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 dig it. It'll look even better once you paint the jugs black.

 

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 like the FB Low satin parts too. Looks great. I'd like to see a bigger picture of it on your bike. What was the finish of the cover before you put stripper on it?

 

what kind of stripper did u use

 

I posted a couple new photos in the original post that came out better ... before it was the standard silver ('blonde') stock FXD finish ... same as the motor and transmission ....

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:

 

Thought it turned out pretty good ....

 

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?

 

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)

 

Very Interesting! Hmmmmmmm