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Gav

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Lacquer your rear sprocket?
« on: 05 March 2015, 08:09:54 pm »
I've just bought a new +1 front and a new rear sprocket along with a spanking new gold chain.

I'm thinking of masking the outer teeth ring then spray lacquering the middle to prevent corrosion. 

Is this OCD / waste of time or worth a punt to keep things kinda spangly? 

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Re: Lacquer your rear sprocket?
« Reply #1 on: 05 March 2015, 08:17:22 pm »
With the amount of chain lube on my sprockets no need to worry about corrosion..........
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Re: Lacquer your rear sprocket?
« Reply #2 on: 05 March 2015, 08:25:08 pm »
With the amount of chain lube on my sprockets no need to worry about corrosion..........


+1 to that, chain lube will cover it in no time.

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Re: Lacquer your rear sprocket?
« Reply #3 on: 05 March 2015, 08:33:04 pm »
Yeah sod it I'll whip off the rear end tomoz for a lube up...  swing arm bearings n linkages etc and sling on the new bits without faff.
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Re: Lacquer your rear sprocket?
« Reply #4 on: 05 March 2015, 08:56:52 pm »
Hmmm I wonder if anyone has polished theirs to a mirror finnish
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Re: Lacquer your rear sprocket?
« Reply #5 on: 05 March 2015, 09:01:59 pm »
Might make it easier to keep clean though, that's what I first thought you was doing it for.

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Re: Lacquer your rear sprocket?
« Reply #6 on: 05 March 2015, 09:57:38 pm »
Decided it was a dumb idea as lacquer would not stick and flake off the new shiny rear sprocket.  Maybe I am OCD.

Anyway while the rear is off and suspension bearings to be lubed up, I got out an old toothbrush and with some gunk I scrubbed off all traces of oil in and around the back wheel and back of the engine.  Which isn't OCD at all. Cough eh hem
« Last Edit: 07 March 2015, 05:39:59 pm by Gav »
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