Sanding the "shine" off saddlebags to repaint shouldn't be that big a deal should it... Ha... only me could make it be. Turns out... Fiberglass ain't that level, so even a quarter sheet sander with really fine sandpaper finds all sorts of low spots... and taking the "shine" off to repaint turns out to be a lot more work than it would seem. ;)
ah well... she'll look good once I get the job done.
I've been stalling during a patch of iffy and windy weather... too cold to paint so why sand... right? ha ha... good excuse for procrastination... and giving the vagaries of life an opportunity to bail my ass out of having to sell her off? ... yeah well... that hasn't worked yet...
Got the pipes back from the powder coater... He's done several motorcycle and atv exhaust systems and one set of sprint car headers... with this high temp (1000 degree) material and says after a few months he's seen no failures... so I took the $145 chance.
Yeah... unlikely to get that back... but my thinking ran this way... with the pipes UGLY... it just might interfere with selling at all... so... a "had to" sort of thing...
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| *Custom Coatings in Berthoud Colorado - Refinished Motorcycle exhaust* |
Big improvement over how they'd come to look. One thing I'll say... if I'm ever in the market for aftermarket pipes again... I will NEVER... buy Hard Chrome brand...
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| *Hard Chrome Big Straights finish Failure* |
Maybe this failure of the finish IS just a weird freak that will never happen again... but that's not my problem... the Refusal of the Hard Chrome company to even communicate and address the issue is the deal... Their "Customer Service" in this instance SUCKED big time...
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice... Shame on me... They'll not get a second chance.
The weather seems to be breaking and I'm nearing completion of the Stitching Horse I'm working on to help with the restarting of my Leather Shop... So I should be able to bring myself to get back onto the bike polishing in the next day or so...
One issue I'm not sure what to do about are the wheels... Having been Not Shy about the roads we've wandered... those aluminum wheels have apparently gotten dinged pretty hard by gravel... 360 degrees...
Polishing by hand doesn't touch the gouges that can be felt... I can't decide whether to just leave it alone and accept it... or take a fine emery... and try to erase those marks... again... a lot of work... but the bike deserves it... just can't decide if I'm up for the task...
It would be another way to "Stall" the inevitable I guess...
Grab your handles and ride
Brian
3 comments:
The powder coated pipes turned out really nice.
I dont know if I'd have the patience to buff the wheels. I think you'll just have to do what feels right.
I've got to agree with Trobairitz, nice looking pipes!
Brian:
those are great looking pipes. better than new.
Hard to say how far to take the wheels. Perhaps just try to buff them a bit so they look shiny and leave the nicks, I mean they are just wheels and your bike was ridden
bob
A weekend photographer or Riding the Wet Coast
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