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Finally some visible progress!
« on: May 07, 2011, 08:06:10 PM »
I actually bolted some parts together today, the first steps toward reassembly!
The frame now has front and rear suspension, rear fender and tail light, headlight shell, instruments and handlebars.

Stripped the bad power coat job off with a combination of Zinsser Strip Fast and Eastwood powercoat dissolver.  Took several coats, but got me down to clean metal again.  I found a small shop that does excellent work.  They put on a zinc primer under the black top coat, and the coating is still 1/2 the thickness of my original job.

The power coater said they didn't want to try clear coating my brake plates and drums, they don't think it will stick.  I'm convinced it will, so I've ordered an Eastwood coating gun and plan to try a bit of powercoating myself.  At least if it doesn't work out, I know how to strip it off again!! 

Has anyone tried clear powercoating to replicate the original clear coating on brake drums and plates?

 

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Re: Finally some visible progress!
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2011, 08:10:09 PM »
Tumbling parts like that actually works very well, then you can just spray a light coat of Duplicolor clear over it. Works good for me.
Later Mike

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Re: Finally some visible progress!
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2011, 09:30:57 PM »
Bob
I have looked at brake hubs that are new that came off the factory floor for new Bridgestone.
No clear coat on the hubs, all the old hubs i have have had no clear coat on.
If you look at Honda hubs that have some age you can see the clear coat on the hubs etc.
All i do is i polish the hubs and i clear coat the center of the hubs before i put the spokes in
And then i build the wheels.
Thanks.
Steve.
PS i use a Tumbling machine before i polish the hubs etc.

 


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