Painting Gearbox

dunitmull · L Plate Warrior Joined: 13 Apr 2011 Karma :

My bike's been dropped both sides, and i fancy repainting the gearbox as it looks pants.
What paint to use? im thinking about heatproofs, but dunno if thats needed.
and to take both sides off a GS500? big job?

N cee thirty · Banned Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Karma :

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have a look at that Thumbs Up

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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Plastikote bbq paint in rattle cans does a good job.

Nitromorse to remove the old paint:
https://cdn.bikechatforums.com/files/covers.png

Five or six coats of plastikote BBQ paint:
https://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f216/stinkwheel/cb500/DSCN0320.png
https://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f216/stinkwheel/cb500/DSCN0321.png
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