buster024
03-06-2009, 09:07 PM
Last winter, I broke my bike down, and decided to throw some color on it. I know powdercoating is obviously the way to go in most cases, but decided to see just how some good ol' Krlyon blue metallic would really hold up over a whole season of riding.
I ended up painting my whole carrier assembly, my caliper stay, the brake disc flange, all four wheel hubs, and the cover for the rear master cylinder.
All year I ran without a swing arm guard (foolishly), and bear in mind I have an aftermarket open ladder design swingarm.
I have to say, that I was very impressed at really how well just a couple of coats really held up. I bent both my rear sprocket and my rear rotor on my last ride, but the paint on all the parts around it, held up very well.
I just finished tearing the bike down again, and this time after a good cleaning, I repainted all the parts, and put two or three coats of a spray on clear coat on each part. The clear coat gives it a great sheen, and I have to say, the parts look amazing. It encourages me to really break my bike down for a cleaning once a year. Repainting is easy, and it's a good winter project.
I ended up painting my whole carrier assembly, my caliper stay, the brake disc flange, all four wheel hubs, and the cover for the rear master cylinder.
All year I ran without a swing arm guard (foolishly), and bear in mind I have an aftermarket open ladder design swingarm.
I have to say, that I was very impressed at really how well just a couple of coats really held up. I bent both my rear sprocket and my rear rotor on my last ride, but the paint on all the parts around it, held up very well.
I just finished tearing the bike down again, and this time after a good cleaning, I repainted all the parts, and put two or three coats of a spray on clear coat on each part. The clear coat gives it a great sheen, and I have to say, the parts look amazing. It encourages me to really break my bike down for a cleaning once a year. Repainting is easy, and it's a good winter project.