overdraft said:Best sprocket cover evah! generator cover not bad either!
overdraft said:Best sprocket cover evah! generator cover not bad either!
WNTITAL said:Cyclhed- I believe I looked at yours for inspiration. That's why I did my fins the same way. Nice job. It really stands out. Did you paint your engine apart or together?
JRK5892 said:that looks great! love the burnt orange!
I did it by hand. Before I sandblasted it, I took a red scotch brite on my air angle grinder and smoothed everyone of them. Then I blasted. Once primed and painted. I let the paint dry for a week and then took 600 grit with one of these soft sanding pads and sanded them wet. Then, same process with 1000. I stopped there since I liked the way they turned out. Once I was satisfied, I cleared each piece. Total time to sand both pieces was about 6 hours. I started around 10:00a.m. on a Saturday morning and finished around 4 or 5 the same day. I worked all day so I could clear them on Sunday. I heat my gargage so I could assure a good job. I also heated the parts prior to painting with a hair dryer. I worked well. I have about 2 to 3 coats of clear on each piece.cyclhed said:Oh cool! I took it apart. I had sat for years and the rings were stuck. I honed the bores and installed new rings and lapped the valves. Your fins turned out great. Did you use a block on them or by hand? I filed mine to clean off the casting flash and they are still really sharp edged.
Cool thanks. You have a lot of patience and it pays off with a great result. I was considering using a 2" scotchbrite disc on my die grinder to polish them now and I probably will. Can't wait to see the rest of your scoot.WNTITAL said:I did it by hand. Before I sandblasted it, I took a red scotch brite on my air angle grinder and smoothed everyone of them. Then I blasted. Once primed and painted. I let the paint dry for a week and then took 600 grit with one of these soft sanding pads and sanded them wet. Then, same process with 1000. I stopped there since I liked the way they turned out. Once I was satisfied, I cleared each piece. Total time to sand both pieces was about 6 hours. I started around 10:00a.m. on a Saturday morning and finished around 4 or 5 the same day. I worked all day so I could clear them on Sunday. I heat my gargage so I could assure a good job. I also heated the parts prior to painting with a hair dryer. I worked well. I have about 2 to 3 coats of clear on each piece.
Just my recommendation but don't use your die grinder to take the paint off and polish them. I started that way thinking it would save time. It has a tendancy to chip the paint. That's why I did it by hand. Just some words of advice from someone that did it.cyclhed said:Cool thanks. You have a lot of patience and it pays off with a great result. I was considering using a 2" scotchbrite disc on my die grinder to polish them now and I probably will. Can't wait to see the rest of your scoot.
WNTITAL said:Simple and clean. Sometimes the best approach. What do you mean by mounts for the carbs?