Satin primary cover
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Satin primary cover
Well I really like the Fat Boy Lo's 'satin chrome' primary cover, cam cover, etc. ... so, installed a 'satin' primary cover on my bike ....
I am planning on doing the same treatment to my cam cover ....
I know ... this thread is worthless without pics ....
Fat Boy Lo:
Updated photos of my primary with a real camera:
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Okay ... how to:
Spray on stripper ... wait 15 minutes ... take a plastic putty knife and just lift / scrape it off ....
Then ... I spent about an hour-and-a-half or so cleaning up with sandpaper ... finished up with a 320 grit ....
I was thinking of polishing it to a chrome-like finish ... but, since I am a fan of the satin chrome, decided to leave it with a nice sanded finish ... I guess if I want to, I can take it off and polish it up at some later date ....
R/
'Chop
I am planning on doing the same treatment to my cam cover ....
I know ... this thread is worthless without pics ....
Fat Boy Lo:
Updated photos of my primary with a real camera:
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Okay ... how to:
Spray on stripper ... wait 15 minutes ... take a plastic putty knife and just lift / scrape it off ....
Then ... I spent about an hour-and-a-half or so cleaning up with sandpaper ... finished up with a 320 grit ....
I was thinking of polishing it to a chrome-like finish ... but, since I am a fan of the satin chrome, decided to leave it with a nice sanded finish ... I guess if I want to, I can take it off and polish it up at some later date ....
R/
'Chop
Last edited by SURFOR Chop; Mar 31, 2011 at 01:56 PM.
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Funny you should say that ... I am in the planning stages ... probably be done within the next couple of weeks ....
I just need to 'bone up' on the how-to threads ....
... picked up some Rustoleum Engine Paint 500 degree Semi Gloss Black ... seems that should be adequate from what I've seen ....
I have some MCR heads on order in silver ... when they come in, I'm going to wash them up and paint them right away ... then when I have the motor apart to install them, I'll pull the cylinders off and paint them ... put it back together with an all-black top end .... That's the plan for now ....
R/
'Chop
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Going to try to replicate this look more or less (except with satin covers):
I just need to 'bone up' on the how-to threads ....
... picked up some Rustoleum Engine Paint 500 degree Semi Gloss Black ... seems that should be adequate from what I've seen ....
I have some MCR heads on order in silver ... when they come in, I'm going to wash them up and paint them right away ... then when I have the motor apart to install them, I'll pull the cylinders off and paint them ... put it back together with an all-black top end .... That's the plan for now ....
R/
'Chop
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Going to try to replicate this look more or less (except with satin covers):
Last edited by SURFOR Chop; Mar 31, 2011 at 02:45 PM.
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I used this:
Klean-Strip Premium Stripper Aerosol ... a little over $5 at Home Depot ... I had seen moderator Mud's how-to thread where he used Klean-Strip Aircraft Stripper ... they didn't have it at Home Depot, so I took a chance on what they had ... worked like a champ ....
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Got a couple more photos:
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Nice job and great pics. I like the satin finish a lot. How do you think it would look with the primary inspection cover also in satin, and the derby cover in a gloss black powder?
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i like it alot... i would agree that the black would play in... Todd i think i have a gloss black derby cover... i can look... if i do ill just swap ya how does that sound... shoot me a PM tomorrow and ill look in the shop while there
(you pay shipping and send me yours you can have it)
(you pay shipping and send me yours you can have it)
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Well I really like the Fat Boy Lo's 'satin chrome' primary cover, cam cover, etc. ... so, installed a 'satin' primary cover on my bike ....
I am planning on doing the same treatment to my cam cover ....
I know ... this thread is worthless without pics ....
Fat Boy Lo:
Updated photos of my primary with a real camera:
*
*
*
*
*
Okay ... how to:
Spray on stripper ... wait 15 minutes ... take a plastic putty knife and just lift / scrape it off ....
Then ... I spent about an hour-and-a-half or so cleaning up with sandpaper ... finished up with a 320 grit ....
I was thinking of polishing it to a chrome-like finish ... but, since I am a fan of the satin chrome, decided to leave it with a nice sanded finish ... I guess if I want to, I can take it off and polish it up at some later date ....
R/
'Chop
I am planning on doing the same treatment to my cam cover ....
I know ... this thread is worthless without pics ....
Fat Boy Lo:
Updated photos of my primary with a real camera:
*
*
*
*
*
Okay ... how to:
Spray on stripper ... wait 15 minutes ... take a plastic putty knife and just lift / scrape it off ....
Then ... I spent about an hour-and-a-half or so cleaning up with sandpaper ... finished up with a 320 grit ....
I was thinking of polishing it to a chrome-like finish ... but, since I am a fan of the satin chrome, decided to leave it with a nice sanded finish ... I guess if I want to, I can take it off and polish it up at some later date ....
R/
'Chop