Painting wheels/sub frames
Painting wheels/sub frames
Hi all, I am giving the (super fast red storm) a bit of a winter make over and needed a few pointers. The wheels are gold and I want them re-sprayed gold as they are starting to bubble with corrosion in places, I have spoken to the local shot blaster workshop who can do them £60 per wheel. Someone told me I will need to get the corrosion acid etched after shot blasting and before painting to prevent corrosion coming back ? The guy at shot blasters said he doesn't do this with the wheels he does. So is acid etching a bit over the top ? or will the corrosion soon come back after painting ? . I am going to have sub frame and small fairing frame painted as well. While I am here asking questions is there any special tools needed to replace fork seals ? Cheers
Re: Painting wheels/sub frames
Haven't done forks on the VTR myself yet, but you should be able to do the job with your standard set of garage tools with a cir-clip pliers being about as specialist as you'll need...
As for your wheels, all I can do is recommend the guy who painted and baked my old cbr wheel. It had a polished rim with signs of the weather on it (winter riding!!). Had him colour match it to the wheel being replaced to perfection and he charged me little over £60 for the lot and the wheel has dealt better with being used than my powder coated other!
He's a perfectionist to be fair to him and a nice guy too, likes his bikes (and his cars).
You'll have to post to south wales though but could still be cheaper than what you're looking to pay locally.
http://www.alloyrefurb.net/Pages/default.aspx
If that doesn't work, search for APS polishing swansea. He's a one man band so doesn't have a business elsewhere!
As for your wheels, all I can do is recommend the guy who painted and baked my old cbr wheel. It had a polished rim with signs of the weather on it (winter riding!!). Had him colour match it to the wheel being replaced to perfection and he charged me little over £60 for the lot and the wheel has dealt better with being used than my powder coated other!
He's a perfectionist to be fair to him and a nice guy too, likes his bikes (and his cars).
You'll have to post to south wales though but could still be cheaper than what you're looking to pay locally.
http://www.alloyrefurb.net/Pages/default.aspx
If that doesn't work, search for APS polishing swansea. He's a one man band so doesn't have a business elsewhere!
I'm not death to power tools... If it breaks, it's obviously NOT a power tool!!!
Re: Painting wheels/sub frames
hi no special tools needed to do the forks
use the old seal to push the new seal into place just grind the outside down a bit to make it smaller
use good quality allen keys to loosen the allen heads on the bottom of the fork leg
use the old seal to push the new seal into place just grind the outside down a bit to make it smaller
use good quality allen keys to loosen the allen heads on the bottom of the fork leg
told you not to but oh no you knew better
Re: Painting wheels/sub frames
Don't use allen keys, they could twist out.
I'd suggest investing in a set of hex bits, long reach, like these for example, although this set also has anti tamper and star drive bits as well.
Someone posted a cheap set in here somewhere- I bought one, they work fine, less than a tenner the set IIRC
I'd suggest investing in a set of hex bits, long reach, like these for example, although this set also has anti tamper and star drive bits as well.
Someone posted a cheap set in here somewhere- I bought one, they work fine, less than a tenner the set IIRC
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.