frEEk
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posted July 12, 2006 10:14 AM
painting lower fork legs
so i understand painting aliminium is a problem because paint generally doesnt stick, but are the lower fork legs (no, not the polished tube) bare aluminium or is it painted from the factory? it looks liek it is painted to me. any painters here can give me tips as to how to do a good job? worried about it chipping easily given how exposed it is. wanted to powdercoat originally but no time.
   
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VincentHill
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posted July 12, 2006 11:14 AM
If you want Black or a very few other colors, try the Caliper / Disc Paint they have made by VHT. It is chip resistant and scratch resistant and no base coat. Used it on my whells and still nice not to mention the brake cleaner cannot do much to it!
FOund at Atto ZOne and Advantage parts stores here
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frEEk
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posted July 12, 2006 12:38 PM
cool, i used that on my calipers and was thinking about using it on the wheels, but the paint guy said it wouldnt work. i'll try it for the fork legs too then.
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frEEk
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posted July 12, 2006 12:39 PM
oh hey, u jsut given them a light sand with 400 grit and paitn the caliper paint right over? or did u use any primer coat?
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posted July 12, 2006 01:36 PM
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If you want Black or a very few other colors, try the Caliper / Disc Paint they have made by VHT. It is chip resistant and scratch resistant and no base coat. Used it on my whells and still nice not to mention the brake cleaner cannot do much to it!
FOund at Atto ZOne and Advantage parts stores here
+1
that shit is resin based and will stick to like, anything
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VincentHill
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posted July 12, 2006 01:42 PM
Sprayed it right out of the can on to the wheels and other parts! When I was finished, I took some Brake cleaner to handle the overspray and all I did was barely clean up some places. You cannot even see where I levered the tires onto the rims! What sanding   I just sprayed lightly the first coat and heavier the 2nd coat and finished it the 3rd coat! DONE!!
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frEEk
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posted July 12, 2006 03:15 PM
cool, really glad to hear that. gotta pick up another can now, hope the duplicolor brand is just as good.
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posted July 12, 2006 03:33 PM
I am doing my wheels right now with the VHT Gloss Black.
The only prep I did was going over the surface with a scotch brite pad,
and then I just cleaned all the residue off.
I've got the rear done, and the caliper, and it looks great.
Need to do the front now, but I am still trying to decide whether to do the front calipers
and center ( gold portion ) of the rotors????
Has anyone painted these parts with success???
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countersteer
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posted July 12, 2006 04:08 PM
calipers and front rotors would probably be a real pain in the ass..... i did my calipers and i couldnt really get inside them too well, so you could still see the original gold color. i ended up chroming my new stuff. i wouldnt touch rotors, maybe polish the centers if possible, looks a bit tricky to paint.
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VincentHill
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posted July 12, 2006 04:27 PM
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cool, really glad to hear that. gotta pick up another can now, hope the duplicolor brand is just as good.
YOU ARE KIDDING RIGHT!! duplicolor brandThe VHT is the Only Brand for this stuff that I have "EVER" Used that was worth a Rat's Fart
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mwrzx12
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posted July 12, 2006 04:57 PM
Definately get the VHT caliper paint. It was $8.00 per can here for reference.
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posted July 12, 2006 06:01 PM
Too bad you don't have more time. Black Anodized would be the schiznit. 
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posted July 12, 2006 06:48 PM
Mark I painted the OE rotors on my 12 with VHT and it did OK. They're a real PITA to tape up around those huge rivets without Gold showing thru. The only problem is where you bolt them on the wheel. The bolt head tends to twist the shit off. The surface is very slick and really needs glass beading to properly prep it.
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frEEk
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posted July 12, 2006 07:30 PM
crap, all i could get on short notice was plasti-coat, before i read this. hope it hodls up ok and i didnt just waste a few hours  u'r not kidding about having more time blitz. everything ends up being done half assed and under less than ideal conditions (ie. temperature) cause i gotta get it done asap. sucks.
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posted July 12, 2006 07:37 PM
Thanks for the tips 
I may try to finish it up this weekend. It took longer than expected on the rear,
read as a few hours. So I wanted to make sure I had ample time for the front.
Like frEEk says, it sucks getting rushed.
So I am riding around with a black rear wheel and a gold front, GAWD :lol:
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frEEk
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posted July 12, 2006 07:39 PM
careful, u may start a new trend.
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posted July 12, 2006 08:16 PM
I just got finished running a spare black rear with the gold front. Still had good rubber on it, so wtf. I like the black wheels with the PMB...maybe doin' that sometime soon.
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blitzkrieg
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posted July 12, 2006 09:17 PM
Buy another bike and you can take all the time you need. LOL
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posted July 12, 2006 10:29 PM
 Edited By: countersteer on 12 Jul 2006 23:30
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Buy another bike and you can take all the time you need. LOL
+1
thats what i had to do
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frEEk
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posted July 12, 2006 10:45 PM
that's what i _should_ do, but aint gonna happen.
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posted July 14, 2006 05:01 PM
Edited By: pdb1964 on 14 Jul 2006 18:02
Thanks for the ideas. I wasn't sure what to do with the calipers and the rotors. I think I will paint them. They are the only things remaining that are gold colored.
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frEEk
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posted July 14, 2006 10:18 PM
fork legs are painted (as is everything else). hope it holds up well, the engine enamel i used on the gold engine covers didnt do too well. cips off easy. maybe i should have primered it (i usually do). bloody idiot. hope the bits with caliper paint do well (calipers, fork kegs, rear wheel).
thx again for the responses.
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posted July 15, 2006 03:51 AM
give us a few pics SIR!
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posted July 15, 2006 08:07 AM
do they sell the vht stuff in non aerosol form?
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posted July 15, 2006 02:58 PM
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do they sell the vht stuff in non aerosol form?
It is relatively new so I would call or e-mail them! It is as close as paint can get to Powder Coating
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