Good paint job

[eltoroloco]

A while back i was looking into getting some parts re-chromed. the cost was terribe to say the least. until recently i've had limited success with polishing parts like the clutch cover, transmission, stator, and vacum covers. They never looked close to the finish i wanted.

I recently tried a paint. high temp plasticote brand alluminum. and their clear coat. (also enamel black on the yamaha letters before the clear.) It's not chrome, but it is much better to look at than flaking off 24 year old chrome.

1 applied a quality primer, light gray
2 sanded to hide inperfections
3 preped the surface and applied the paint
4 clear coat.

so far i've done the stator cover and the vacum one, the round covers on each side of the motor. Looks much better.

[webbcraft2150]

Try this. Using a brush on paint remover, coat the pieces your want the finish removed from, this will usually remove the "clear coat" the factory puts on. Check a polishing tip in your drill and using "simichrome" polish or mothers. In a flash you will have a chrome like finish. I have done this to all the side covers and the front fork tubes, takes some time but is more durable than paint and I really like the "chrome" look.

[scalded dog]

Webcraft, how long did you leave the paint stripper on, TIA. Later 'Dog

[webbcraft2150]

I left the stripper on for about 5-10 minutes. Rinsed off with water and polished everything up.

[skids]

I agree with that! Polished aluminum is beautiful. Some pieces had some oxidized flecks. I had to use 600 grit emery wet-n-dry to start with and graduated into finer and finer grit paper. If you end it with a good polishing with Mother's milk or with Eagle One aluminum polish, the surface will be so smooth that it will hold its shine for a long time between touch-up polishing.

Originally posted by webbcraft2150
Try this. Using a brush on paint remover, coat the pieces your want the finish removed from, this will usually remove the "clear coat" the factory puts on. Check a polishing tip in your drill and using "simichrome" polish or mothers. In a flash you will have a chrome like finish. I have done this to all the side covers and the front fork tubes, takes some time but is more durable than paint and I really like the "chrome" look.