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Paint flaking on my 07 RT
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:18 am
by Harlequin
Hi all
Has anybody else here dealt with paint flaking on swingarm, and foot rest plates?
Be good to hear from you.
Cheers
Re: Paint flaking on my 07 RT
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 8:25 am
by beemerboy9
The powder coating on the footrest plates of the older bikes is laughably thin. As soon as the coating is punctured by a random flying stone the corrosion can start, so it needs to be covered in ACF50 or similar all the time.
After two sets or replacement footrest hangers under warranty, I had them powder-coated locally. With 10-times the original thickness, these lasted for the remaining life of the bike!
Re: Paint flaking on my 07 RT
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 11:38 am
by simbo
Silver 'smooth' Hammerite is supposed to be a good match if respraying.
Re: Paint flaking on my 07 RT
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 10:10 pm
by Harlequin
beemerboy9 wrote:
The powder coating on the footrest plates of the older bikes is laughably thin. As soon as the coating is punctured by a random flying stone the corrosion can start, so it needs to be covered in ACF50 or similar all the time.
After two sets or replacement footrest hangers under warranty, I had them powder-coated locally. With 10-times the original thickness, these lasted for the remaining life of the bike!
Did they get a good match?
Re: Paint flaking on my 07 RT
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 10:28 am
by beemerboy9
We're talking about 8 or 9 years ago now and things may have changed....
I was offered an "easy-to-get-a-good-finish" battleship grey or a "more-difficult" silver. The silver would have been a much better match but I went with the grey.
Nowadays, I might take them to my local wheel refurbishment centre.
Re: Paint flaking on my 07 RT
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 9:58 pm
by Harlequin
Good idea!
Thank you