultra-CAT will do the trick. Was thinking of getting a friend of mine to put a custom paint job on it, since it'll have to be repainted anyway. The more I think about it, because of the odd shape and the metal substrate involved, I'm realizing I probably need a 10 cfm vacuum press instead of the 6 cfm. Do you agree?


 
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Darryl Keil

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Subject : RE: Veneering a gas tank?
Posted : 2010-04-17 2:12 PM
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Kevin,

I have to agree that veneer a gas tank would be quite a challenge, especially if you havent veneered before. It is doable though. I'd probably want a spare one to practice on.

As far as the pump goes there is no reason to need the 10cfm. If you decide you want to get one the 6cfm would do you just fine.

Darryl Keil


 
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Kevin McCabe

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Subject : RE: Veneering a gas tank?
Posted : 2010-04-18 1:04 PM
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Darryl,
That makes me feel a little better. I've got a old tank and fender to practice on and looking forward to diving in to this project. Thanks for your advice, you probably just saved me $500. I'll drop you a line and let you know how it's coming along, maybe send you a picture when I'm done.

Kevin McCabe


 
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Kevin McCabe

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Subject : RE: Veneering a gas tank?
Posted : 2010-04-26 1:18 PM
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Darryl,
I'm really excited about getting this new project started and have just a couple more questions for you if you don't mind me picking your brain a little more.I've been reading through the archives and noticed that Don Stephan recommended your second video several times in reference to curved work so I definitely plan on getting that one, but I was wondering if you could recommend some other books or videos that would be useful for the type of project I'm planning with curved veneer and metal substrate?
Also, I'm planning on using Bulbinga burl as my finish veneer and I believe I'll need a backer veneer in between the finish veneer and the metal substrate. Can you recommend a backer veneer that would have a similar grain orientation? Should the backer be burl as well?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me. It seems the more research I do the more excited I get, so I'm really looking forward to seeing your video.

Kevin McCabe
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