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Brown Breva paint
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GrahamNZ
High Miler
nel
I'd check out what is available from the Humbrol model enamel range. I've used their silver on the cylinder finning with complete success. Expensive/litre but the tins are very small and so perfect for our needs.
Graham
I'd check out what is available from the Humbrol model enamel range. I've used their silver on the cylinder finning with complete success. Expensive/litre but the tins are very small and so perfect for our needs.
Graham
londonrob
Cruisin' Guzzisti
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You will probably find the torque arm paint is flaking off underneath too, i took mine off, rubbed it down and gave it a coat of black Hammerite.
Looks good now!
Come winter i'm going to have the rocker covers stripped and powder coated.
I don't think normal paint would stay on too long......the original stuff didn't! :dry:
Looks good now!
Come winter i'm going to have the rocker covers stripped and powder coated.
I don't think normal paint would stay on too long......the original stuff didn't! :dry:
GrahamNZ
High Miler
Powder coating versus paint is an interesting comparison. For many years now, aluminium widows often have been powder coated, with mixed results - fading, chipping, peeling being quite common. Personally I prefer paint in most cases on bikes where stone chipping is a common occurence because paint is more flexible and tends to adhere better. And touch-up is easy for the owner.
Rocker covers and even cylinder finning don't get too hot for enamel paints, nor for etch paints.
Presumably Guzzi would list touch-up paint as a spare part, but actually obtaining it might be a challenge. Somehow I think a trip to a model shop for Humbrol enamel would bring better results.
Now to look under the CARC torque arm - I ride over gravel surfaces quite often - and I don't have a hugger fitted!
Graham
Rocker covers and even cylinder finning don't get too hot for enamel paints, nor for etch paints.
Presumably Guzzi would list touch-up paint as a spare part, but actually obtaining it might be a challenge. Somehow I think a trip to a model shop for Humbrol enamel would bring better results.
Now to look under the CARC torque arm - I ride over gravel surfaces quite often - and I don't have a hugger fitted!
Graham
FWIW we pad print onto aluminium parts regularly, and adhesion is best with a particular type of ink (Printcolor Series 784) and Series 700-HDA hardener at 4:1, then the parts are oven baked at 150 degrees for half an hour. It will stick without oven curing, but it is a general rule that metal adhesion of 2 components paint or ink coatings is much improved with curing at elevated temps. No inks that are 1 component (without hardener) will give decent adhesion, don't ask how I know!
If you want some of this stuff there are Printcolor agents all over the world (we are Oz/NZ agent) - it's about $100AUD/Kg and HDA hardener is about the same.
I am using this on the new shed project as we speak - photos after Easter.
If you want some of this stuff there are Printcolor agents all over the world (we are Oz/NZ agent) - it's about $100AUD/Kg and HDA hardener is about the same.
I am using this on the new shed project as we speak - photos after Easter.