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DJP Crazy Courier
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Posted: 17:39 - 08 Apr 2023 Post subject: Painting Wheels |
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The previous owner of this bike had stripped and polished the wheel rims and while it looked good when clean it was hardly the most practical finish for a bike that's used year round: A hint of rain, let alone road salt, and the wheels turned into a corroded mess. So I decided to respray the rims. After a bit of research, I went with Simoniz Tough Paint. This claims not to need primer but I wanted a durable finish so I went with an etch primer first.
I started by thoroughly cleaning the wheels while they were still on the bike. Obviously, I didn't want any residual wax on the wheels so instead of car shampoo I cleaned them with washing-up liquid and a small scouring sponge to get rid of any grease and grot.
https://i.ibb.co/4jpVD31/fwstart.jpg
With the wheels dry I keyed the rims with 200 grade paper, followed by a clean with aerosol de-greaser and then a final wipe over with thinners. As I was only painting the rims, I didn't remove the disks and I only needed to mask the tyre sidewalls. I found the best way was to overlap the masking tape onto the rim and then run my thumbnail around the rim to cut off the excess tape. This worked well and I was finally ready to start spraying the primer.
https://i.ibb.co/SNqc7dp/rwprimer.jpg
I used the rig shown so that I could spin the wheels while spraying. The first coat was just a dust coat and then I used two more, thicker coats. I used U-Pol etch primer and I was really impressed with how smoothly it went on – good enough that I didn't need to flat it down, exactly as I'd hoped for.
Once primed, I took the wheels indoors and left them for 24 hours per the instructions. The following day it was time for the colour coats. I did these with a similar technique: A dust coat followed by two progressively heavier coats. And I'm really happy with the result. Time will tell how durable this finish is but for now it's looking good.
https://i.ibb.co/YPKk3dd/fwpainted.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/x8r3bSr/rwpainted1.jpg ____________________ Suzuki Bandit 1250
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Last edited by DJP on 15:09 - 21 May 2023; edited 1 time in total |
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Posted: 19:05 - 08 Apr 2023 Post subject: |
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Nice job ____________________ Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750
Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600 |
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DJP Crazy Courier
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Looks good, easy to maintain... ticks my boxes ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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Good call on the etch primer, should always etch aluminium. ____________________ Current bikes: suzuki RG125UN wolf. Yamaha MT-07 |
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Posted: 11:26 - 21 Apr 2023 Post subject: |
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Very professional looking job, well done ____________________ If It Aint broke Don't Fix It |
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The last post was made 1 year, 24 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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