wheel paint experiment
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On my 07 FXD there was no clearcoat. All we did was buff with a buffing wheel in a hand drill using an aluminim polish. Then added a coat of wax to help prevent oxidation.
Those look awesome great work.
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Ventura, CA (So Cal)
I did mine with a couple coats of semi gloss black engine paint, and it was going to be way too much work to mask so i sprayed them and then just wiped off the polished parts with a rag and acetone and then let them dry a day and polished them real good. You will need to remove the rotors and sprockett to get in there, and even though harley says not to reuse the rotor bolts i did and haven't had any problems, just make sure you use locktight and a torque wrench.
I actually ended up recently powder coating both wheels entirely with mirror black along with a bunch of other stuff, and it looks way better.
I actually ended up recently powder coating both wheels entirely with mirror black along with a bunch of other stuff, and it looks way better.
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Tourer
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From: New Philadelphia, OH
gregbenner that's exactly the look i'm after. If it turns out bad so what, they're getting powdercoated anyways. I'm glad you mentioned the masking because that's the part I was NOT looking forward to. I'll have to look up the torque specs for the rotor and pulley cause it looks like I've got my project for this weekend. Come to think of it I might paint the pulley, too.
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Ventura, CA (So Cal)
i painted my sprockett as well and wiped the paint off the polished part like i did on the wheel, i did the back of it too, but it still has to come off. BTW on the '06 and '07 dyna's the rear caliper is one piece and only comes off if the back wheel is off which makes it a pain. Put a piece of duct tape on the back of the rear caliper so that it doesn't scratch up your wheel.
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Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Indiana
What you have in mind will in fact work very well. I have used the same process on many sport bike wheels. It's very common.
Remove wheel from bike, spray with aircraft stripper to remove all old paint and grime. Clean / wash, then clean with Acetone. If you choose to polish the lip, start with a somewhat corse paper, then work your way to 1500 - 2000 grit. Wet sanding is the best way to do this.
After you are done sanding, you can hit with Mothers and bring it to a mirror chrome like finish very easily.
Tape the polished are off, and spray bomb the cast parts whatever color you want. You'll be surprised how well they will turn out and how easy it is. I have nevere had any issues with durability. Just take your time and use light coats as you would with anything else.
Good luck
Remove wheel from bike, spray with aircraft stripper to remove all old paint and grime. Clean / wash, then clean with Acetone. If you choose to polish the lip, start with a somewhat corse paper, then work your way to 1500 - 2000 grit. Wet sanding is the best way to do this.
After you are done sanding, you can hit with Mothers and bring it to a mirror chrome like finish very easily.
Tape the polished are off, and spray bomb the cast parts whatever color you want. You'll be surprised how well they will turn out and how easy it is. I have nevere had any issues with durability. Just take your time and use light coats as you would with anything else.
Good luck
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