Clean and respray help?

[Dalemac]

Hey everyone,

Im planning on taking off my pillion footrest and exhaust mounts on my ybr due to a huge build up of rust, which i hate.

To remove the rust, i will probably use the electrolysis method as described here. https://www3.telus.net/public/aschoepp/electrolyticrust.html

unless anyone elts can think of a better process to do this.

After will bake in a 200 degree oven for a few hours, after removing all the rust.

will then find a colour match to the rest of the bike (black) and spray the whole thing.

I have a few questions:

1.) is this the right technique and what elts do i need to do?

2.) how many coats of primer and paint should i do?

3.) is it even a good idea?

Here are some pic's so you can see what i have to deal with.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

Dale
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[Ciarans-special]

Not sure how well that method of rust removal works, if it was me I would just use wire wool on it and alot of elbow grease, then when you have all the rust gone id sand down the paint wit sand paper.. As for painting it really depends on the paint you use but generally I apply about 2 or 3 tin coats of primer at about 15 minute intervals of each other then a two coats of paint and then two coats of laquer.

Good luck,

Ciaran.

[Jamie S]

3 coats of primer with a rub down of dry wet and dry between each coat, and 2 coats of your top colour.
hope this helps you.
jamie stokes

[Dalemac]

and what will the finish be like?


Also, run out of fs 365, so used some wd40 ot protect my exhaust, forks, wheels, engine etc.

Is WD40 a good temorary replacement?
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[Jamie S]

the finish will be like paint.

[Dalemac]

[Jamie S]

depends are you going to spray it or brush paint it ?

[Dalemac]

depends on how the paint comes. probably spray it.
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[Jamie S]

if you are going to spray it it will be the same finish as the rest of the bike mate
hope this helps you.

[Dalemac]

kool, thats exactly what im lookin for

Anyone elts got any suggestions?
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[Whosthedaddy]

Powder coating will be much more hard wearing than paint.

I painted the FZR frame with Hammerite, used for the intended purpose, prepped and ready to go. However, the slightest fart near it caused the paint to peal and got damaged easily when bolts and bits were refitted.
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[Dalemac]

ok there is a few powder coaters in my area, what sort of cost would i be looking at to get that done?
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[Dalemac]

and daddy, see the last pic i posted, it shows the original paint flaking off.
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[Ciarans-special]

If you spray it right an use at least two coats of laquer u will have a lovely hard finish.. how ever if your not very confident in your spraying skills, id go with powdercoating, its very easy to mess up spraying and get a nasty finish. If you can afford it id get it powdercoated it really is the beez neez!!

[Dalemac]

any ideas on a price?
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[loply]

From my fairly limited experience I wouldn't bother painting it unless you can sandblast it first, and be sure to lacquer it.

When I've sprayed things that haven't been sandblasted, the slightest dink takes both the primer and the paint straight off - Which defeats the whole object.

I think the extra keying and adhesion of a sandblasted surface helps to prevent this.
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[Dalemac]

ok loply thanks.


It looks as if i may as well just give someone the part and tell them i want it a perfect black when i get it back.


Still love to know what sort of price im lookin at tho.
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[Whosthedaddy]

There have been a number of powder coating threads on here, I believe that wheels are around £30 and frames around the £100-£150 mark. These prices occasionally include the powder coaters collecting the parts too.
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[Jamie S]

i have had a Quote to do my ariel (motorbike) frame of £35 this incs pick up, zink primer the lot
hope this helps
jamie stokes

[Dalemac]

hmm. there is 3 companies who do powder coating on the industrial estate down near me, i will call them and get a price.


Thanks for all the help people.
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[Jamie S]

[Dalemac]

yeah, according to yell.co.uk, there is 3 seperate powder coaters on the bayton rd industrial estate, coventry.....
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