Possible to get rid of corrosion on my GN250?

[bosslady]

hey have a bit of corrosion on my gn250 I.e. engine cover and such, autosol doesn't help, is there anyway to get rid of it without replacing it? I've attacked Ginny as much as I can but really want to give her a sprucing up

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/al...hmentid=275632

[carburator]

Im currently in the process of doing a set of cases and other parts..
I have a palm sander setup with 3m RED scotchbrite and lubed with
carb's secrete sauce ( Jif, WD40 and Brasso ) to get the worse off
then its onto the buffing machine

( 6" bench grinder setup with a course and fine buffing wheels )

[Akzle]

blowtorch.

[caseye]

Baking soda blasting WORKS.
I got hold of an air gun with a sucker tube in it and attached it to a mates 110 pounds compressor and hey presto, the road crap, tar and rusting /corrosion on my daughters new/second hand Mag wheels literally fell off.
There are now some commercial soda blasters about, might be worth a call to one of em, shouldn't cost heaps.

[bosslady]

Im currently in the process of doing a set of cases and other parts..
I have a palm sander setup with 3m RED scotchbrite and lubed with
carb's secrete sauce ( Jif, WD40 and Brasso ) to get the worse off
then its onto the buffing machine

( 6" bench grinder setup with a course and fine buffing wheels )

hmmm I think that's outside of my capabilities at the moment lol sounds like a good idea though

Baking soda blasting WORKS.
I got hold of an air gun with a sucker tube in it and attached it to a mates 110 pounds compressor and hey presto, the road crap, tar and rusting /corrosion on my daughters new/second hand Mag wheels literally fell off.
There are now some commercial soda blasters about, might be worth a call to one of em, shouldn't cost heaps.

I wonder how much... I wouldn't know where to start looking truth be told.

I'm in no rush but am slowly going over my bike detail cleaning it and trying to figure out what's connected to what and where things go lol.

[The Lone Rider]

You talkin about the white stuff that looks like peeling nail polish?

Thats a lacquer coming off. You can scrub it off with a lot of elbow and arm work, then polish the lot, then clear coat again.

But if you're going through that much trouble, do something creative. Even if all you do is paint it with a grey hi temp paint and then bake the paint.

[ducatilover]

Paint 'em black, worked nice on mine

[bosslady]

You talkin about the white stuff that looks like peeling nail polish?

Thats a lacquer coming off. You can scrub it off with a lot of elbow and arm work, then polish the lot, then clear coat again.

But if you're going through that much trouble, do something creative. Even if all you do is paint it with a grey hi temp paint and then bake the paint.

I think that's what it is? I tried a green scourer (not too scratchy but scratchy enough?) and some autosol but no luck?

Paint 'em black, worked nice on mine

Hmm but would it end up Matt or Gloss? and would she scratch easy? I would love to have her all shiny again looking like new (well, kinda). I took the seat off last night and the back stop light and its fittings and scrubbed all the metal/chrome with autsol and sprayed a cloth with crc and wiped down the metal - does that help repel shit to stop it rusting so fast?

[The Lone Rider]

Hmm but would it end up Matt or Gloss? and would she scratch easy? I would love to have her all shiny again looking like new (well, kinda). I took the seat off last night and the back stop light and its fittings and scrubbed all the metal/chrome with autsol and sprayed a cloth with crc and wiped down the metal - does that help repel shit to stop it rusting so fast?

If you want it to look real pimped, get the covers blasted then polished.

Then get them powder coated with a translucent color of your choice. I'm told those translucent powder coats look just like candy paint.

And best check with a powder coater first about durability vs heat off the cover.

[bosslady]

If you want it to look real pimped, get the covers blasted then polished.

Then get them powder coated with a translucent color of your choice. I'm told those translucent powder coats look just like candy paint.

And best check with a powder coater first about durability vs heat off the cover.

Hmmmm I'll have a proper look at the bike tonight cause I think it's more then the case that needs to be done up by memory..

[The Lone Rider]

Look at the modified bikes section for my bike, or go to www.thirteenmotorcyclemagazine.co.nz

The bobber project had same as you, and it was all stripped and then made to look like brush stainless.

[bosslady]

Look at the modified bikes section for my bike, or go to www.thirteenmotorcyclemagazine.co.nz

The bobber project had same as you, and it was all stripped and then made to look like brush stainless.

heaps of the pics are gone?

[Road kill]

I think that's what it is? I tried a green scourer (not too scratchy but scratchy enough?) and some autosol but no luck?



Hmm but would it end up Matt or Gloss? and would she scratch easy? I would love to have her all shiny again looking like new (well, kinda). I took the seat off last night and the back stop light and its fittings and scrubbed all the metal/chrome with autsol and sprayed a cloth with crc and wiped down the metal - does that help repel shit to stop it rusting so fast?

Use Inox rather than CRC.
Then give it a wipe every time you wash the bike and the finish on worn bits will slowly get better looking as the Inox does it's thing.

[bosslady]

Use Inox rather than CRC.
Then give it a wipe every time you wash the bike and the finish on worn bits will slowly get better looking as the Inox does it's thing.

inox hmm ok

[ducatilover]

If you do the paint right, you can have matte, or gloss, even pink! I could polish them for you
But they will fade and will need autosol every couple of months to keep 'em bling as.
You can use clear on polished surfaces, I don't though because it takes away the ubersex shine and doesn't stick too well

Easy thing to do, is strip the clear on it, give it a wee bit of polish, wipe it down with thinners and shoot some clear over them.
Just like factory