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; 03-31-2011 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; 03-31-2011 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:
Last edited by SURFOR Chop; 03-31-2011 at 02:23 PM.
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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:
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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:
*
*
*
*
*
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