Step 4 - is really still step 3, that's right.. sanding

I tackled the tank tonight. Not even all of it either. I'd post up a picture but my arms are too tired to lift any higher than the keyboard. I haven't touched any actual "work" work in a few days. I've been researching parts, checking to rent a sandblaster and over all just really busy with work.

So tonight I intended on tackling the whole gas tank with the sander. still using #60 Grit. I got it about half way done and had to stop for the night. My arms are killing me. (doesn't help I swam 30 some laps at the gym before starting the sanding)

It's really astonishing how well that pain is on there. If I didn't want to scratch it, I could accidentally drop a nickel on the tank and lay a scratch in it, now that I WANT it off, I am strong arming an electric sander to it and its taking for ever to even scuff it.

That's just gonna have to take up two nights, and then, I'll probably still need to do some hand sanding. Maybe I will have found a sandblaster by then.

I plan top call a guy named Danny Bally (Ball-ee) who has a shop nearby and does custom painting on bikes and some car hood s apparently. I'm hoping that he's nice and doesn't mind me picking his brain at all. We'll see.

I found out that the custom tail I ordered only came in red so I was almost set to order a new one and I found out that it comes apart really easy and that I can sand that down and paint that too. unfortunately, more sanding. sheesh.

I haven't really taken the time to sit down and sketch yet. I'm sorta procrastinating on that because I don't have any one complete design thought out yet.. which is asinine because I know that its gonna take sitting down and working thru it to do it, that's just my perfectionism putting me in a stranglehold right now. I'll work thru that soon. thing is that's probably my favorite part, other tan shooting pictures of it once its done.

ok I'm in too much pain to type anymore. more to come tomorrow.