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wally Full Member
Joined: Apr 04, 2007 Posts: 538 Location: Sydney Australia
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Posted: October 16, 2007, 5:48 pm Post subject: XS wheels |
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Anyone know a good method of painting the cast wheels from a 1982 XS
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xs1961 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Apr 23, 2007 Posts: 1808 Location: uk
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Posted: October 16, 2007, 6:56 pm Post subject: Re: XS wheels |
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Give 'em a bloody good clean & degrease with thinners(cellulose) spray them all over with carplan satin black then using a rag dipped in thinners wipe-off paint (before TOO dry) from edges of the ally 'spokes' & rim or with steel-wool when completley dry..
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wally Full Member
Joined: Apr 04, 2007 Posts: 538 Location: Sydney Australia
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Posted: October 16, 2007, 9:12 pm Post subject: Re: XS wheels |
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I have also heard of puting Vaseline on the parts you dont want to paint
What do you think
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KYLEPRESTON 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Jul 24, 2006 Posts: 561 Location: Connecticut
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Posted: October 17, 2007, 11:28 am Post subject: Re: XS wheels |
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IF YOU TAPE OFF THAT YOU DO WANT PAINTED THEN YOU CAN WAX THE AREAS YOU DON'T WANT PAINTED THEN PULL THE TAPE AND GO TO TOWN. I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF WORK BUT A LITTLE HEAT AFTER YOU PAINT AND THE WAX IS OFF. I HAVE SEEN OTHER NON-MOTORCYCLE PARTS PAINTED THIS WAY.
KYLE
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Joseph Full Member
Joined: May 22, 2007 Posts: 767 Location: NY
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Posted: October 17, 2007, 5:28 pm Post subject: Re: XS wheels |
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Why not just tape off what you dont want painted
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weekendrider Support Staff
Joined: Apr 20, 2007 Posts: 1284 Location: SW MO 2x83SK 79F 78E
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Posted: October 22, 2007, 9:58 am Post subject: Re: XS wheels |
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wally I've used the grease method on big iron (drilling rigs) but it's really messy and not what I'd use on smaller parts I'm wanting to look nice.
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