Who's ready for a full restoration!?
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Good luck with that. If you pull this off you will be applauded as a true ambassador to the preservation of skunks. There is a s-ton of work there but Ive seen worse. I don't have the patience. Take it all apart. Make each part look new again. Put it all back together.
Those white curtains will make great grease rags........82 1100 EZ (red)
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So you think you know corrosive environments-
Those stainless steel brake lines with chrome ends are only 4 years old.
Those chain and sprockets are only 3.5 years old.
I cleaned ALL of the rust off the chrome with aluminum foil about 6 months ago. So all of the chrome rust you see here has happened in the last 6 months.Comment
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Jesus man, it looks like you live next to a salt mine AND chlorine plant. lol.Comment
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Maybe invest in a bike bubble. Seems you'd save a ton of money, especially if it's happening that fast.
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Glad you posted that video.
With all that rust i was figuring you would have carried or carted that Skunk into the room.
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Do you guys know if I can powder coat the exhaust? Should I worry about the inside of the pipes, or will the soot provide adequate rust protection?
I am debating between POR 15 and powder coat for the frame and swing arm. Leaning towards powder coat. Then POR 15 everything else- like the brackets and the gas tank. Then top coat all the POR 15.Comment
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I'm interested in this restoration. Nice pics, btw; they always make for amazing transformations!
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Ceramic coating is available for exhaust systems but it's not something that can be done at home from my knowledge. Might want to do some reading up on it thoughCowboy Up or Quit. - Run Free Lou and Rest in Peace
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2EA75683-7D06-41AD-A03B-4769274552B0.jpgLOVE this pic!
Yep, lots of work. If I recall, Rustybronco said his skunk was in really tough shape as well.sigpic
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Well, I have a few local powder coat shops. I don't know if there are any local plating shops. The dealer I talked to sends his parts to the mainland for plating.
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As Cowboy mentions, the headers need ceramic coating. There is too much heat for powder-coating.
You MIGHT get away with powder on the muffler.
I have only used Por-15 products for tank lining but a search should turn up many threads about the costs/durability of powder/painting frames.2@ \'78 GS1000Comment
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