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5/14/2020 10:29pm
5/14/2020 10:29pm
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5/15/2020 10:58am
Got my frame back from PC a while ago and I’m finally starting to put the triple clamps on tonight when I realize my VIN is no longer legible. You can see brief outlines/indentations of the VIN but can’t make it out. What’s the best course of action here? I only have a bill of sale for the bike.
Make sure you black tape and they'll never know
The Shop
In Florida?
Don't sweat it, I have never registered a dirt bike in Florida in my life (been here entire life)
Just keep bill of sale you have, when you sell it, make another bill of sale to buyer and give them your present one as well
You don't have to title dirt bikes in FL
Technically the VIN has been altered/defaced.
You can try sanding/scraping it off, but it may damage the VIN if it's a light stamping and will look like shit. (ask me how I know) If you decide to sand it go easy.
There may be some chemical out there that will remove it, I heard gasket remover? but have not verified. Tape a box around the VIN and strip it and put some clear nail polish or something over it to protect it.
I reminded myself I no longer live in California.
I ended up deciding to not give two shits.
Google "How to remove powder coat" and some articles will come up with some chemical stripper recommendations.
is it really that hard to type the name?
Pit Row
Use something in the 400 grit range by hand and you should be good. Could initially cut it with something a little more coarse like a 240. Backing off as you get close to the metal to the 400 grit. I wouldn’t go any more coarse than that as those grits could start to scratch into the metal. Yes any sort of grinding will take the vin off. But some light grit sand paper by hand should not remove the vin.
I’d be careful with any sort of stripper as it could bleed through the tape edge and mess up a bigger area of the powder coating than warranted.
Or do you not have a title?
Have a bill of sale?
VIN is on those already
You didn't powder coat a frame from an out of the crate never-sold unit, did you?
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