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How long are you letting the stuff work? Cover it with Saran Wrap and let it sit 24 hours or more.
Those last bits will come off easy peasy.
Ahh that's my issue with the nooks and crannies, I was only waiting an hour 😃
It's raining here so I'm on hold this morning for round 3 (hopefully my final round) so I can start polishing soon. Overall though, it's so much easier than I was expecting and the stripper does most of the work. In fact, most of the time spent is prep and clean up (so I don't ruin my deck) but very little actual work on removing the powdercoat...
Ahh that's my issue with the nooks and crannies, I was only waiting an hour 😃
It's raining here so I'm on hold this morning for round 3 (hopefully my final round) so I can start polishing soon. Overall though, it's so much easier than I was expecting and the stripper does most of the work. In fact, most of the time spent is prep and clean up (so I don't ruin my deck) but very little actual work on removing the powdercoat...
It'll work in an hour but the longer you leave it on, the better it works.
I redid a 1980 Yamaha back in 2020. The previous owner used high temp paint on almost all of the painted parts and the engine covers.
That stuff is tough as nails so I slathered stripper on it, wrapped it in Saran Wrap and left it for about 28 hours.
It came off like soft butter. Easy as could be.
It'll work in an hour but the longer you leave it on, the better it works.
I redid a 1980 Yamaha back in 2020. The previous owner used high temp paint on almost all of the painted parts and the engine covers.
That stuff is tough as nails so I slathered stripper on it, wrapped it in Saran Wrap and left it for about 28 hours.
It came off like soft butter. Easy as could be.
I'm thinking about doing it with the rain, will humidity defeat the purpose? Meaning, should I wait for dry, or go ahead and slap it on the holes and wrap with saran wrap? I can wait as well but I have a ride tomorrow (assuming the weather holds) so I won't have much time tomorrow. I was hoping to have it ready to polish by Mon since I'm off work and the only time to do it (it's why I started on Christmas after my kids were done with presents).. I have a demanding job so it's difficult to do this type of thing outside of weekends..
Here's the current status, all black gone, I'm in the first stage of sanding out the aluminum. 220 grit is done, working on 400 now, then I'll move to 600 and 1,000 until it's shiny. I can't go to shiny right away or it won't match so I'll probably stop at 1,000 then redo it down the road when all covers are stripped (I don't mind the work of removing down the road). It gives me a chance to check everything underneath the covers (primary chain/tensioner plus the cams are being swapped soon) so eventually they're all coming off again anyways:
I polished it only once, and it already matches my new trans cover almost perfectly so I'm going hit it one more time with mother's mag and one more polish then install it. It's awesome but the pics don't do it justice at all (in person it's beautiful). It's better than I expected it could be to be honest! It's exactly the old school shovel look I'm going for so it's the outcome I wanted! Now I can get rid of the mid control and start to match bare aluminum and get rid of the ugly grey!
Last edited by GROOVY1975; Jan 4, 2025 at 02:34 PM.
I'm done, 2cd polish and in person it's almost chrome shine, which is far shinier than anything else on the bike (except S&S teardrop) so it's perfect!
Are you going to put anything on it to keep it from corroding? Clear lacquer is common. If you want something easier to remove later, there's a product called SHARKHIDE Metal & Aluminum Protectant. It's not cheap, but it beats watching your hard work turn to white powder.
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