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CharlieDee · 22-01-13, 03:53 PM

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

Fazerider · 22-01-13, 05:26 PM

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.

CharlieDee · 22-01-13, 06:29 PM

(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

Fordy · 22-01-13, 06:44 PM

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.

markbubble · 22-01-13, 06:46 PM

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!

CharlieDee · 26-01-13, 01:59 PM

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

Lumpy · 27-01-13, 11:58 PM

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

His Dudeness · 28-01-13, 02:03 PM

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

CharlieDee · 28-01-13, 10:00 PM

(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

CharlieDee · 03-03-13, 08:38 AM

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??