FZS 600 Swing arm coating - Printable Version

FZS 600 Swing arm coating - Printable Version

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FZS 600 Swing arm coating - CharlieDee - 22-01-13

Afternoon Foccors,

I have taken the swing arm off for winter greasing... and thought it would look good polished!! as you do... But I am having major difficulty in removing the coating that is present. Does anyone know what the coating is? and has anyone done this to their 600 or given up and painted straight over the top? Is there a knack to removing the coating? I have tried Nitormors and I have been sanding for the last 4 hours and my fingers are showing bone!!

Many thanks in advance

Charlie

Re: FZS 600 Swing arm coating - Fazerider - 22-01-13

It's anodised, so is not affected by most solvents and is quite difficult to sand off as it's as hard as many abrasives.
Some oven cleaners contain caustic soda and that will dissolve the anodising... go carefully though, it also dissolves aluminium.

Re: FZS 600 Swing arm coating - CharlieDee - 22-01-13

(22-01-13, 05:26 PM)Fazerider link Wrote: It's anodised, so is not affected by most solvents and is quite difficult to sand off as it's as hard as many abrasives.
Some oven cleaners contain caustic soda and that will dissolve the anodising... go carefully though, it also dissolves aluminium.

Cheers for that Fazerider!! I shall get some from B&Q tonight!! :lol

Re: FZS 600 Swing arm coating - Fordy - 22-01-13

yh i used mr muscle oven cleaner to get chain lube build up off my swing arm and stained it like a twat never use anythig like that again my mate also used baby wipes on his excel rims (drz) thay stained too but a bit of t-cut and it was fine.

Re: FZS 600 Swing arm coating - markbubble - 22-01-13

can you get it soda or bead blasted? if so that should get rid of #top coat# but then you will still have loads of work to get it to polished standards,polished bike bits look great but pain to keep in tip top condition if you ride it!

Re: FZS 600 Swing arm coating - CharlieDee - 26-01-13

Just an update... 200ml of caustic soda + 300ml of boiling water mixed up... does the job spot on!! Cheers Fazerider for the tip... you have saved me hours of sanding!! :rollin

Re: FZS 600 Swing arm coating - Lumpy - 27-01-13

Very thin for an aluminium trailing fork. Does the job tho

Re: FZS 600 Swing arm coating - His Dudeness - 28-01-13

throw up a pic or two when you're done charlie 8)

Re: FZS 600 Swing arm coating - CharlieDee - 28-01-13

(28-01-13, 02:03 PM)His Dudeness link Wrote: throw up a pic or two when you're done charlie 8)

Will do, Dude. Big Grin

Re: FZS 600 Swing arm coating - CharlieDee - 03-03-13

So after 20 hours of labour the swingarm is complete, polished and reattached to the bike.... including lots of shiny nuts and a fazer thou shock conversion(not for the faint hearted).... what do you think Foccors??

Re: FZS 600 Swing arm coating - CharlieDee - 03-03-13

and another shot

Re: FZS 600 Swing arm coating - Dead Eye - 03-03-13

First shot didn't do it justice, but the second looks very nice Big Grin

Will be good to see a final shot once everything is back together and its on the road Smile

Gonna be a right b!tch to maintain though Tongue

Re: FZS 600 Swing arm coating - Fazerider - 03-03-13

Looks lovely, but you're not going to want to take it out on our filthy salty roads now are you? 8)

Re: FZS 600 Swing arm coating - Chris - 03-03-13

Nice one, love the dedication. takes so long to get it to shine like that 8)

Re: FZS 600 Swing arm coating - Buzz - 04-03-13

Stupid question probably but what's that red thing with the bar sticking out of it?

Re: FZS 600 Swing arm coating - red98 - 04-03-13

looks like one of thoes gizmos to clean the chain

Re: FZS 600 Swing arm coating - ade the blade - 04-03-13

do believe thats a chain adjustment / alignment tool. Wink

Re: FZS 600 Swing arm coating - His Dudeness - 04-03-13

ohhh so shiney! 8) you could lacquer it to help save the shine.

Re: FZS 600 Swing arm coating - gerkin - 04-03-13

love it

Re: FZS 600 Swing arm coating - Chris - 04-03-13

A set of red radiator hoses would really set off that rear shock nicely Wink

I'll shut up now... Ooooh, look at the shiny shiny Big Grin

Chris