Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
sanding down my frame?
Hillclimb#42:
powder coat is 100 bucks here for a frame. another 50 and they sandblast it for you. I tried painting and after an entire weekend of prep and paint, it was scratching-up every ride. 150 is so worth it, when you're considering durability. This price is for standard colors like black, white, silver, and a few others that I forget.
mdw471:
I agree with Hillclimb#42, sandblasting and powder coating is the best.
Keep in mind we are only building race bikes, not show pieces....so we still spray bomb frames.
Instead of sandblasting down to bare metal, we use spray on self-cleaning oven cleaner. The cleaner gets rid of grease, grime, dirt and loosens up the failed chips. Most importantly it takes the sheen/haze off the existing paint AND the frame is still 'primed' with the factory paint.
Mark
p.s. I can remember unloading a freshly sandblasted frame after a 30 minute drive home and getting faint rust streaks on my tee shirt.
USMC 500:
LOLL..........cool guys. Thanks for all the info. I started off the other day cleaning my air filter and I ended up with a "to the bare frame" tear down and a diassembled engine........It might have been easier to buy a new bike, oh wait, they don't make the KX500 anymore :cry:....... :lol:
hillclimber147:
Aircraft paint stripper works great on the swingarms. You can give it a light sanding afterwards to get a factory bike look.
BasketCase:
That frame looks brand new as it sits, save yourself a lot of work and just put black plastic's on it.
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