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Offline Anton

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High temp clear coat for engine side covers?
« on: March 18, 2014, 08:23:20 PM »
I cleaned up my engine side covers and breather cover and clear coated them. I just used regular clear coat, will this be a problem?
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Re: High temp clear coat for engine side covers?
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2014, 09:09:01 PM »
Yep!!!
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Re: High temp clear coat for engine side covers?
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2014, 03:57:51 AM »
Bad idea. They will most likely go yellow and will probably lift off when fuel/oil gets at them. Take off the clear coat and polish them. When you wash the bike just give them a rub with polish and they will not degrade.
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Re: High temp clear coat for engine side covers?
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2014, 06:40:10 AM »
Dammit! Lesson learned. Thanks guys
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Re: High temp clear coat for engine side covers?
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2014, 09:36:42 AM »
Quote from: Anton on March 19, 2014, 06:40:10 AM
Dammit! Lesson learned. Thanks guys

I thought you learned your lesson with the fork tubes :D Have you coated anything else on that bike? Just a little friendly rassing ;D
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Re: High temp clear coat for engine side covers?
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2014, 10:01:11 AM »
Powder coated the camshaft and crank?  :P
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Offline Anton

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Re: High temp clear coat for engine side covers?
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2014, 10:06:09 AM »
Those are two different lessons!
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Re: High temp clear coat for engine side covers?
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2014, 10:23:27 AM »
This is progess by the scientific method, don't sweat it.



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Re: High temp clear coat for engine side covers?
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2014, 01:37:03 PM »
Polish them and have them powdercoated with a Clear powder.
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Re: High temp clear coat for engine side covers?
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2014, 02:02:22 PM »
Quote from: twistedengineering on March 19, 2014, 01:37:03 PM
Polish them and have them powdercoated with a Clear powder.

And slow down and ask questions, its far cheaper.... 8)
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Re: High temp clear coat for engine side covers?
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2014, 09:45:51 PM »
There's no need for high temp coating on those parts if using powder. Standard powder is good for spikes of temps to 500*. Those parts won't get anywhere near that temp.
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