Sanding & Painting Headers?

thats good, looks like it worth the effort. im actualy still in the proscess of sanding mine, lol.

 

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-Muzza

 

Hey,

I have had experience with a bikes headers but cars headers i found no paint sticks, it always ends up dull or flaky after a while (Even VHT flameproof), however if u want that wet look and it to stay on for basically the life of the bike I would suggest getting them powder coated, its what all the show cars get done, as i said it does cost abit more then a can but the finish on it stays for years

 

i'm out of topic, but juz wanna ask a question, does the upper fairing of the 3LN (the one that holds the headlight . . . etc,) will on the 2KR? looks like it fits having 2 screws per side (screws that holds the upper cowling and the fairing.) anyone tried that??!? <!-- s:roll: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_roll.gif" alt=":roll:" title="Rolling LoL" /><!-- s:roll: --> .

 

around how much does powder coating cost?

i want to get my engine / frame painted black, is powder coating the only way to paint the high heat areas?

thanks for any help.

 

As was suggested... the VHT high temperature paint MAY survive, but if your after a finish that isnt likely to flake or peel after a few weeks or even months - powder coating is the way to go.

As for the cost, time to start calling around some of your mates if you have any in the fabricating field. A mate of mine knows a guy a couple of factories up with all the kit to powdercoat. A fellow FZR rider mate not on these forums got his wheels powdercoated gold by them for ~$70 if i recall.

 

thanks, ill ring around.

ill post up details when i get them.

 

how'd you go with the powdercoating?

anyone know anywhere in sydney?

 

why not just use a sand blaster? All that hand sanding is not fun, besides blasting the headers removes rust faster and cleaner then hand sanding with less damage to the metal. just my $0.02.

 

I have friends who have different bits and pieces of equipment and we share them out. Anyone who violates the unwritten borrow time rules or doesn't play by the rules gets excommunicated from the group. I hate paying for someone to do my work too, so I know where you are coming from. I just assumed gearheads worked together to get stuff done. My wife just doesn't understand why a bunch of guys would get together, bend wrenches for a few hours, then drink some brews while babbling over crazy ideas formed by beer and wrenching. I do notice most of us have a taste for beer. We finally get Hahn's ice here in Canada, thats some good stuff, but rings in at 32 bucks CDN a case <!-- s:-? --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_Eyecrazy.gif" alt=":-?" title="Eye Crazy" /><!-- s:-? -->

 

yep we get a "return" of 10 cents a bottle. We also get a deposit returned for liqour and spirits bottles now.