3/18/2011 6:09 PM
Edited Date/Time: 3/19/2011 5:55 PM
newmann wrote:
Powder coated three times? As one of my Aussie buddies would say, you must be a "fastidious prick"?
Looking good so far, ...more
newmann wrote:
Powder coated three times? As one of my Aussie buddies would say, you must be a "fastidious prick"?
Looking good so far, I'm guessing this time will be a complete nut and bolt resto from the looks of what you've got going on. About that engine .....cleaning up that bare cast aluminum can be an absolute pain in the ass trying to get the correct new look. Most acid type cleaners will actually darken the aluminum. Do some research into glass beads and different types of blasting media. One of the local industrial supply houses here locally stocks a bunch of different grades of blasting media and they all serve a different purpose. I was trying to restore some Hodaka engine bits for a customer and ended up with a glass bead that did nearly no damage to the surface of the metal and also left somewhat of a light polished sheen to it. Looked pretty nice.
Going back with new hardware or do you have a plater nearby to handle all that?
"Fastidious prick"? 
Yep definately, especially on this project.
They kept f*cking it up Newmann. First time it came back it had 'grit' all through the paint. Must have been flying around in the booth when they painted it. I still can't believe they handed it back to me like that. Second time it looked like it had been done with a rattle can. The finish was all uneven

I was pissed! So I made them do it a 3rd time and whadauknow, they got it right
As posted above I think I'll try Soda Blasting the cases and see how they come up.
Some hardware will be plated if I can find a zinc plater nearby, and some will have to be new, like this 'missing' nut when I bought it:
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I can't believe the guy was riding it like that...