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kx500 paint a few questions

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Goat:
Cases are pretty smooth but the head and cylinder are textured so the paint is difficult to get off. Just takes time.

Polished looks good initially but to keep it that way you would be cleaning more than riding. I tried that on an ol yz125 back in the day and will never do it again. I'm not sure on pricing to get the engine polished but I do know it takes many hours to do. I would imagine it would be pretty expensive. I've never seen a high temp clear coat but that would be the key to polished without the elbow grease after every ride.

BacK.IN.THE.DaY:
Thanks again for the advise Goat

I think ill leave the full polished engine then lol
I would rather pay for power than polish  :roll:

 

Danger4u2:
Go easy with the wire wheel, you can "work" the surface of the metal and it won't look uniform when painted.  I would glass bead blast or chemically strip the paint.  In the tight spots or where the paint might be double coated apply a second coat of stripper and power wash it.  If the stripper does not have the skull and cross bones on the container don't buy it.  You want the stripper that if you get it on your skin you are headed for the sink to wash it off because it burns so bad. The kind we use has an airplane on the container, I think it's actually called aircraft stripper.

sandblaster:
Danger is right.
I use that same stripper and it is awesome!
It will burn to poop out of you if you leave it on skin too long  :lol:
But, it does a bang up job.

Goat:
I'll have to keep my eye out for the aircraft stripper. Are they inexpensive, If it smells funny I wouldn't put my finger in it let alone anything else lol. Sorry my mind couldn't resist the gutter.

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