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Falco
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PostPosted: 18:47 - 28 Feb 2016    Post subject: Repainting Brake Torque Arm Reply with quote

So I was putting a new chain and sprocket set on a couple of weeks ago and when doing so I noticed the brake torque arm was looking a bit tatty (paint peeling off on the inside and starting to rust). I gave it a clean and a light spray with ACF-50 but ideally I'd want to repaint it. Do I need any kind of special paint for this or can I just use some sort of waterproof metal paint?
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PostPosted: 21:34 - 28 Feb 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ghetto style?
Smooth silver hammerite.
Degrease first..I used brake and clutch cleaner.

Or do it properly and remove it and get it powder coated.
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PostPosted: 23:18 - 28 Feb 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you need it doing insta-now or can you do without it for a week?

You can get it blasted and powder coated like Howling Terror says for about a tenner. I've just been pricing up the blast n' powder coat job on my 400/4 and the cheapest I've seen is £8.50 from this lot:

https://www.triple-s.co.uk/prices.htm

They even do a courier service so no need to drop it off or have additional hassle.

Can't vouch for them as I haven't used them, but powdercoating it will last longer than paint - depends on how good your spraying is, of course but it will probably look a lot better too. (That's based on my spraying being crap).
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PostPosted: 10:36 - 29 Feb 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote

Howling Terror wrote:
Ghetto style?
Smooth silver hammerite.
Degrease first..I used brake and clutch cleaner.

Or do it properly and remove it and get it powder coated.


Bridgehouse wrote:
Do you need it doing insta-now or can you do without it for a week?

You can get it blasted and powder coated like Howling Terror says for about a tenner. I've just been pricing up the blast n' powder coat job on my 400/4 and the cheapest I've seen is £8.50 from this lot:

https://www.triple-s.co.uk/prices.htm

They even do a courier service so no need to drop it off or have additional hassle.

Can't vouch for them as I haven't used them, but powder coating it will last longer than paint - depends on how good your spraying is, of course but it will probably look a lot better too. (That's based on my spraying being crap).


Thanks guys, I think I will opt to do it "ghetto" style for now (ie the next few months). I'd like to get it powder coated but unless I am reading the triple-s page wrong it appears to be £25 for pick up and return delivery, so the full price would be £58.50 That is a little high for me.

Irritatingly the place that does that is only a couple of hours away from me, but obviously I can't get there without the brake torque arm on! Its about the same price to get a new(used) one off ebay so I might do that and take the old one to be properly done later in the year.
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