Ducati 916 Superbike Full Restoration EP2 

Welcome to Episode 2 of the Ducati 916 Restoration. In todays episode I finish stripping the frame and get it built back up into a rolling chassis
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So onto the description as i said above, first job to do was strip the frame completely of all its fixings,padding, bearings and whatever else i could find in preparation for stripping the old paint, while i was taking things apart i thought it best to pull the bearings from the swing arm and remove the tyres from the rims too so as to do all the stripping at once.
Once all the parts were stripped i had no choice but to go old school with the frame as its too big for my sand blaster. Happily though all the other parts fit nicely into it.
So once everything was all blasted clean and any rust issues sorted out i primed all the parts with etch primer and while that was drying i set about mixing up the 2k high build primer. The parts were given 3 coats of primer and then left to cure. After curing i wet flat the primed parts to remove any defects that will show up in the final layers of paint.
Once washed and thoroughly dried the parts were painted with Ducati beige and the swing arm done with a colour matched grey this was then topped off with 5 layers of a semi-matte clear and left to cure.
With the painting done and dusted i set about plating all the hardware as you can see me explain in the video it was a case of stripping all of the old plating, dealing with the rust, polishing the parts and then replating then with zinc and then treating them with the appropriate colour of passivate.
Then it was simply a case of reversing the process and building the frame and stuff back up obviously fitting new bearings were required.
And that brings this episode to a close im afraid but i will be back again soon with the next one.
As usual i really hope you enjoy this series of videos and leave a like and a comment to let me know what you think.
Enjoy
RRC
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Ducati 916 Superbike Full Restoration EP2