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Posted by nhtrikes
- April 30, 2014, 15:40:16 PMWow, that was quite a difference. Very noticeable and it came out great. Engine looks new. I hope I can find this string in a few years when mine is gonna need it! Great job! Oh, and I like your garage, very jealous! All I have is a shed, gets a little tight in there sometime. 
Posted by Troll
- April 30, 2014, 14:32:10 PMThanks. It came out pretty good.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- April 30, 2014, 14:00:13 PM Awesome looking job you are an artist with the machine......really like it.....
Posted by Troll
- April 30, 2014, 13:15:35 PMNow, the after pictures:
Posted by Troll
- April 30, 2014, 13:13:45 PM Ok, so I mentioned I was going to refinish the black and aluminum on my 1500. I've been putting it off since I bought it. No matter what you do, a finish will age, and in the case of satin black, it turns kind of a charcoal grey. I didn't like it too much, but even if it was clean, it looked bad. The last week has been Ratman weather, and there is supposed to be a big ride on Sunday. The forecast calls for sun and 60, so, I figured it would be a good time to do the job, so long delayed. It's a simple, if time consuming job. First things first...clean engine. Gunk and a hose...follow the instructions on the can!
Second, remove everything that's in your way, or you don't want painted! 3rd. A can of non-chlorinated brake cleaner. This stuff dries without ANY left over film, and washes metal parts seriously clean! I chose Krylon satin black with the primer built in. Since I'm not stripping the engine down to bare metal....Spray down the engine with the brake cleaner and let it dry...make sure you have adequate ventilation...MASK OFF THE CHROME!!! cover everything else up. It was 40 deg. in the garage when I painted, so it took over night for the paint to dry. Today, I went out and checked the work. I had a run in the left side cover, so I sanded that out....and learned something in the process...The cover is NOT chrome steel and plastic, it's ALL STEEL!.. They part they painted a funny, non-matching color is steel, too! I tried a couple of different things on the fin edges. Sand paper, a file, and finally discovered that a clean rag with acetone on it takes the paint right off the edges of the fins with no effort...Before and after pictures...subtle difference, what do you think? Now it it will just stop being winter, I REALLY want to get it outside!!!!!