Hi, finally i bought a FZR250R :o) Very exited about it! Do you have suggestions to Re-Paint the Deltabox Frame? Mine is bad, I would like to reach the original finish, durability and color. Has anybody done this before? Yes, powdercoat is the todays choice, but because of polishing by the previous owner i saw traces of primer paint at my frame. So originally... it was paint. Which one? It is possible to reach the dull surface repainted? A professional painter needs to do this work, but i guess some advice might be needed... I want to have it like original. thanks! Spark
Originally they're just plain, shiny Aluminium surface for the formed aluminium parts, when I was cleaning my swingarm I noticed there's a clear coat over the metal to preserve it's shine. Not sure about the frame however also has a protective clear coating, I've never rubbed it with wet and dry sandpaper of used abrasive cleaners. I was pondering painting mine black (I ponder a lot of things) - if I did that I would go for one of the stipple finish paints which conceal any marks and scratches, like a lot of black painted motorbike frames and swingarms nowadays. I haven't located that particular paint type as yet though.
I've had some limited success getting parts that have been polished to look as they did from the factory. It involves using carefully chosen sandpaper to carefully mimic the extruded surface. It's a ton of work to get it to look right and I've only ever done it on small areas. I'm thinking you're probably better off just getting it painted a shade that's close to the original aluminum.
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